[Asterisk-Users] Ripping CD audio for MOH

[Brian West]

You can use sox to convert them to ulaw (which is what I would recommend)

bkw

> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-
> bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Ferguson, Michael
> Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 3:58 PM
> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Ripping CD audio for MOH
> 
> Brian,
> Can you then please expound on the best way to go about getting MOH
> setup with the files. Thanks
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Brian West
> Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 4:46 PM
> To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion'
> Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Ripping CD audio for MOH
> 
> 
> No I know exactly how to use lame. :P  In my opinion 32k doesn't sound
> the same as 128k tracks that get down sampled to be played.
> 
> I'm not known for being eloquent... because I don't beat around the
> bush. :P (some might get this joke)
> 
> This is why I don't really think MP3's are the answer:
> http://bugs.digium.com/bug_view_page.php?bug_id=0002639
> 
> bkw
> PS: Our company is the one that wrote that patch.
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-
> > bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Jay Milk
> > Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 3:32 PM
> > To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion'
> > Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Ripping CD audio for MOH
> >
> > Thanks for the very eloquent reply.  My MOH music is of the classical
> > genre and sounds excellent.  It sounds so good, that I've already had
> > another business ask me if I could set up their MOH.  Maybe I got
> > lucky... Or maybe you don't know how to use lame?
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Brian West [mailto:brian at bkw.org]
> > > Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 3:07 PM
> > > To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion'
> > > Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Ripping CD audio for MOH
> > >
> > >
> > > That's the worst thing you could EVER do because you'll introduce
> > > compression artifacts into the hold music and it will sound like
> > > TOTAL ASS.
> > >
> > > bkw
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
> > [mailto:asterisk-users-
> > > bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Jay Milk
> > > Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 2:50 PM
> > > To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion'
> > > Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Ripping CD audio for MOH
> > >
> > > I used existing mp3s and recoded them using lame to mono, 32kbps or
> > > thereabouts.
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Thomas Johnson [mailto:tj at terramar.net]
> > > > Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 12:01 PM
> > > > To: Asterisk-Users at lists.digium.com
> > > > Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Ripping CD audio for MOH
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hello-
> > > >
> > > > I've got some audio CDs that I'd like to use for MOH.
> > > >
> > > > What's the best way to do this?  I don't care if it's mp3 or some
> > > > other format - whatever will work best.
> > > >
> > > > What applications (osx or linux) are best?  Optimal settings?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks-
> > > >
> > > > Tom
> > >
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