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Need a favor - silent .wav file
« on: April 15, 2009, 02:41:18 PM »
I need a 35 second .wav file of silence.  It's to fill a spot at the front of a DVD slideshow.  I have music for it but the software I use doesn't let me start the sound at a predetermined spot.  It just starts playing whatever is on the audio list as soon as the slideshow begins and I want a noiseless intro.

I don't have a wav file editor here at the office or I'd do it me own self.  I could also run home and do it but that would take a bit.  Since you bunch of genii could probably do it in a split second, I'll bug you instead.  =D

Thanks in advance!
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Re: Need a favor - silent .wav file
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2009, 02:47:48 PM »
Never mind.  Figure out I could do it with Media Recorder.

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Re: Need a favor - silent .wav file
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2009, 02:48:56 PM »
Emailed one to you. If you want a higher fidelity recording of silence, let me know.  :laugh:
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Re: Need a favor - silent .wav file
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2009, 03:10:03 PM »
Silence is golden ... in Dolby 5.1 Surround.

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Re: Need a favor - silent .wav file
« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2009, 03:10:57 PM »
It's silent, but is it deadly?  :O :lol:
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Re: Need a favor - silent .wav file
« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2009, 03:50:09 PM »
Expect a call from the RIAA. I hear John Cage is big about going after people that copy his music without permission.
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Re: Need a favor - silent .wav file
« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2009, 06:57:31 PM »
Quote from: zahc on April 15, 2009, 03:50:09 PM
Expect a call from the RIAA. I hear John Cage is big about going after people that copy his music without permission.

You can download 4'33" from iTunes now.
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Re: Need a favor - silent .wav file
« Reply #7 on: April 15, 2009, 07:11:45 PM »
simple as pie in Audacity

create silence :35
save as
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Re: Need a favor - silent .wav file
« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2009, 07:18:29 PM »
About that simple in Windows Media Recorder.  Hit the Record button, wait 35 seconds, stop, and save.

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Re: Need a favor - silent .wav file
« Reply #9 on: April 15, 2009, 07:55:08 PM »
If you run linux you could use arecord

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arecord -d 10 </dev/zero >silence.wav
There is probably an even leeter way to make it using only shell builtins.
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