Is it possible on the XDA 2 to set an alarm that will play an MP3 audio stored on SD Card?
May be there is some kind of software that can be installed to do this? Preferably freeware :!: :?: :roll: :?
Thanks in advance.
i would think it pretty easy if you changed it to wma and set it up in sounds and notifications or what ever that entry in systems is called
Thanks for suggestion. However, the problem with converting MP3 to wav (using dbPowerAMP) causes the MP3 to grow to a huge size. 1.9MB converts to 30MB!
I imagine the same would happen if I were to convert to wma using an appropriate converter.
Any other suggestions?
cdex is a pretty good and free encoder for the pc platform
it can make wav mp3 and make wav wma and make mp3 vma and ....
when it's a not music you'll be listening to on your headset
you can limit the kb/sec to 64
wma at 64kb/sec dont take up more space then a mp3 at 64kb/sec
and sounds better
Ustad said:
Thanks for suggestion. However, the problem with converting MP3 to wav (using dbPowerAMP) causes the MP3 to grow to a huge size. 1.9MB converts to 30MB!
I imagine the same would happen if I were to convert to wma using an appropriate converter.
Any other suggestions?
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No mate.
Other way round.
Becuase mp3 and wma are compressed audio formats (small size) whereas wav is generally not (though you can use really silly low settings, but it would sound terrible).
So going from mp3 to wav will of course make a huge file.
BUT, going from mp3 to wma will produce a SMALLER file size even than your mp3, as it's a better format (i.e. smaller file size, at same or better quality)
I use 40 second wma tones for my XDA2. But for my girlfriend's Nokia, I have to use mp3.
My files at 96K quality, are around 500K file size. Her mp3 at same quality is around 585K for the same file.
Hope that helps.
Thanks for your advice - re MP3 to wma. I understand what you're saying. I downloaded dbPoweramp which has option to convert to from MP3 to wma but whenever I try to do it, it comes up with an message saying that I require appropriate Codec. Well that doesn't help me much. What the heck is a Codec, where do I get one from and how do I set it up?
I'm sure one of you guys will know! Thanks in advance.
:roll: :!: :?:
Ustad said:
Thanks for your advice - re MP3 to wma. I understand what you're saying. I downloaded dbPoweramp which has option to convert to from MP3 to wma but whenever I try to do it, it comes up with an message saying that I require appropriate Codec. Well that doesn't help me much. What the heck is a Codec, where do I get one from and how do I set it up?
I'm sure one of you guys will know! Thanks in advance.
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The same site you downloaded dbamp from...
Codecs are 'plugins' that handle conversation of all the different file types.
That way, you only need install the codec, for the type of conversion you want to do.
Here's the link for the codecs download page:
http://www.dbpoweramp.com/codec-central.htm
The direct link for the .wma codec however, is:
http://www.dbpoweramp.com/codec-central-wma.htm
Thanks for that information. You've been a great help. You are right too. Well, mostly right. I downloaded the codec from the link you gave. I then converted MP3 to wma using the "Windows Media Audio V2" option from the Compressed option list. By default, this option gives the "Attirbutes" of 8kbps, 8kHz mono. I tried a few different attributes. Anything higher than 12kbps, 8kHz Stereo seems to convert the MP3 file to very large sizes like 26MB from a 1.9 MB MP3. Also I noticed that when done, it gives the file the extension of .wav rather than .wma. The sensibly sized file converted to around 296Kb. However, sound quality was not as good. Not too concerned about that since just want to use for alarm.
Getting there slowly.
Problem 1 - I copied the 296Kb wav file into the Windows folder of Pocket PC. Went to set alarm. The alarm list displays the converted file in the list of tunes to choose from, but when I try to choose the converted file, it automatically switches to an option named "Default". can't understand why.
Problem 2 - One converted file (mp3 to wav rather than to wma) was selectable as a tune for alarm. However, when the alram goes off, it only lasts for about 10 seconds. How did you manage to set yours to 40 seconds?
Any further advice? Am I doing something wrong?
Forget it. Use freeware Wolf Clock instead.
Ustad...
If it says .wav, it IS a .wav
That's why the file is so large.
Not sure what has happened, but you HAVEN'T created a .wma file from it.
To be fair though, I use a different tool to convert, that requires registration, so maybe you should try the other converter suggested above.
use super alert to set mp3s as alarms. works like a charm. www.pocketgear.com.
Thanks for you help guys. I've just downloaded test trial version of super alert and is look quite good so far.
Will update after I get a chance to play aroud with.
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jonlien & the rest of you - THANK YOU very much indeed. “Super Alert” seems to be working fine. Not a very user friendly interface, but the darn thing works. It plays mp3 audios at the clock alarm time. This is great news. I’ve been dying to find a functionality such as this for ages. Can’t understand why Pocket PC doesn’t allow mp3s to be playable direcly via clock alarm settings anyway.
If anyone else decides to use “Super Alert” – please bear in mind that the program doesn’t allow u to select an mp3 directly. Instead it allows u to choose a Playlist which u can define via Windows Media Player. So the thing to do is to define a song you want to use as a Playlist item and select that playlist item in “Super Alert”.
Little tip – to avoid any interference (“Clock Alarm” sound, message display, repetition etc) from the actual XDA’s “Clock Alarm”, remove all the ticks from the options in the “Clock Alarm” for the time you have set the alarm to go off. This was, only the mp3 will play at the designated time and not the XDA’s “Clock Alarm”. This may be obvious to some of you techy guys but I had to mess about to get it to work smoothly.
I’ve only had time to figure out what I’ve said above and only found this use for “Super Alert”. If anyone has found useful/clever ideas or tips, would love to hear.
Once again, thanks to you all. :wink:
Wolf Clock – Freeware – I did a quick search for this via Google. Didn’t find anything for PDA called Wold Clock. Could anyone send me a link for this please. Any comments about Wolf Clock. Is it any good? :?:
google.com
http://www.google.com/search?q=wolfclock&sourceid=opera&num=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
Wasn't so hard
Actually it's too feature full for me but it's a freeware and it works...
pTravelAlarm also looks nice. I've got sthg like this:
PTravelAlarm.v1.4
Jarekt - Many thanks. WolfClock seems like a much better idea. I couldn't find it because I was looking for "wolf clock" instead of "wolfclock".
Some great advice received from people. Thanks to all.
WOLFCLOCK - Problems!!!
It appears that most of the time the alarm mutes itself and ends up not going off, although the alarm function appears activated on the display - U can see the Alarm off and Snooze buttons at the time the alarm is set, but there is just no sound!!!!
It also switches the fone sound off so when a call comes in, it doesnt ring. And i need to turn off wolfclock at the running programs place so that the sound will come bk. It doesnt simply adjust the volume of the PDA, but somehow, mutes the entire fone.
Can anyone advise please :?: :?: :?:
PS - Super Alert seems to be working fine, but interface is crap!!
You can try mortplayer, which is also freeware + plays Mp3s/Ogg + has an alarm built-in. It's like killing a few birds at once.
http://www.sto-helit.de/freeware/pocketpc/mortplayer-en.pl
Does anyone know of a software that will allow the compression of music files from the device, without having to connect to PC? I have files 3-4 MB a piece, and I would like to get them down to about 1-2 MB, so I can store more music than I have. Thanks in advance.
Wrong section to post in.. but you would have to re-encode your files. The music you speak of is already compressed (mp3s/aac/whatever codec your music is stored in), so what you are asking for (two fold decrease)really is not possible unless you are willing to take a quality hit (by lowering the bitrate), but lets just say re encoding an already compressed format is not a good idea(lowering the bitrate at the same time would be a double wammy), unless you want your music to sound likes its coming from a tin can... Either way you would have to copy to your PC.
I meant lowering the bitrate, still the same enroding all mp3 codec. Ah, I guess I'll just do it before transferring to memory card, but sometimes I download from the mobile browser, and that's an extra step.
I posted this in the old Atrix 4G forum, before this existed. I now have an a partial answer to C. More comments / questions embedded.
I just came from the Windows Mobile world and needed to research how to listen / watch live streams.
A) Trying to listen to streaming audio (mp3) from a webpage. Leaving the web browser stops the audio. Besides trying to find the stream in a separate program, is there a browser (or other way) to keep the music playing?
B) Is there a way to keep the music streaming with the screen off (to save battery power)?
>>Item A/B I have yet to find a webbrowser which will continue to play in the background or stream with the screen off. Other music programs do work.
C) Is there a way to get embedded WMV/WMA (http/mms/.wmv/.wma/.asx/.asp) to stream, embedded or kicked off from a webpage?
I still can't fine a program which a browser will kick off if the browsers doesn't support it internally for an embedded media file. Any ideas?
Regarding entering in URLs directly. Using XiiiaLive I am able to stream a *.pls file and *.asx file. And in order to get the *.asp file to work, I'm able to open the file in a webbrowser, which then kicks off XiiiaLive and it works.
Unfortunately, it only plays the audio of video streams (even an *.wma) and on a recorded stream, you still can't fastforward or rewind. This is the only program I have found on the market that seems to support the various playlists / wrappers. I haven't found such a player for video.
In order to play WAV voicemail files in email, I used Remote Wave. It currently has a bug, that you need to kill it between uses. They are working on it.
I have been using the phone during my runs and out of 6 runs I have yet to have music last the whole time. I have used iheart and I have used the radio and both times after about 15-25 mins it will stop. Don't know.if lose signal or if runkeeper is doing it but it pisses me off.
Do you have task manager set to kill any apps or your music player. If so that could be the cause.
No. Why would that help? Think too many going on so system shuts it down?
No I had similar problems with my OG. When I set it to kill a few apps I had accidentally set it to automatically shut off my music payer also and it drove me crazy till I found it.
So it has annoyed my for a long time that i couldn't take the recordings from tune in radio and listen/transfer them to my pc/mp3 player. this is a step by step guide on how to do it.
*important* make sure you know what format you made the recordings in (mp3/aac). just look on the right hand side of the track progress bar while recording live (see screenshot below) in this example it is recorded in aac. tune in will automatically record in mp3 format usually.
so, once you have the recording saved, connect your phone to pc via usb. navigate to your tunein folder, usually mnt/sdcard/tunein. find the recording you want to listen to/copy, it will look something like this; 20111131-074437. copy it over to your pc.
now, just add .aac or .mp3 to your file name. (.aac or .mp3 depending on what it was recorded as)
good? done! that's it. you now have your tunein recording as a readable file on your pc. if you want to remove ads/tracks in the recording, use an audio editor to do so. i use this; http://www.nch.com.au/splitter/index.html
it should be noted that for recordings 50mb+ it can be hit or miss with this method. so try to keep your recordings below about 2 hours long...
Need update
This method no longer works. Is there an updated process for exporting the recordings?
Hello ,
I am using Tunein for my Samsung Galaxy S2 (Android Ice Cream) and i am very happy with it .
I tryed to use the Recording for an Interview of mine.
In my screen (when the station played) i saw the *wma format.
Was exactly the same like ur attached pictured but with the wma as the format .
Recording it and i hearing it from my phone was fine.
Later i tryed to copy it and played in my PC.
I was very sad when i realized that i couldn't hear it or even opened it .
The recorded File didnt had any extation , so when i copyed to the Pc, could not recognized what program to use in order to play it.
Looking in the internet i saw several technik's but with No results . I also downloaded some wma convertes .
The problem is that Windows can not recognize the file .
When i simple change the extension to *wma (as u say in ur Post) again didnt worked.
PLz Help me ,
how i could play the file ( of my Radio Interview) in my PC and use-convert it as a common for exaple *mp3 file .
Tnk you .
I wish you a Happy New YEAR 2013
sprsk said:
Hello ,
I am using Tunein for my Samsung Galaxy S2 (Android Ice Cream) and i am very happy with it .
I tryed to use the Recording for an Interview of mine.
In my screen (when the station played) i saw the *wma format.
Was exactly the same like ur attached pictured but with the wma as the format .
Recording it and i hearing it from my phone was fine.
Later i tryed to copy it and played in my PC.
I was very sad when i realized that i couldn't hear it or even opened it .
The recorded File didnt had any extation , so when i copyed to the Pc, could not recognized what program to use in order to play it.
Looking in the internet i saw several technik's but with No results . I also downloaded some wma convertes .
The problem is that Windows can not recognize the file .
When i simple change the extension to *wma (as u say in ur Post) again didnt worked.
PLz Help me ,
how i could play the file ( of my Radio Interview) in my PC and use-convert it as a common for exaple *mp3 file .
Tnk you .
I wish you a Happy New YEAR 2013
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If it was streamed in wma format then thats what you have to save it as. Now, on PC vlc player can play wma files, if it doesn't for you then try installing the k-lite codec pack. that should take care of it.
I have same issue. Just recorded some radio (.aac) to test on nexus 7 using tune in pro. Changed name to.aac format and can not play back on nexus.
tucker61 said:
I have same issue. Just recorded some radio (.aac) to test on nexus 7 using tune in pro. Changed name to.aac format and can not play back on nexus.
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Just download vlc player app from play store. It supports and plays the files once you rename them.
kemmo123 said:
So it has annoyed my for a long time that i couldn't take the recordings from tune in radio and listen/transfer them to my pc/mp3 player. this is a step by step guide on how to do it.
*important* make sure you know what format you made the recordings in (mp3/aac). just look on the right hand side of the track progress bar while recording live (see screenshot below) in this example it is recorded in aac. tune in will automatically record in mp3 format usually.
so, once you have the recording saved, connect your phone to pc via usb. navigate to your tunein folder, usually mnt/sdcard/tunein. find the recording you want to listen to/copy, it will look something like this; 20111131-074437. copy it over to your pc.
now, just add .aac or .mp3 to your file name. (.aac or .mp3 depending on what it was recorded as)
good? done! that's it. you now have your tunein recording as a readable file on your pc. if you want to remove ads/tracks in the recording, use an audio editor to do so. i use this; http://www.nch.com.au/splitter/index.html
it should be noted that for recordings 50mb+ it can be hit or miss with this method. so try to keep your recordings below about 2 hours long...
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YES it works!! thank you for sharing this info, I just checked out my favorite radio station and noticed they do them in mp3 so I tried changing the files to mp3 on my computer and they played rite away.
kemmo123 said:
take the recordings from tune in radio and listen/transfer them to my pc/mp3 player. ... just add .aac or .mp3 to your file name.
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I tried this a year or so ago, and it failed - I used Windows Media Player, and Cool Edit Pro. Upon seeing your suggestion I tried it again, but with Audacity. So far, it works on the first few files. Will it work on the remainder? I hope so. Oh, The Hope of Audacity
HOW TO Play TuneIn Radio Recordings
TuneIn Radio Pro makes recordings in whatever format (MP3, AAC, WMA, etc) a source streams in,
but does not create legal container files, making recordings (deliberately) hard to play outside of TuneIn.
To determine the format of a given source, start a manual recording and note the format shown on the TuneIn screen.
To play a recording, copy the file from the TuneIn folder on the device to a computer,
and then rename the file to give it an appropriate file extension; e.g., .mp3 for MP3 audio.
The file should now be playable in VLC Media Player.
To play in other players less forgiving of file format issues, it will need to be converted with a tool like foobar2000 or Audacity.
Even VLC Player can convert those files into mp3 or whatever else
Ctrl+R ...
30hz said:
Even VLC Player can convert those files into mp3 or whatever else
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^This, a simple batch file for Windows that will convert anything VLC can play to 128k MP3 can be done using something like this:
Code:
@echo off
:infile
set /p infile=Input File:
set /p outfile=Output File:
echo.
echo Converting...
"C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" "%infile%" --sout=#transcode{vcodec=none,acodec=mp3,ab=128,channels=2,samplerate=44100}:duplicate{dst=std{access=file,mux=mp3,dst="%output%"}} vlc://quit
echo Done!
echo.
goto infile
copying tunein files to pc
sprsk said:
Hello ,
I am using Tunein for my Samsung Galaxy S2 (Android Ice Cream) and i am very happy with it .
I tryed to use the Recording for an Interview of mine.
In my screen (when the station played) i saw the *wma format.
Was exactly the same like ur attached pictured but with the wma as the format .
Recording it and i hearing it from my phone was fine.
Later i tryed to copy it and played in my PC.
I was very sad when i realized that i couldn't hear it or even opened it .
The recorded File didnt had any extation , so when i copyed to the Pc, could not recognized what program to use in order to play it.
Looking in the internet i saw several technik's but with No results . I also downloaded some wma convertes .
The problem is that Windows can not recognize the file .
When i simple change the extension to *wma (as u say in ur Post) again didnt worked.
PLz Help me ,
how i could play the file ( of my Radio Interview) in my PC and use-convert it as a common for exaple *mp3 file .
Tnk you .
I wish you a Happy New YEAR 2013
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Hi hi I just copied recorded files from my HTC amaze to my PC , then appended with mp3 , the files played properly, good luck
Standardize mp3 envelope without re-encoding?
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Even VLC Player can convert those files into mp3 or whatever else
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I am able to open TuneIn Radio recordings with VLC or Audacity on my Mac. I can also, apparently, export the files or selections in various formats, including MP3. But how do I do that without re-encoding them?
Does anyone know a way, even perhaps using a hex editor or unix commands, to convert TuneIn Radio recordings of mp3 streams into generally-recognizable mp3 files by changing the envelope but without re-encoding the actual audio content?
TIR?
My recordings are being saved as .tir and when I change it to mp3 or aac, nothing happens. I have tried opening it in Audacity, foobar, vlc, and regular windows media player.
Is there another setting I need to do in Tune In Pro?
I am using Tune In Pro on an iphone and ipad, JB with 6.1.2
Thanks
gmgdnj said:
My recordings are being saved as .tir and when I change it to mp3 or aac, nothing happens. I have tried opening it in Audacity, foobar, vlc, and regular windows media player.
Is there another setting I need to do in Tune In Pro? I am using Tune In Pro on an iphone and ipad, JB with 6.1.2
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1. Where's the .tir file extension coming from? TIP creates recordings here with no file extension.
2. What's the format of the stream you're recording? As I explain in reply #9, TRP saves the stream in its native format, so you need to check the stream for the actual format before giving it an appropriate file extension. You'll have the least trouble with MP3, so record an MP3 stream if possible.
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aarons510 said:
I am able to open TuneIn Radio recordings with VLC or Audacity on my Mac. I can also, apparently, export the files or selections in various formats, including MP3. But how do I do that without re-encoding them?
Does anyone know a way, even perhaps using a hex editor or unix commands, to convert TuneIn Radio recordings of mp3 streams into generally-recognizable mp3 files by changing the envelope but without re-encoding the actual audio content?
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You might want to try MP3 Analyzer (fix and repair mp3 errors) in Helium Music Manager.
I've never tried it, but it sounds promising, and there is a free version.
JNavas2 said:
1. Where's the .tir file extension coming from? TIP creates recordings here with no file extension.
2. What's the format of the stream you're recording? As I explain in reply #9, TRP saves the stream in its native format, so you need to check the stream for the actual format before giving it an appropriate file extension. You'll have the least trouble with MP3, so record an MP3 stream if possible.
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You might want to try MP3 Analyzer (fix and repair mp3 errors) in Helium Music Manager.
I've never tried it, but it sounds promising, and there is a free version.
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I'm having the same issue as the previous poster with my iPhone and TuneIn Pro. I was listening to the BBC World Service earlier this morning (on my local NPR station, michiganradio.orgg and recorded the segment on the Cyprus bailout (which was really good by the way. absolute theft from the depositors without democratic process). I pressed record in TuneIn, did some Google'ing, downloaded and installed iExplorer, exported the recording (which had a .tir extension) to my desktop, and attempted to rename to .wav/.mp3. No VLC playback. I'm worried there might be some DRM in the file...anyone want to take a look and see what they might be able to do with the recording?
I've uploaded it to my Dropbox - https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1308556/recording.tir
karpodiem said:
I'm having the same issue as the previous poster with my iPhone and TuneIn Pro. I was listening to the BBC World Service earlier this morning (on my local NPR station, michiganradio.orgg and recorded the segment on the Cyprus bailout (which was really good by the way. absolute theft from the depositors without democratic process). I pressed record in TuneIn, did some Google'ing, downloaded and installed iExplorer, exported the recording (which had a .tir extension) to my desktop, and attempted to rename to .wav/.mp3. No VLC playback. I'm worried there might be some DRM in the file...anyone want to take a look and see what they might be able to do with the recording?
I've uploaded it to my Dropbox - https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1308556/recording.tir
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That is different that what Android recordings look like. I couldn't get it to play in anything, seems like a format specifically for TuneIn, .tir probably stands for TuneIn Recording. On Android the recordings are simply in the same format as the stream since reencoding them in real time would waste CPU/battery. It seems like on the iPhone it would be the same way, but it appears not to be. Did you try searching the iPhone developers forum, its a sister site to XDA and there may be info over there.
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That is different that what Android recordings look like. I couldn't get it to play in anything, seems like a format specifically for TuneIn, .tir probably stands for TuneIn Recording. On Android the recordings are simply in the same format as the stream since reencoding them in real time would waste CPU/battery. It seems like on the iPhone it would be the same way, but it appears not to be. Did you try searching the iPhone developers forum, its a sister site to XDA and there may be info over there.
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same situation - no playback by VLC etc.
additionally I can hear only 1 (probably left) channel during playback using Tunein on my phone (S III) - who has similar observations?
one comment - name of the recorded stream is named based on current date but 1 month back
Worked for me. I can listen to my recordings.
thanks! :good: a great guide!
Hello, I'm looking for a simple audio player that makes it easy to seek in a single file. I am not looking for features for handling multiple tracks such as playlists, libraries, etc. I am not looking for video.
I just want to pick a file and play it. It could be any popular audio codec, for example MP3, OGG, FLAC. While it's playing, I'd like to be able to easily step forward/back in chunks or easily move the current position forward/back. I want to be able to stop/start (pause) easily and wind forward back when paused or playing. If I had a physical deck then it would have a jog controller that allowed this kind of action.
I normally use VLC but I can't navigate easily within one file. The on screen interface is nearly impossible to use when you just want to jog back and forth a few seconds. I've tried using the position slider but it's unreliable and jumpy - you can't get the level of accuracy I'm looking for.
If I can make VLC do it with a plugin or something, that would be great. But another app that does one thing and does it well would be ok if VLC can't do this.
My searching has proved fruitless. So, suggestions for something simple (and free) ?
Well I found an app called "Maple JB" that is working for me so far. It has a nice feature where it can loop between two points. It lacks an option to keep the screen on which is a shame.