On Sat, 19 Nov 2005 19:36:54 -0600, "Heirloom" <roland58XX@XXcox.net> wrote:

>LOL, yeah, you may want to include "Audio Email - adjust speaker volume" in
>the subject line.
> Heirloom, old and it would scare me

Yes, good idea for subject line.

It works. I record my voice on my MP3 player (8,000 kHz 4 bit mono).
The .wav file is 300 KB/minute -- perhaps 150 of my words but I could
talk faster.

Microsoft Outlook Express (which I do *not* like and don't ordinarily use)
easily sends it.

Mason C (a Eudora user)
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>"Mason C" <masonc2@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>news:rh5vn1d9uqs5nh06m5mpjbjt263qbtddgp@4ax.com.. .
>> On Fri, 18 Nov 2005 18:40:22 -0600, "Heirloom" <roland58XX@XXcox.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Why not just use the .wav file?? Set your email to "Rich Text"
>>>(HTML).....do this from the Format drop down menu. Then use the same
>>>menu,
>>>Format, click on Background, choose sound and then your .wav file. You
>>>can
>>>add sound effects, loop, whatever crumbles your cookie. I see no need to
>>>convert to mp3......of course, it may make for a rather large email.
>>> Heirloom, old and used it before
>>>
>> Over-large e-mail is indeed the problem with using a .wav file.
>> However, my MP3 player records .wav at only 8,000 kHz so
>> that helps. It gives me 300 KBytes for a minute and is very
>> acceptable voice.
>>
>> So I'll talk fast. It's working. One risk: recipient heart attack upon
>> getting my voice unexpectedly.
>>
>> Mason C
>>
>>
>>>"Mason C" <masonc2@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>>>news:v3hsn1hmjv3peb2o4merodu3aqs3pn7mlp@4ax.com ...
>>>> Musical greeting cards etc are common.
>>>> Therefore voice can be stored like music and e-mailed.
>>>>
>>>> I'm trying to send my voice by e-mail to a blind friend.
>>>>
>>>> I use ZabaWare Hal to create a .wav file from text.
>>>> I can convert this to an mp3.
>>>>
>>>> I can use Outlook Express to e-mail this as background sound
>>>> to myself. That works, using the mp3 from my local hard disk.
>>>>
>>>> I can also put the mp3 at my web site and use it from there.
>>>> I may learn tomorrow if my friend receives it.
>>>>
>>>> My question: where is the mp3 file hiding on my system
>>>> after I *receive* the e-mail? My searches have failed.
>>>>
>>>> I see small .lnk files referring to it but they are unreadable.
>>>>
>>>> Mason C
>>>>
>>>
>>
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