We are using Myriad version 3..6.2 and want to ask if this version is ok with using MP3 audio files if so is it better to keep everything as MP3 or can you have WAV files aswell as MP3 files within the same audio wall. What was the reason in the earlier versions to only support WAV files.

You could change to MP3, the old audio would stay as wav and new would be MP3, but Can I ask why you would want to?

I'd doubt it can be due to disc space, you can get a 4tb disc for not much more than £100.  Every time you edit a file on the audiowall in MP3 it has to be encoded again, loosing yet more of the original quality which can never be got back.

You should also consider the effects MP3 could have on any downstream audio processing, which may have unintended results.

Mp3, it's OK for the home but not in a studio environment.

Craig Arthur

Engineering & IT Manager
Radio Royal, Royal 2 & Royal Gold.

Original versions of Myriad only supported wav's because originally that's all PC's could manage without big expensive hardware cards (like the Digigram mp2 playback hardware) - but admittedly we're talking the 90's here!

Once Myriad 3.5 came round this brought mp2, mp3, ogg, wma etc. as well which is very useful, but craig is absolutely right in that WAV is best, not least because there is no loss in quality with subsequent editing.

The other biggie is that some mp3's are a little slower to start playback - this isn't any issue with items that are already in a cart player ready to play, but can be noticeable with Instant Carts as you get a slight delay when you hit the number to play.

If possible, stick with WAV's as you get the best quality possible

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