{"id":19583,"date":"2025-05-17T16:29:38","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T22:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/volksswitch.org\/?page_id=19583"},"modified":"2026-05-17T13:47:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T19:47:24","slug":"converting-an-audio-file","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/volksswitch.org\/index.php\/volks-devices\/voice-it\/converting-an-audio-file\/","title":{"rendered":"Converting an Audio File"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Voice It can only play a “simplistic” audio file.\u00a0 Specifically, it needs to be an “unsigned, 8-bit, WAV file”.<\/p>\n

You can use a free program called Audacity to convert your audio file to this format.<\/p>\n

We recommend downloading the Audacity software from SourceForge<\/a> instead of the Audacity website. I can\u2019t figure out how to download from Audacity without requiring you to sign up for their Cloud service\u2026<\/p>\n

Once you\u2019ve downloaded and installed it, you can drag and drop your sound file (regardless of format) into the running app.<\/p>\n

The key is how you \u201cExport\u201d it.

First, choose Export Audio from the File menu:<\/p>\n

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Choose \u201cWAV (Microsoft)\u201d, “Mono” as the Channels, and as the Format, and \u201c44100 Hz\u201d as the Sample Rate:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Finally, choose “Unsigned 8-bit PCM” as the Encoding:<\/p>\n

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Finally, export the project and move your reformatted audio file to the Voice It.<\/p>\n

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