wave files

[Dave Cragg]

At 11:50 am -0800 25/3/03, Chris Sheffield wrote:
>I'm trying to use the play command to play external
>wave files, but I'm just hearing static.  What are the
>reasons for this.  When I use a Player object
>(QuickTime) to play the file, it's fine.  Do wave
>files have to have a certain sample/bit rate.  Running
>Mac OS X and Rev 1.1.1.  Any help would be
>appreciated.  I would rather use external wave files
>than use a Player object, as some Windows users may
>not have QuickTime installed.  But if that's the only
>answer, then so be it.  :-)

It's not necessary to have QuickTime installed to use a Player object 
on Windows. You should be able to play most audio formats through a 
player, although it depends to some extent on what media software has 
previously been installed on the Windows machine. For example, with 
an out-of-the-box install of Win98, you won't be able to play mp3 
files, but if Windows Media Player 6.4 has been installed, you will.

Cheers
Dave