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Converting voice recordings in Notes files to .wav files
I recorded some voice notes and moved them to my PC's hard drive for storage. However, they are all in the Pocket PC's Notes format (*.msg). I want to convert them to .wav files and burn them onto a CD. How do I convert them?
Jillspring
After playing with this for a bit, I discovered that there was a text header at the beginning of the .msg file, followed by the .wav file used for voice recordings in Notes. If the person you share the notes with doesn't have a Pocket PC, he or she can't open the .msg file and play the recording.
The good news is that I discovered a way to edit the .msg file and turn it into a .wav file using a program called Gold Wave (http://goldwave.com). After you install the program on your PC, follow these steps:
- Make a copy of the .msg file you have.
- Rename your .msg copy you just made to .wav.
- Load the file into Gold Wave.
- Set the file read/playback as: 11,025 hz, 8 bit, mono.
- Cut the header information off the file. For example, on my file, it was the first 12.5 seconds.
- Play back your file to validate it is working right.
- Save the file to a usable format (.wav, .mp3, etc.).
Wenha
Using the PC program Gold Wave, you can turn .msg files into .wav files.
You may want to switch to a MP3 recorder instead of Notes because voice notes recorded as MP3s take much less space and still offer much better quality than WAV notes. Check out http://pocketpcmag.com/newsl_jkwg/JKWG_02-22-05.htm on this.
Menneisyys
Forum administrator
The above is true if you embed a voice recording in a note. However, if you simply hold the voice record button down and make the recording, it is saved as a .wav file. You can also create and save a .wav voice recording in the Notes application as follows:
- Open the Notes application to the list view, but DO NOT open a new note.
- Display the Recording Toolbar. On Windows Mobile 5 Pocket PCs this is done by tapping on Menu and selecting View Recording Toolbar. On pre-WM5 devices this is done by tapping on the cassette icon at the bottom of the screen.
- Tap on the red circular icon in the toolbar to begin recording.
- Tap on the black square icon in the toolbar to stop recording.
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