[asterisk-users] MoH - conversion command

2011-07-28 Thread Mike
Hi, I've been trying to get MoH files to sound decent. I've got a hold of Royalty-free Classical music (a safe choice for most of my customers) and I`ve been trying to convert them to the normal telephony/Asterisk format using sox. Unfortunately, it sounds really bad. I don't expect concert h

Re: [asterisk-users] MoH - conversion command

2011-07-28 Thread Alex Balashov
On 07/28/2011 10:53 AM, Mike wrote: Hi, I’ve been trying to get MoH files to sound decent. I’ve got a hold of Royalty-free Classical music (a safe choice for most of my customers) and I`ve been trying to convert them to the normal telephony/Asterisk format using sox. Unfortunately, it sounds rea

Re: [asterisk-users] MoH - conversion command

2011-07-28 Thread Steve Edwards
On Thu, 28 Jul 2011, Mike wrote: I’ve got a hold of Royalty-free Classical music (a safe choice for most of my customers) and I`ve been trying to convert them to the normal telephony/Asterisk format using sox.  Unfortunately, it sounds really bad. I convert files using: sox "${INPUT

Re: [asterisk-users] MoH - conversion command

2011-07-28 Thread Robert Huddleston
Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] MoH - conversion command On Thu, 28 Jul 2011, Mike wrote: > I?ve got a hold of Royalty-free Classical music (a safe choice for > most of my customers) and I`ve been trying to convert them to the > normal tele

Re: [asterisk-users] MoH - conversion command

2011-07-28 Thread Mike
> On 07/28/2011 10:53 AM, Mike wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I've been trying to get MoH files to sound decent. I've got a hold of > > Royalty-free Classical music (a safe choice for most of my customers) > > and I`ve been trying to convert them to the normal telephony/Asterisk > > format using sox. Unfor

Re: [asterisk-users] MoH - conversion command

2011-07-28 Thread Kevin P. Fleming
On 07/28/2011 11:57 AM, Mike wrote: I should have said I am trying this both from a landline using ulaw, and from a Polycom phone using g729 codec. G729 is noticeablty worst, as you`d expect, maybe this is what is reported by my customers. Is there any way to have a "decent" g729 file, or shou

Re: [asterisk-users] MoH - conversion command

2011-07-28 Thread Mike
> > > I should have said I am trying this both from a landline using ulaw, > > and from a Polycom phone using g729 codec. G729 is noticeablty worst, > > as you`d expect, maybe this is what is reported by my customers. > > > > Is there any way to have a "decent" g729 file, or should I just give >

Re: [asterisk-users] MoH - conversion command

2011-07-28 Thread Kevin P. Fleming
On 07/28/2011 01:29 PM, Mike wrote: I should have said I am trying this both from a landline using ulaw, and from a Polycom phone using g729 codec. G729 is noticeablty worst, as you`d expect, maybe this is what is reported by my customers. Is there any way to have a "decent" g729 file, or sho

Re: [asterisk-users] MoH - conversion command

2011-07-28 Thread Mike
you have to select musical compositions that are 'less incompatible' > with G.729's compression methods. When we chose the current MOH selections > included with Asterisk, our initial list was much larger, but we had to > remove some because they sound terrible when compressed with G.729. > Thank

Re: [asterisk-users] MoH - conversion command

2011-07-28 Thread Bryant Zimmerman
From: "Mike" Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 1:29 PM To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion" Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] MoH - conversion command > > > I should have said I am trying this bo

Re: [asterisk-users] MoH - conversion command

2011-07-28 Thread Bryant Zimmerman
From: "Mike" Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 1:29 PM To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion" Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] MoH - conversion command > > > I should have said I am trying this bo

Re: [asterisk-users] MoH - conversion command

2011-07-28 Thread Eric Wieling
- > From: asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users- > boun...@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Bryant Zimmerman > Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 3:44 PM > To: brya...@zktech.com; Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial > Discussion > Subject: Re: [asterisk-users