i open audiofiles in Peak...but go to versiontracker.com, maybe find a shareware audio editor.
i save as a quicktime file(or wav), then open in quicktime pro.
there, i export my file, at 22k, 16-bit stereo (but try other options) to reduce the file size.
my wav files play great!
i'm sure there are other alternatives; hopefully someone else will post.
anyway, one way to do this.
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