# Audio files - simple question

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/audio-files-simple-question/58854>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 26, 2004, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/audio-files-simple-question/58854 "2004-07-26T18:07:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![andres](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a4c791/32.png) [@andres](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/andres)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2004, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/audio-files-simple-question/58854/1 "2004-07-26T18:07:02Z")

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I need to put an audio file inside a Flash movie, what is the best file format to use? :puzzle:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2004, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/audio-files-simple-question/58854/2 "2004-07-26T18:08:20Z")

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Mp3 is very good on bandwidth, and flash can customize the compression, which is nice.  
If you need to loop the sound seamlessly, however, use .wav format, because mp3 adds small silences to the beginning and end of the file which will cause the loop to sound imperfect.

–EP

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2004, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/audio-files-simple-question/58854/3 "2004-07-26T18:09:30Z")

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> [@El Phantom](#):
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> Mp3 is very good on bandwidth, and flash can customize the compression, which is nice.  
> If you need to loop the sound seamlessly, however, use .wav format, because mp3 adds small silences to the beginning and end of the file which will cause the loop to sound imperfect.
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> –EP

- thanks!

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2004, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/audio-files-simple-question/58854/4 "2004-07-26T18:12:57Z")

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you’re welcome 🙂

–EP

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2004, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/audio-files-simple-question/58854/5 "2004-07-26T18:40:50Z")

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sweet i needed to know that one too;)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2004, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/audio-files-simple-question/58854/6 "2004-07-26T19:00:55Z")

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I needed that tooooooo

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2004, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/audio-files-simple-question/58854/7 "2004-07-26T21:02:05Z")

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hah thx for the info phantom…

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2004, 12:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/audio-files-simple-question/58854/8 "2004-07-27T00:31:41Z")

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np guys

–EP