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I use MP3 for spoken words, so sound quality if not so important. &nbsp;But file size is.<br />
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I use Audacity, but it make the MP3 files quite large.<br />
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Is there a way to make Audacity create smaller files? &nbsp;Or is there some compression program I can use?<br />
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I would consider making a ZIP file, but the size does not change much. &nbsp;is there another way?<br />
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thanks.
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I use MP3 for spoken words, so sound quality if not so important.  But file size is.

I use Audacity, but it make the MP3 files quite large.

Is there a way to make Audacity create smaller files?  Or is there some compression program I can use?

I would consider making a ZIP file, but the size does not change much.  is there another way?

thanks.

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