SHN to RA: Convert Audio from SHN(Shorten Audio) to RA(RealAudio) with River Past Audio Converter, SHN2RA converter, conversion

What is SHN?

Shorten (extension .shn) is an audio compression scheme written by Tony Robinson of SoftSound that can compact wav files without subtracting out any frequencies. It's "lossless"- everything in the original wav is there, so that full quality is maintained. For many traders of live music, Shorten files (shns) therefore have an undisputed advantage over "lossy" mp3-format files. A shn file made from a wav is quite a bit larger than the corresponding mp3, with a size perhaps ~50-70% of the orginal wav.

To convert SHN audio to other formats, please have SHN DirectShow Filter installed.

What is RA?

RealAudio was developed by RealNetworks and supports FM-stereo-quality sound. To hear a Web page that includes a RealAudio sound file, you need a RealAudio player or plug-in, a program that is freely available from a number of places.

More information is available on RealNetwork web site.

To convert other audio formats to RealAudio, you will need River Past RealMedia Booster Pack in addition to your audio software.

Additional Requirements 

To convert from SHN(Shorten Audio) to RA(RealAudio) audio with River Past Audio Converter, you must have River Past RealMedia Booster Pack installed.

Launch River Past Audio Converter

Once River Past Audio Converter is installed properly, launch Audio Converter.

Add File

Click on the "Add" button on the tool bar. The standard file open dialog appears. Select "SHN - Shortened WAV Format" in its "Files of type" combo box.

Select the file you want to convert and click "Open". The file will be added to the conversion file list.

Note: To convert from SHN files, you must have SHN DirectShow Filter installed.

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Select output format

Use the setting panel on the bottom of the window to control the output format. Click on the toggle to the left of the "Format" label to expand the panel. Select "RA - RealAudio" as the "Audio Type".

Note: To convert to RealAudio, you must have River Past RealMedia Booster Pack installed.

You can change the audience, mode, complexity, sample rate, channel (stereo or mono) and bits/sample.

The audience specify the target audience of your video. Normally, it is based on the bitrate of quality. For example, to enable users of 256k DSL connection to play the video from internet, set the audience to "256k DSL or Cable". The choices for "Mode" are "Music" or "Voice".

Select output directory

Expand the "Output Directory" panel. Use the "Browse" button to select an output directory.

Convert

Click the "Convert" button on the tool bar.

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