VO-BB - 19 YEARS OLD!

[donrandall]

I know there are a few of us who have no place to park audio files and have to persuade someone else to help out. Is that what's bothering you, Bunkie? Well cheer up, turn that frown upside down and smile, smile, smile - tomorrow will be a brighter day in your world!

I have recently discovered one that looks pretty good:

http://www.putfile.com/

[Charlie Channel]

FYI: You can also have a lot of fun making file transfers available at home. Well, you can actually waste quite a bit of time and learn how to set up your own web server and/or "ftp" (File Transfer Protocol) server.

If you're running Windows 2000, XP or OS X. you've got a webserver on your machine. I also think you may have a webserver on Windows 98 operating system. That's where I learned how to do this.

XP use Internet Server 5 and the Apple uses an Apache server (an ipso facto standard on the Internet). So, if your DAW (or another machine in your closet) is attached to Internet, you can start your server, copy files to a home directory, hack a little html (if you want) and let you client know where to come and get it.

There is also the FTP server option. FTP is legacy technology, but it's still in use. XP has a FTP server built in to the operating system. I'm not sure about OS X. On XP, I use Filezilla as my FTP server. It's free. And, I belive it also works on Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows 2000

I'd recommend using a second machine for this function rather than your DAW, or turning the servers off while recording/editing. My experience is that I run a webserver server on a separate machine; however, I've had no problems running Audacity on that server, too. You could even use a laptop and a router to pull the server thing off and put it to use while you're at home.

DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME if you are easily frustrated with computing. There are a few links in the chain that can become crinks. You can work them out. On the other hand, it "free" and it is do-able with a little effort, even if setting up a web or ftp server can be a great time waster, totally unnecessary if you've already got something that works, a lot of fun and a solution to "Where can I put that humongous file?"

The icing on the cake is getting your own domain name, free. I use http://thevoice.gotdns.com, which was obtained from http://www.dyndns.com. There are other "free" domain name server ("DNS") on the web. The reason we use a DNS service is you can give your clients a name and you don't have to give your clients the IP address (nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn) [n = a number between 0 - 9]. Dynamic DNS allows 5 for free. You install a small application on your machine that synchronizes your IP address with the DNS, even if your ISP changes your IP address everytime you fire up your machine. Oh, and DNS also works with File Transfer Protocol.

CC

[SoundsGreat-Elaine Singer]

But Charlie, doesn't that open your computer to many other problems? Should you not have a viable firewall in place before attempting to do something like this?
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[Deirdre]

Charlie is spoiled because his server is a Mac.
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[Charlie Channel]

[Charlie Channel]

OK. You folks are getting pretty wild, between Dan being Danny.

So, while I'm sitting here finishing up writing my comments about drooling over doing an audio book narration, I get an E-mail, and it says, "need to record narration today." No audition. So, instead of E-mail reply, I call. Session booked with a new client. 10:30 PST a call time.

Saved Pro Tools session of 38 minutes. Good director. WAV format 48,000 by 16 bits. 215,000,000 megs. Import into my in-house server. 38 minute session, done!

My point is that I'd have still been futzing around splitting the file, with uploads, with bandwidth issues and exceeding disk allocation -- since I ain't payin' for disk space (not exactly true but I'd exceed the allocation, pronto) if I'd not had a box inside by which to make content available to the client.

Hey!!! It's past 11:30 a.m. I'm close enough to lunch and I only drink in the afternoon. And, I always round up.

Tequila time, baby! And, it's only Monday!!! Yahooooooooo!

C

[Deirdre]

Does tequila have a cork?
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[BBeen]

In the interest of testing this system for parking audio files that was mentioned at the beginning of the post, I went ahead and registered. The interface was extremely easy to use and the only thing left to test is if the audio file i put there is still there. so in the interest of "science", let me know if you can access and hear this audio file. If so it was a success and I will continue to use it.

http://media.putfile.com/Laugh7818

[SoundsGreat-Elaine Singer]

Heard it loud and clear. But I guess this site is just for viewing or listening, not for downloading. And there are lots of ads.
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The Youthful Mature Voice (Emeritus)
Senectitude is not for the faint of heart.

[Spacegypsy]

Hey Bud - I can see it and hear it, but how would I download it if I was a client? Can't see for looking

[BBeen]

I went back to the site to check out the FAQ's. the question has been asked "Can I download files" the answer: Not at this time

Perhaps that means that it's a feature being developed, or maybe not. For me it's ok as is for now. It allows me to finally participate in some of the "audio contests" that go on here on the vo-bb. The system is ez for me to use. One day I'll look into FTP, but it has to be ez.

[Charlie Channel]

[Bailey]

I must be the only person using GEOCITIES.
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[Charlie Channel]

[donrandall]