Thursday, 02 May 2019
What do I need to play MP3 WAV files?
In order to play MP3 WAV files, you need a sound board and external speakers, any program capable of playing conventional WAV files, and also a suitable codec for playing MP3 compressed WAV files.
A suitable codec is available for downloading from the Fraunhofer web site or from the Sound America web site. The distribution file is L3CODECX.EXE (233KB). To install the codec, just run the distribution file. Installation is trivially simple. Installation adds «Fraunhofer IIS MPEG Layer-3 Codec (decode only)» to the list of codecs in CONTROL PANEL > MULTIMEDIA > ADVANCED > AUDIO COMPRESSION CODECS. After installation of this codec all programs capable of running conventional WAV files will be able to run MP3 WAV files as well as continuing to be able to play all the types of files they could previously play.
