User talk:Simsilikesims

Welcome!
-- A morris 19:48, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

Uploading music files
While I appreciate the help, as a rule we generally reduce and trim the files of music from the game before we upload it. I use Audacity, and I reduce the bitrate to 64 kbps, and drop the quality to 16-bit mono quality. This is to reduce file sizes, and potentially reduce any issues with EA questioning us as to why we've become MediaFire. --k6ka (talk &#124; contribs) 02:17, September 16, 2014 (UTC)
 * Ok, that makes sense. I don't know if I can change it to 16-bit mono, but it does give an option for mono, and I can change the bitrate to 64. Thanks for letting me know. Simsilikesims (talk) 02:26, September 16, 2014 (UTC)
 * I assume you're using Audacity? There should be a small drop-down menu on the top-left of each track. Click on it and go to "Set Sample Format". Click on "16-bit PCM". You can also export Audacity projects as OGG files, without the hassle of going through a file converter (and they all claim to be the best... it's so annoying). Also, just wanted to add that we usually pick a 30 second sample from the track and use that. It's easier said than done, but try to pick the catchiest 30-second part of the song. --k6ka (talk &#124; contribs) 02:31, September 16, 2014 (UTC)
 * No, I'm actually using a website at www.online-convert.com that I found on Google. I may be able to trim the song down to the first 30 seconds. Simsilikesims (talk) 02:35, September 16, 2014 (UTC)
 * (edit conflict) ...and I forgot to mention that I added a fade-in and a fade-out effect to the beginning and end of the song! Oh boy, that's a lot to remember! I've written some notes down at Talk:List of songs in The Sims 2.


 * And for the OGG-file-stuff, I mean you can directly convert the files into OGG format right in Audacity, so you don't need an online file converter. --k6ka (talk &#124; contribs) 02:37, September 16, 2014 (UTC)

RE: Recent blog posts
Oh, I did not know it was in the Monobook navigation bar. Unfortunately, I don't know how to manage the Monobook navigation bar, so I tried to restore Special:Recent posts and mimic Special:Blogs. It's still not as up-to-date as Special:Blogs, but it might take some time until it can refresh. &#123;&#123;SUBST:NikelSig&#125;&#125; (talk) 13:16, October 3, 2014 (UTC)