Download audio files

There might be a time when you want to download an audio file to your computer. For example, the file is only online or on another computer, but not the one you are currently using.

You can download audio file from the places listed below, but also from the Versions dialog box.

Home page

  1. On the home page, click PIC (More) for the audio project and then click PIC Export

The Export dialog box appears.

  1. Click  to expand the section that has the audio file you want to download.

  2. Click the PIC (Download Vernacular Audio) button that is in the row that has the file you want.

The file is saved to your Downloads folder.

Audio tab

In the Audio tab, the File Name column displays the names of audio files.

  1. Click the Audio tab.

  2. Move the scroll bar so you can see the buttons at the end of the rows.

  3. Click the PIC (Download Audio) button that is in the row that has the file you want.

You need to do this if you exported to ELAN, but you can download a vernacular audio file for other reasons.

Transcriptions tab

In the Transcriptions tab, you need to know the section number and title. The transcription type chooser control does not affect this download. 

You need to do this if you exported to ELAN, but you can download a vernacular audio file for other reasons.

  1. Click the Transcriptions tab and then click DOWNARROW to expand the section that has the audio file you want to download.

  2. Move the scroll bar so you can see the buttons at the end of the rows.

  3. Click the PIC (Download Vernacular Audio) button that is in the row that has the file you want.

The file is saved to your Downloads folder.

Work view

You need to do this if you exported to ELAN, but you can download a vernacular audio file for other reasons. The transcription type chooser control does not affect this download.

  1. In a step that uses the Export tool, click DOWNARROW to expand to expand the section.

  2. Click PIC (Download Vernacular Audio).

If you recorded the audio in a Record step, then either an *.ogg (compressed) or *.wav (uncompressed) file is saved to your Downloads folder.

Tip (Work view)

Related Topics

General procedures overview

Set-up procedures overview

Work view overview