User talk:Peacefulposter
Welcome Peacefulposter!
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button on the edit toolbar or by typing four tildes (~~~~) at the end of your post. This will automatically insert your signature, a link to this (your talk) page, and a timestamp.
To get some practice editing you can use a sandbox. You can create your own private sandbox for use any time. Perfect for working on bigger projects. Then for easy access in the future, you can put
{{My sandbox}} on your user page. By the way, seeing as you haven't created a user page yet, simply click here to start it.Audio Files
[edit]- Hi there Peacefulposter, and thanks for your question. I notice that you have not posted before so welcome! - I have copied my reply from the Scott Joplin talk page. If you wish to reply to me, please either use my talk page or the Scott Joplin talk page.
Mechanics
The mechanics of uploading are fairly simple - once the file has been uploaded to Wikipedia you can use it in any WP page using a little bit of wiki jargon.
The best way to start is to take a look at the "Upload" option in the "toolbox" menu item on the left hand side of your screen. This should take you to this page. It should be fairly self-explanatory - and it should explain what limitations there are in terms of which file formats.
- For audio recordings you're going to have to convert your file to an OGG format; the free and popular programme Audacity can export in this format. Whenever you upload a file, make sure that you have the rights to upload and share your recording with the world. If you've recorded yourself performing a piece and are happy to have this on Wikipedia, please go ahead. Recordings from before 1923 are OKas they are treated as Public domain, as are very short samples of recordings after 1923. See this page for more information start with this page Wikipedia:Public_domain#Sound_recordings. There is a wealth of information there but please don't be put off! If you can contribute by adding audio files to illustrate pages then that would be a great thing to have on WP.
Wikimarkup
- Once you've added your file to Wikipedia, then the next step is to add it to the page; you'll need to add something like this to the appropriate part of the page:
{{Listen | filename = | title = | description = | pos = }}
For an example of this in action look at this from the Scott Joplin page:
{{Listen|filename=1906 - Scott Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag (1899) played by the United States Marine Band.ogg|title=A 1906 recording of the "Maple Leaf Rag" by the United States Marine Band. This is the first surviving recording of the "Maple Leaf Rag"|pos=right}}
I hope this goes some way to helping you find your way through the complex world of wikimarkup. I can't claim to be an expert, but I have used the tools a few times so I have a fair idea how it works. There are more intricacies than I have discussed here, but this is a start! Good luck - feel free to ask again if anything here is not clear. Ben (Major Bloodnok) (talk) 22:56, 5 April 2013 (UTC)
* Thank you, Ben! I appreciate it! My account is new because my last two accounts were hacked. I've actually been doing Wikipedia since it started. Just never got around to learning about audio files. Now I can! Peacefulposter (talk) 17:26, 25 April 2013 (UTC)