Playing Sounds or Videos at Tinfoil.com

To play a sound or video, place the pointer over the , or image for the item you want. Click the left button.
To save a sound or video to your computer (read our copyrights), use the following technique (which works for most popular web browsers): Place the pointer over the , or image for the item you want. Click the right button (with some browsers, you may need to click and hold the button) to see a menu of choices. Select the "Save Link As" option (Netscape) or "Save Target As" option (Internet Explorer).

The sounds used here at tinfoil.com are available in these formats:

The MP3 format provides a good quality sound.
Sampled using 16KHz and a 24K bitrate MPEG audio layer 3 Fraunhofer-Thomson compression.

The RealAudio format typically yields a lower quality sound than the MP3 format, but will often take less time to download.
Sampled using RealAudio 16Kbps Low response compression.

If you are having difficulty playing the sound or video files,
your computer may need special software . . .

For PC users, try CoolEdit, or Winamp.
For Macintosh users, MP3 files may be played using SoundApp.

RealAudio player (called the "RealOne Player") is easily available (including a free version), from the RealNetworks website.
See the RealAudio player help guide, or the online technical support from RealNetworks for additional troubleshooting assistance.
If you have an older computer, operating system, or both, check the RealAudio legacy software for a version for your system.

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