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Maybe I'm stupid but I can't understand how to use the zipped voices in the files area on the list web site. I know I've done this a few months ago but I can't remember how I did it.

How come when I open the zip files they're all empty?

J-boy

Jonas,
Most, if not all, the AN1x voices in the Files section are compressed 
in .zip format. The .zip format is a Windows standard that Mac users 
are also able to utilize so that's what we - this mailing list - have 
standardized on. The files are compressed to 1) conserve our 
allocation of disk space from Yahoo! Groups and 2) expedite download 
times (nobody likes to wait ;-) You'll need a copy of PKUnzip or 
WinZip or an equivalent on Win machines - Mac users should download 
Stuffit Expander (freeware) or ZipIt (shareware) to expand the 
compressed files. A good source of freeware and shareware for most 
platforms is ZDNet http://www.zdnet.com/

With the exception of some .mid (Standard MIDI File) and .syx (SysEx) 
files most of the user voices are in .an1 (AN1xEdit) format as this 
has been, and continues to be, the standard within the AN1x 
community. If you're having problems with empty folders upon download 
then I would advise you to double check which directory you are 
downloading to on your hard drive - and/or - double check which 
directory you are expanding the files into on your hard drive. If you 
continue to have problems please post back with the specific file 
names and we'll figure out what's going on.

regards,

Jon  

--- In AN1x-list@y..., "Jonas Nilsson" <josnin98@s...> wrote:
> Maybe I'm stupid but I can't understand how to use the zipped 
voices in the files area on the list web site. I know I've done this 
a few months ago but I can't remember how I did it.

> 
> How come when I open the zip files they're all empty?
> 
> J-boy