Everything seemed to work great recording my Skype conversation. I posted the mp3 file to my podcast and everything sounded great. I also have a Joomla site that I use for my podcast and I’ve been using the AllVideos plugin to stream my files on the site. When I tried to add my short interview, it sounded like Alvin, Simon and Theodore (Chipmunks). So I found the forum for the plugin on its respective site and it turns out it was recorded in a bitrate the plugin doesn’t like. The default settings for PrettyMay are 32000Hz for the sample rate and 64kbps for the bitrate. The forum had a list of different combinations that work/don’t work using the Lame codec. Yes, that’s the actual name of the codec.
I’ve been using Adobe Audition to edit my podcast files. So I went back and tried to re-save the mp3, using the Fraunhofer codec, with different combinations of sampling and bit rates. I also checked to make sure it was being saved in CBR(Constant Bit Rate) mode instead of VBR (Variable Bit Rate). No luck yet. I posted my plea for help on the forum. Hopefully somebody will be able to help me. I’ll let you know what happens.
Try Audacity to edit.
http://audacity.sourceforge.net
It supports exporting to MP3 using LAME.
If that doesn’t work e-mail me the file, or send me a link. I have Cubase and Vegas, one of them should be able to convert it.