how to compress audio data

[yingkou]

Recently I am writing a voice chatting program,I want to compress audio data before sending it to the other computer,could you help me?

[rikkemus]

When it is speech, you dont need as many bits to represent the sound. if its 16, use 8 instead, or even lower perhaps.

[yingkou]

coulde you give me some details?thanks a lot

[markkuk]

Speex is a free voice codec, used e.g. in the BitWise Chat voice messaging program.

[rikkemus]

Usually speech doesnt need alot of bits to be audible. If you record speech with 16 bit, try and reduce it.