URGENT - Need to analyze an audio file

[supanatral]

I just recorded a funeral talk for someone using an iRiver IFP-799 using a direct line into the mic. I rushed home just now and I downloaded it to my mac and converted it to MP3 and it has recorded nothing just a file that when played is blank. I listened to it as it was being recorded and i know that there was audio coming into the mp3 player to record but even when i listen to it on the mp3 recorder, it doesn't play a sound.

is there a program for mac (or even windows) that will analyze the audio file? its 30 Megabytes large, so there has to be something in there.

 

[bbloke]

Sorry to hear about having to attend a funeral. I don't have a lot of experience with audio on the Mac, but I thought I'd make a few suggestions anyway, due to this being an urgent matter for you. Audacity is a free audio editor for OS X, WireTap Studio is a shareware audio recorder/editor, and Audio Hijack Pro lets you play with audio input from various devices. Hopefully one of those might be able to offer some help...

I'm a bit concerned that you hear no audio on the MP3 player itself. Perhaps the sound is only very quiet and needs amplification? I suppose you'll find out when you try an audio editor and look at the waveform. Good luck!