Audio Cipher Puzzle Editor

by Mosquito Hawk Software

Copyright © 1994 by William D. Hause

CompuServe # 76207,533

The Audio Cipher Puzzle Editor program allows you to turn ordinary .WAV sound files into magnificent Audio Cipher puzzles!  It also gives you the ability to extract the .WAV sound files from Audio Cipher puzzles so that you can add them to your collection of .WAV sounds.

Additional Audio Cipher puzzles may be obtained from CompuServe or any other quality shareware distributor.  To locate Audio Cipher puzzles on CompuServe, use the IBM File Finder and do a keyword search for AUDIO CIPHER..  To access the IBM File Finder type GO IBMFF.

The Puzzle Editor has two edit boxes;  The Puzzle Title Edit Box and the Quote Text Edit Box.

The Puzzle Editor also has the following five buttons:

Load Puzzle   Save Puzzle   Load WAV   Save WAV   Play.

See also

Puzzle Creation Instructions

WAV File Extraction Instructions

Disclaimer And Agreement


The Puzzle Title Edit Box is where you type the title for the puzzle you are making.


The Quote Text Edit Box is where you type the text to be scrambled.  The words typed here should be the same as the words spoken in the digitized sound sample.


To load a puzzle into the puzzle editor, press the Load Puzzle button.


To save a puzzle, press the Save Puzzle button.


To load a WAV sound file into the puzzle editor, press the Load WAV button.


To save the currently loaded sound as a WAV sound file, press the Save WAV button.


Press the Play button to listen to the currently loaded digitized sound.


Puzzle Creation Instructions

To create an Audio Cipher Puzzle you must complete the following four steps.

  1. Type the title text in the Puzzle Title Edit Box

  2. Type the quote text in the Quote Text Edit Box

  3. Press the Load WAV button to load the WAV file that has the digitized sound you want to use in the puzzle.

  4. Save the puzzle by pressing the Save Puzzle button.


WAV File Extraction Instructions

To extract the WAV sound file from an Audio Cipher puzzle, you must complete the following two steps.

  1. Press the Load Puzzle button to load the Audio Cipher puzzle into the puzzle editor.

  2. Press the Save WAV button to save the digitized sound as a WAV sound file.


Disclaimer and Agreement

Users of Audio Cipher Puzzle Editor must accept this disclaimer of warranty:

Audio Cipher Puzzle Editor is supplied as is.  The author disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. The author assumes no liability for damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the use of Audio Cipher Puzzle Editor.