Fast internet access has opened up new ways to dispatch audio. Low resolution mp3 files can be quickly emailed for client approval, and higher quality versions are becoming more accepted for broadcast use. Several radio despatch companies have web-based distribution systems. Audio components from studios around the world can be downloaded for local post-production.

There are, however, a number of things to consider when going on-line. As with any digital audio, a format must be determined that is useable by the receiver; high quality audio produces fairly large file sizes that can be time consuming to send or receive; and email, which was really never designed to handle audio files, can sometimes have problems decoding, or an email server may simply refuse to handle files over a certain size

For more reliable transfer, ZigZag has ftp (file transfer protocol) server space and can give you access to download at your convenience.

ZigZag Lane can offer advice on the best way to send audio material via the internet.