Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] Audio file format
From: Atte André Jensen (atte_AT_wanadoo.nl)
Date: Tue Apr 01 2003 - 00:21:33 EEST
On Mon, 31 Mar 2003 20:16:44 +0200
Robert Epprecht <epprecht_AT_solnet.ch> wrote:
> I have found a CD with audio files and would like to know what format
> they are. (I know very little about different audio formats, sorry.)
<snip>
> file 1.wav
> 1.wav: RIFF (little-endian) data, WAVE audio, Microsoft ADPCM, mono
> 44100 Hz
Without claiming to be an expert at all, my guess would be that file is
right
> I thought WAVE was a format without compression? The duration of the
> files(when played by 'play') shows that this is not possible. So what
> is it?
Google with "Microsoft ADPCM" gave this hit:
http://www.xentec.be/products/vox_studio/help/microsoft_adpcm_format.htm
-- peace, love & harmony Atte
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