On Fri, 04 Sep 2009 08:12:29 -0700 jack craig <jackc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > hi stan, > > may i ask how you made this determination? > > i have long wanted to know how to decipher audio formats at the byte > level. or did you use the file cmd? > > tia, jackc... > > >> $ file ~/Music/babycry.wav > >> /home/bill/Music/babycry.wav: RIFF (little-endian) data, WAVE > >> audio, MPEG Layer 3, mono 11025 Hz > >> I used the last line of the file output, MPEG Layer 3 is mp3. Here is the output from file on a true wav file (a sample from freesound). uberhuberman_Louisiana_Rain_1.wav: RIFF (little-endian) data, WAVE audio, Microsoft PCM, 16 bit, stereo 44100 Hz -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines