On Fri, 4 Sep 2009 09:07:40 -0700, stan 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 Note that if it says ADPCM instead of PCM, you already need a special decoder to play it. sox's /usr/bin/play would succeed again while aplay would not. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
