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Subject:How do i acidize a .wav?
Posted by: Midnight_Sun
Date:8/26/1999 9:19:00 PM

How do i make a wav so that it is compatible with acid? i
get a message that says acid doesn't support it, but it is a
wav.

Midnight Sun

Subject:Re: How do i acidize a .wav?
Reply by: pwppch
Date:8/27/1999 8:41:00 AM

What is the source of the wave file?
What are the wave files properties - sample rate, bit depth.

What is the exact msg that you get from ACID?

Peter




Nick wrote:
>>How do i make a wav so that it is compatible with acid? i
>>get a message that says acid doesn't support it, but it is a
>>wav.
>>
>>Midnight Sun

Subject:Re: How do i acidize a .wav?
Reply by: Midnight_Sun
Date:8/28/1999 9:55:00 PM

>>What are the wave files properties - sample rate, bit depth.
sample rate and bit depth are new terms to me, i have no clue

>>What is the source of the wave file?
as in wher it is on my computer? C:\windows\desktop\loops\011_140.wav

>>What is the exact msg that you get from ACID?
The file is an unsupported format. Acid does not support compress file
types

So, how do i uncompress it? is what i should have asked.

>
>>Nick wrote:
>>>>How do i make a wav so that it is compatible with acid? i
>>>>get a message that says acid doesn't support it, but it is a
>>>>wav.
>>>>
>>>>Midnight Sun

Subject:Re: How do i acidize a .wav?
Reply by: DataCowboy
Date:9/3/1999 2:01:00 PM

Hi Nick,

The problem is more likely that your wave file has become corrupted or
an error occurred when it was last saved.

If I remember correctly that message can be triggered when the total
chunk lengths of the file do not actually equal the total file length
(and that can only be fixed with a hex editor and a good knowledge of
the wave file format).

Does the file play back correctly in Windows or in another application
like Sound Forge? If not, then it is surely corrupted.

Data Cowboy
Welcome to the Freeside
www.thefreeside.com

Nick wrote:
>>>>What are the wave files properties - sample rate, bit depth.
>>sample rate and bit depth are new terms to me, i have no clue
>>
>>>>What is the source of the wave file?
>>as in wher it is on my computer?
C:\windows\desktop\loops\011_140.wav
>>
>>>>What is the exact msg that you get from ACID?
>>The file is an unsupported format. Acid does not support compress
file
>>types
>>
>>So, how do i uncompress it? is what i should have asked.
>>
>>>

Subject:Re: How do i acidize a .wav?
Reply by: jadamez
Date:9/3/1999 9:52:00 PM

Nick,
As a programmer, I have always been of the mindset that one should
use tools from the same manufacturer - this insures that there is
compatibility with different version and types of software that a
company such as Sonic Foundry offers. I highly reccommend the
investment in Sound Forge XP 4.5 - I have had great success creating
my own wav file from electric, acoustic guitars, voice, and
synthesizer.

Good Luck
Jeff A.

Chris Haisty wrote:
>>Hi Nick,
>>
>>The problem is more likely that your wave file has become corrupted
or
>>an error occurred when it was last saved.
>>
>>If I remember correctly that message can be triggered when the
total
>>chunk lengths of the file do not actually equal the total file
length
>>(and that can only be fixed with a hex editor and a good knowledge
of
>>the wave file format).
>>
>>Does the file play back correctly in Windows or in another
application
>>like Sound Forge? If not, then it is surely corrupted.
>>
>>Data Cowboy
>>Welcome to the Freeside
>>www.thefreeside.com
>>
>>Nick wrote:
>>>>>>What are the wave files properties - sample rate, bit depth.
>>>>sample rate and bit depth are new terms to me, i have no clue
>>>>
>>>>>>What is the source of the wave file?
>>>>as in wher it is on my computer?
>>C:\windows\desktop\loops\011_140.wav
>>>>
>>>>>>What is the exact msg that you get from ACID?
>>>>The file is an unsupported format. Acid does not support compress
>>file
>>>>types
>>>>
>>>>So, how do i uncompress it? is what i should have asked.
>>>>
>>>>>

Subject:Re: How do i acidize a .wav?
Reply by: Midnight_Sun
Date:9/5/1999 9:13:00 PM

The file plays fine in windows, but doesn't open in the evaluation
version of wavesurgeon. I found in properties that it is a 4 bit wav
which i think i was asked before.

any further knowledge?
nick

Jeff Adamez wrote:
>>Nick,
>>As a programmer, I have always been of the mindset that one should
>>use tools from the same manufacturer - this insures that there is
>>compatibility with different version and types of software that a
>>company such as Sonic Foundry offers. I highly reccommend the
>>investment in Sound Forge XP 4.5 - I have had great success creating
>>my own wav file from electric, acoustic guitars, voice, and
>>synthesizer.
>>
>>Good Luck
>>Jeff A.
>>
>>Chris Haisty wrote:
>>>>Hi Nick,
>>>>
>>>>The problem is more likely that your wave file has become
corrupted
>>or
>>>>an error occurred when it was last saved.
>>>>
>>>>If I remember correctly that message can be triggered when the
>>total
>>>>chunk lengths of the file do not actually equal the total file
>>length
>>>>(and that can only be fixed with a hex editor and a good knowledge
>>of
>>>>the wave file format).
>>>>
>>>>Does the file play back correctly in Windows or in another
>>application
>>>>like Sound Forge? If not, then it is surely corrupted.
>>>>
>>>>Data Cowboy
>>>>Welcome to the Freeside
>>>>www.thefreeside.com
>>>>
>>>>Nick wrote:
>>>>>>>>What are the wave files properties - sample rate, bit depth.
>>>>>>sample rate and bit depth are new terms to me, i have no clue
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>What is the source of the wave file?
>>>>>>as in wher it is on my computer?
>>>>C:\windows\desktop\loops\011_140.wav
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>What is the exact msg that you get from ACID?
>>>>>>The file is an unsupported format. Acid does not support
compress
>>>>file
>>>>>>types
>>>>>>
>>>>>>So, how do i uncompress it? is what i should have asked.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>

Subject:Re: How do i acidize a .wav?
Reply by: DataCowboy
Date:9/8/1999 2:48:00 PM

I did a little checking and confirmed that Windows wave/media players
apparently tolerate files that report their chunk sizes incorrectly.

If you have Sound Forge 4.5 it will detect and fix some errors of that
type for you after confirming you want to do it. I'm guessing since
you used WaveSurgeon you don't.

If you want (and the file is less than 2 megs in size), you can e-mail
it to me at haist001@mc.duke.edu and I will take a peek at it and see
if I can find the problem and fix it for you.

Data Cowboy
www.thefreeside.com

Nick wrote:
>>The file plays fine in windows, but doesn't open in the evaluation
>>version of wavesurgeon. I found in properties that it is a 4 bit
wav
>>which i think i was asked before.
>>
>>any further knowledge?
>>nick
>>


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