[sc-users] [ot] new 24-bit wav file format

[Bhob Rainey <lloydlyson@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

i bought a marantz pmd671 compact flash recorder that records up to 
24-bit 96khz .wav files.  as it turns out, marantz employed the 'latest 
microsoft .wav standard' (marantz tech support), which, in 24-bit 
files, isn't supported by any software on the mac and very little on 
the pc.  in some cases, it's not recognized as an audio file at all, in 
others, as in sc (via libsndfile, i'm guessing), it's played back as if 
it were 8-bit.

marantz told me back in may that they were working on a downloadable 
file that will make the machine revert to the 'old' 24-bit wav format.  
that was supposed to be ready within a week, but last time i spoke to 
them, the fix was not forthcoming, and it looked like they were going 
to be asking users to send their machines back to marantz if they 
wanted them changed (provided they come up with something that works).

does anyone know anything about this new .wav format and if there are 
any mac/unix utilities that will play and convert it?  i haven't found 
anything.

thanks,
bhob
http://bhobrainey.net