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Re: [sc-users] [ot] new 24-bit wav file format
Bhob Rainey wrote:
> 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.
I'm the libsndfile guy. Can you email me an example file (100k or less)?
Erik
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