Re: /dev/dsp and 16 bit .WAV files

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From: gmcgarry
Date: Tue, 04 Feb 1997 00:00

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In article <5cvak3$906@the-fly.zip.com.au>,
	erikd@zip.com.au (Erik de Castro Lopo) writes:

>Currently I can play 8 bit .WAV files on my ProAudio Spectrum 16 
>by doing
>
>	cat filename.wav >/dev/dsp
>
>Unfortunately, 16 bit wave files get played as 8 bit files. The 
>sound is rather unpleasant. Is there some setup I need to do to
>get /dev/dsp to correctly interpret 16 bit .WAV files or is it
>simply not capable of playing the 16 bit format.

The /dev/dsp device is for raw data samples.  .WAV files found in MS-Windoze
are not raw files, although 8-bit may sound adequate.  Convert to raw or .au
before playing through /dev/audio (using sox), or get a package called wavplay.

Regards,
Greg

-- 
Gregory McGarry
Signal Processing Research Centre
School of Electrical and Electronic Systems Engineering
Queensland University of Technology, Australia

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