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Are there any 8-bit mono wavs?

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Started July 22nd, 2008 · 5 replies · Latest reply by mab 17 years, 4 months ago

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adam_bel

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17 years, 4 months ago
#1

I'm trying to find one for some testing I need to do but without any luck are there any on this site?

Cheers,

Adam.

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mab

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17 years, 4 months ago
#2

I don't know if there are any here, but I just made two quick-and-dirty recordings for you on my ARES-MII. These are unprocessed, straight off the recorder:

8 bit mono wav, aLAW encoded:
http://www.crypto.com/audio/mono-8bit-alaw-aresmii.wav

8 bit mono wav, g729a encoded:
http://www.crypto.com/audio/mono-8bit-g729a-aresmii.wav

The aLAW file is larger (64Kbps), but you're more likely to already have a decoder for it. The g729a file is smaller (8kbps), but is not supported by as many applications (or may require a plugin to play).

Enjoy.

-matt

mab blogs at http://www.crypto.com/blog
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nemoDaedalus

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17 years, 4 months ago
#3

With most audio software, you should be able to take any sound and convert it to 8 bit, mono, 44.1 or 22.05 kHz.

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onkobu

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17 years, 4 months ago
#4

...or 8 bit mono 8kHz. I vote for using audio software to downsample - easy job, even with freeware (Audacity).

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mab

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17 years, 4 months ago
#5

It wasn't clear to me what problem the original poster was trying to solve. I had assume he wanted to test some software for compatibility with 8 bit files, in which case there are a number of variables besides just the bit depth (there's also sampling rate and codec). Not all programs can produce (or process) all possible formats, and that's why I posted the aLaw and g729a/8KHz samples.

mab blogs at http://www.crypto.com/blog
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