Re: .au Sound Files

[mspaeth@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Wayne Gretzky)]

In article <204tbmINNk2j@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu> florpch@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Lawrence S Lee) writes:
>In article <199306210542.AA17086@unvax.union.edu> PEEKB@GAR.UNION.EDU ("Brian Peek, w/ A. Rauch ", CABBS) writes:

>>I was wondering if there are any GS programs that can properly convert
>>.au (.AU) sound files.  I found an ftp site with a lot of these files, and
>>would like to use them on my GS. I've tried AudioZap and rSounder, but there
>>is a constant background hiss (noise) that distorts the sound very badly.
>>Anything would be appreciated.  Thanks!
>
>If you're using a unix system, you might try using the sox utility. Just
>type in "sox sound1.au sound2.voc" or something like that, and download
>the resulting file. The GS can (to my mild surprise) use    IBMformat
>VOC and WAV samples. I don't know if it goes in reverse.
>

VOC and WAV are just digitized sound files, but unlike GS sound samples, VOC
and WAV are all at a certain speed (11khz or so).  The GS can digitize and play
at a variety of speeds...

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