sound(4)                  FILE FORMATS                   sound(4)



NAME
     sound - Sony sound file format

DESCRIPTION
     The Sony sound programs sbchk(1), sbconv(1), sbplay(1),  and
     sbrec(1)  use  the file format defined in <soundlib.h>.  The
     header portion of the sound file  format  contains  a  magic
     number  and  record  of  the data rate, resolution, and data
     format used.

     The data format can be one of mu-law, A-law, PCM,  or  Adap-
     tive  PCM.   For more information on these industry standard
     data formats see the Principles  of  Digital  Audio,  Second
     Edition by Ken C. Pohlmann.

     The header portion of the sound file contains all the infor-
     mation  needed to play back the sound file on Sony hardware.
     This is not a standard format and may not work on other com-
     puter systems.

FILES
     /usr/include/soundlib.h

SEE ALSO
     sbchk(1), sbconv(1), sbplay(1), sbrec(1), soundlib(3x)
     Principles of Digital Audio, Second Edition; Howard W.  Sams
     & Company Audio Library, 1989; ISBN 0-672-22634-0.




























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