[linux-audio-user] Re: OT: File formats

tim hall tech at glastonburymusic.org.uk
Mon Jan 10 11:02:12 EST 2005


Last Sunday 09 January 2005 20:39, Andreas Kuckartz was like:
> WAV is based on the "Resource Interchange Format" (RIFF) and the RIFF
> header contains an entry for the file length. RIFF is a modification of IFF
> and IFF was created by Electronic Arts for the Amiga.

It always feels strange using .wavs - is there a 'best' or 'most free' format 
for full-range sound recordings?

cheers

tim hall
http://glastonburymusic.org.uk



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