Tag Archives: sox

Converting WAV files

If you have a wav file (in what format?) you can convert it using the sox program. - Raw linear, signed 16 bit, mono, 8000 Hz (.slin)

    sox file.wav -t raw -r 8000 -c 1 -w -s file.slin

- Raw mu-law, mono, 8000 Hz (.mulaw or .u)

    sox file.wav -t raw -r 8000 -c 1 -b 8 -U file.mulaw

- Raw A-law, mono, 8000 Hz (.alaw or .A)

    sox file.wav -t raw -r 8000 -c 1 -b 8 -A file.alaw

- Raw GSM, mono, 8000 Hz (.gsm)

    sox file.wav -t raw -r 8000 -c 1 -b 8 -g file.gsm
    (not all versions of sox support this conversion)

- SUN/SGI audio/basic file, mono 8000 Hz (.au) containing:

    - Signed linear
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