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Opening an IRCAM file
1.
From the File menu, choose Open. The Open dialog appears.
2.
Specify Raw Audio from the Files of type drop-down list.
3.
Select an IRCAM file to open and click Open. The Raw File Type dialog appears.
4.
Configure the following parameters:
• Specify a sample rate from the Sample rate drop-down list.
• In the Sample type area, select the 16-bit PCM radio button.
• In the Format area, select the Signed radio button.
• Select the appropriate Byte order radio button.
• Choose a setting from the Channels drop-down list to select the number of channels stored in the file.
• Set the Header value to 1024 bytes.
• Set the Trailer value to 0 bytes.
• To automatically use these settings to open all Raw files, select the Remember my preference and apply it in the future check
box.
Tip:
If you select the Remember my preference and apply it in the future check box, Sound Forge will bypass the Raw File Type dialog.
However, you can access and change these settings from the Open dialog by selecting a Raw file and then clicking the Custom button.
5.
Click OK.
Notes:
• The settings you choose for opening the file — with the exception of the sample rate — will be used when you click Save or save the file
using the Default Template setting in the Save As dialog as long as the number of channels in the source file matches the number of
channels in the file you’re saving. The sample rate will be determined from the source file.
• If you do not always use the same settings for reading raw files, make sure the Keep media files locked check box is selected on the
General tab of the Preferences dialog. Otherwise, the individual settings will be lost if you have multiple raw files open and switch away
from the Sound Forge window.
6.
Click Save As. The Save Preset dialog is displayed.
7.
Enter a name for the preset in the New preset name box and click OK. The preset is saved and the Raw File Type dialog is displayed.
8.
Click OK. The file opens.
Remember that the byte order of files generated by CSOUND is not constant. CSOUND executables for PC generate files that use Little
Endian byte ordering, while CSOUND for other platforms tends to generate files with Big Endian ordering. In addition, MTU files use Big
Endian byte ordering. Sony Creative Software Inc. recommends initially trying a file in Big Endian.
Note:
You may want to save presets for byte ordering, as well as mono or multichannel, when receiving CSOUND files from a number of
source computers.
Saving files
You cannot save these files in their original format. You must select a Sound Forge-supported file format.
To save files for use with software that supports the BICSF/EBICSF format, use the NeXT/Sun format. This format does not save the
additional information found in BICSF/EBICSF files, but allows the data to be read as a NeXT/Sun file.
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