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DESCRIPTION
audioconvert converts audio data between a set of supported audio
encodings and file formats. It can be used to compress and decompress
audio data, to add audio file headers to raw audio data files, and to
- convert between standard data encodings, such as -law and linear PCM.
+ convert between standard data encodings, such as u-law and linear PCM.
If no filenames are present, audioconvert reads the data from the
standard input stream and writes an audio file to the standard output.
Otherwise, input files are processed in order, concatenated, and
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representation. Encodings determine precision implicitly
(ulaw implies 8-bit precision) or explicitly as part of the
name (for example, linear16). Valid encoding values are:
ulaw
- CCITT G.711 -law encoding. This is an 8-bit
+ CCITT G.711 u-law encoding. This is an 8-bit
format primarily used for telephone quality
speech.
alaw
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g721
CCITT G.721 compression format. This encoding
uses Adaptive Delta Pulse Code Modulation
(ADPCM) with 4-bit precision. It is primarily
- used for compressing -law voice data
+ used for compressing u-law voice data
(achieving a 2:1 compression ratio).
g723
CCITT G.723 compression format. This encoding
uses Adaptive Delta Pulse Code Modulation
(ADPCM) with 3-bit precision. It is primarily
- used for compressing -law voice data
+ used for compressing u-law voice data
(achieving an 8:3 compression ratio). The
audio quality is similar to G.721, but may
result in lower quality when used for non-
speech data.
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data that contains an unrecognized file header.
USAGE
See largefile(5) for the description of the behavior of audioconvert
- when encountering files greater than or equal to 2 Gbyte ( 2^31 bytes).
+ when encountering files greater than or equal to 2 Gbyte (2^31 bytes).
EXAMPLES
Example 1 Recording and compressing voice data before storing it
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example% audioconvert -p -i voice -f sun *.au
-ATTRIBUTES
- See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
-
-
-
-
- +--------------------+-----------------+
- | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
- +--------------------+-----------------+
- |Architecture | SPARC, x86 |
- +--------------------+-----------------+
- |Interface Stability | Evolving |
- +--------------------+-----------------+
-
SEE ALSO
- audioplay(1), audiorecord(1), file(1), attributes(5), largefile(5)
+ audioplay(1), audiorecord(1), file(1), largefile(5)
NOTES
The algorithm used for converting multi-channel data to mono is
implemented by simply summing the channels together. If the input data
is perfectly in phase (as would be the case if a mono file is converted
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to stereo and back to mono), the resulting data may contain some
distortion.
- February 16, 2001 AUDIOCONVERT(1)
+ February 8, 2020 AUDIOCONVERT(1)