Wave files and Sound Forge????

[tvolhein]

I have some questions about wave files and Sound Forge. I have SF version 9.0e, latest build.

1)
In Sound Forge, what is the difference between a “Scott Studios Wave” file and a “Microsoft Wave” file.

Saving my wav files as Scott Studios Wave files creates some weird naming behavior and I have to rename each file after it has been saved, because no matter what I enter into the filename field, the file winds up saved as “SP0000.WAV”


2)
What type of wave files do most multi-tracking software export?


3)
I the Sound Forge Preferences/File Types/File types to associate: dialog window, when I check the box:
“.wav Wave Audio wmplayer”
Sound Forge gives me the warning,
"This may overwrite File Associations used by other applications. Are you sure you want to continue?”

Is Wave Audio, wmplayer a Microsoft Wave file and what has this got to do with a problem with file associations used by other applications?


Thanks in advance.

Tom

 

[SouthSIDE Glen]

1) In Sound Forge, what is the difference between a “Scott Studios Wave” file and a “Microsoft Wave” file. .

A Scott Studios WAV is a custom format of WAV file that contains some extra header information in it intended for use by a Scott Studios broadcast automation system.

Unless you are running your own Jack Radio station or somthingh along those lines, don't bother using this format. Stick with the good ol' original Microsoft WAV file format. You also then won't have to worry about having to use those goofy SPxxxx file names.

2) What type of wave files do most multi-tracking software export?

Microsoft WAV is the standard WAV format available as an option by all Wintel-based software and most Mac-based software.

3) Is Wave Audio, wmplayer a Microsoft Wave file and what has this got to do with a problem with file associations used by other applications?

All this is dealing with is which software you want Windows to use to automatically open a WAV file if you just ask windows to open a WAV file. That decision is totally up to you; do you want a WAV file to automatically open into Sound Forge, or maybe when you open a WAV file you want it to automatically playback in Media Player so some other sound file player?

This doesn't mean if you select one app that you cannot open it in others, it just is telling Windows which default app you want it to use when you ask it to open a WAV file without specifying which app - for example; if you just click on a WAV file from Windows Explorer instead of actually opening the file from within an application.

All that warning message is saying is that WAV files may already be "associated with" another default application other than Sound Forge, and that you may be changing that association setting.

HTH,

G.

 

[tvolhein]

A Scott Studios WAV is a custom format of WAV file that contains some extra header information in it intended for use by a Scott Studios broadcast automation system.

Unless you are running your own Jack Radio station or somthingh along those lines, don't bother using this format. Stick with the good ol' original Microsoft WAV file format. You also then won't have to worry about having to use those goofy SPxxxx file names. Microsoft WAV is the standard WAV format available as an option by all Wintel-based software and most Mac-based software.All this is dealing with is which software you want Windows to use to automatically open a WAV file if you just ask windows to open a WAV file. That decision is totally up to you; do you want a WAV file to automatically open into Sound Forge, or maybe when you open a WAV file you want it to automatically playback in Media Player so some other sound file player?

This doesn't mean if you select one app that you cannot open it in others, it just is telling Windows which default app you want it to use when you ask it to open a WAV file without specifying which app - for example; if you just click on a WAV file from Windows Explorer instead of actually opening the file from within an application.

All that warning message is saying is that WAV files may already be "associated with" another default application other than Sound Forge, and that you may be changing that association setting.

HTH,

G.

Glen,

Thank you soooo much. Some of this I had figured out from experimentation, but your answers made it all clear.

t