On Wed, 28 Jul 1999, Jim Meagher wrote:
> Keith,
>
> I don't understand what you mean by native and non-native files. It would be
> less confusing if you referred to the sounds by the filename rather than a
> description.
Often, apropos descriptions sometimes eludes me.
> As background information.......Not all WAV files are created equal. They
> can be 8 bit or 16 bit sound files. The recorder can also use different
> sampling rates when digitizing the sound. And they can be mono or stereo as
> well as have different decibel levels (roughly equates to volume).
>
> I'm guessing that when you say the "windows sound" and "the welcome" that
> you are referring to the CTMELODY.WAV and THE MICROSOFT SOUND.WAV files. If
> so, there is no difference between the TADA.WAV, DING.WAV, CTMELODY.WAV, or
> THE MICROSOFT SOUND.WAV files. They are all stereo, 16-bit, and 22,050
> sample rate so they should play identically. Interestingly, the two that
> play correctly have the lower decibel levels which should make them lower in
> volume.
>
The file name appear correct. I was distinguishing "native" being a set
used in a sound scheme, "non-native" as all others. My assumption about
wav files is that their structure is the same, and thus should behave in
in a similar manner.
> If my assumption about the filenames is correct, then I would say that you
> have a corrupted sound driver. Try uninstalling the sound card AND deleting
> all the associated files. Then reinstall everything AFTER rebooting the PC.
>
I did do this, sorry about not saying so in the original message.
> BTW Take a look below and see how your sig file gets mangled. Some mail
> progams work with mono-spaced fonts and others use proportional. It's hard
> to make something complicated that works in both. That's why most people
> use short, simple sigs.
>
Point noted. This is the only mail list that I monitor that does not
assume monospace fonts. And even for that, I normally don't use a sig,
but something possessed me that night.
I am glad thought, that the list doesn't allow html posts. Quite ugly and
difficult to read in my text only mailer.
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