auconvert - perform various conversion operations on sound files
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Copyright
Copyright 1993, 1994 Network Computing Devices, Inc.
Description
The auconvert program can be used to convert from one sound file format, and/or data format to another.
It can also change the comment, sampling rate, and volume of a sound file. Finally, auconvert can be
used to convert raw audio data into a sound file. If no input file name is given, standard input will be
used. If no output file name is given, the original file will be replaced by the converted file or
standard out will be used if the input is coming from standard input.
Name
auconvert - perform various conversion operations on sound files
Options
The following options may be used with auconvert:
-fileformat
The output file format. The -? option will display a list of valid file formats.
-dataformat
The output data format. The -? option will display a list of valid data formats. Note that each
file format may only support selected data formats.
-ratesamplerate
The output sampling rate (in hertz).
-commentcomment
The comment to be stored in the output file.
-volume<percent>|`max'
The volume option can be used in two ways. If the argument is a percentage, the output file
volume will be converted to the specified percentage of the input volume. If the argument is the
string `max', the output file volume will be converted to its maximum level.
-raw<dataformat><numtracks>
This option is used to convert raw audio data into a sound file. <dataformat> is the data
format of the raw data. <numtracks> specifies the number of tracks in the raw data. You must
also use the -file and -rate options when converting raw data.
-? Displays a usage message and a list of supported file and data formats.
See Also
nas(1), auedit(1)
Synopsis
auconvert [-file <format>] [-data <format>] [-rate <samplerate>] [-comment <comment>] [-raw
<dataformat><numtracks>] [-volume <percent>|`max'] [-?] [<inputfile>] [<outputfile>]
