Subject: Re: Sound file formats for journal From: Steve Beet <steve.beet@xxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 10:21:27 +0100 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>Hi, I would vote for WAV (i.e. RIFF) or FLAC (the latter because it uses *lossless* - i.e. bit-exact reversible - compression, is widely accepted, is playable with most current media players, and is open source and free of legal encumbrances). MP3 should definitely *not* be used if the aim of including the wav files is to allow others to replicate the authors' work, because it is not lossless. I don't think the bit depth or sample rate should be standardised though - converting the files between the "resolution" used by the authors to any specific standard will not (usually) be a lossless operation. Steve. > -----Original Message----- > From: AUDITORY - Research in Auditory Perception > [mailto:AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx On Behalf Of Neil Hockley > Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 9:10 AM > To: AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Sound file formats for journal > > Hi everyone, > > I would definitely voice my support for .wav format. The > processing involved with MP3 and other compressed formats may > create unintentional changes to the stimuli that may be > misinterpreted. > > Kind regards > > Neil > > Neil S. Hockley > Senior Development Audiologist > M. Sc. Aud(C) > > Bernafon AG, Switzerland > Morgenstrasse 131, 3018 Bern > Direct +41 31 998 16 25 > E-mail nh@xxxxxxxx > Website www.bernafon.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: AUDITORY - Research in Auditory Perception > [mailto:AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx On Behalf Of Dan Stowell > Sent: 14 September 2012 09:55 > To: AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [AUDITORY] Sound file formats for journal > > Robert, > > It's not clear to me whether you're asking about short-term > presentation or long-term archival. I think Etienne's > response covers the important points for short-term (although > I would point out that MP3 has an overwhelming critical mass > of usage, and certainly doesn't rely on flash for playback!). > > For archival, the "TC04" archiving standard (IASA 2009) would > recommend that you aim for 24bit / 96 kHz BWAV (BWAV, > "Broadcast WAV", is related to ordinary WAV, with some small > tweaks to the format for scaleability). > > Best > Dan > > > On 13/09/12 15:54, Robert Zatorre wrote: > > Dear list > > > > In an effort to enhance the Frontiers in Auditory Cognitive > > Neuroscience journal, we would like to enable sounds files to be > > uploaded for reviewers to be able to hear the stimuli used > in a given experiment. > > Eventually we would also like to have a means of having these sound > > files embedded directly into the online journal article so that > > readers can hear the stimuli used. (Of course this could apply not > > only to stimuli, but also to other sound files that are part of the > > study, such as recorded vocalizations, speech or musical sounds > > produced under some experimental conditions, and so forth) > > > > My question for you all is what file formats do you think we would > > need to support? The two obvious ones are wav and mp3, but perhaps > > there are others that you may think are important or that have some > > advantages that should also be considered. > > > > Thank you for your thoughts. > > > > PS feel free to send me your comments directly > > > > -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ > > > > Robert J. Zatorre, Ph.D. > > Montreal Neurological Institute > > 3801 University St. > > Montreal, QC Canada H3A 2B4 > > phone: 1-514-398-8903 > > fax: 1-514-398-1338 > > e-mail: robert.zatorre@xxxxxxxx > > web site: www.zlab.mcgill.ca > > -- > Dan Stowell > Postdoctoral Research Assistant > Centre for Digital Music > Queen Mary, University of London > Mile End Road, London E1 4NS > http://www.elec.qmul.ac.uk/digitalmusic/people/dans.htm > http://www.mcld.co.uk/ >