6 Audio formats and data interchange
This chapter is concerned with common formats for the storage and interchange of digital audio. It includes coverage of the most widely encountered audio and edit list file formats, digital interfaces and networking protocols.
6.1 Audio file formats
6.1.1 Introduction
There used to be almost as many file formats for audio as there are days in the year. In the computer games field, for example, this is still true to some extent. For a long time the specific file storage strategy used for disk-based digital audio was the key to success in digital workstation design, because disk drives were relatively slow and needed clever strategies to ensure that they were capable of handling a sufficiently large number ...
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