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USING CSOUND, MTU, IRCAM, BICSF, AND EBICSF FILES APPENDIX D
4. Configure the following parameters:
• Specify a sample rate from the
Sample rate drop-down list.
• In the
Sample type area, select the 16-bit PCM radio button.
• In the
Format area, select the Signed radio button.
• Select the appropriate
Channels radio button.
• Select the appropriate
Byte order radio button.
• Set the
Header value to 1024 bytes.
• Set the Tra il er value to 0 bytes.
5. Click Save As. The Save Preset dialog appears.
6. Enter a name for the preset in the New preset name box and click OK. The preset is saved and the Raw File
Type dialog appears.
7. Click OK. The file opens.
Remember that the byte order of files generated by CSOUND is not constant. CSOUND executables for PC
generate files that use Little Endian byte ordering, while CSOUND for other platforms tends to generate
files with Big Endian ordering. In addition, MTU files use Big Endian byte ordering. Sony Pictures Digital
recommends initially trying a file in Big Endian.
Note: You may want to save presets for byte ordering, as
well as mono/stereo, when receiving CSOUND files from a
number of source computers.
Saving files
You cannot save these files in their original format. You must select a file format supported by Sound Forge.
To save files for use with software that supports the BICSF/EBICSF format, use the NeXT/Sun format. This
format does not save the additional information found in BICSF/EBICSF files, but allows the data to be read
as a NeXT/Sun file.