How to work with 24 bits per sample .wav files? about wavefile

[jstrait]

Hi Rich,

Currently, the WaveFile gem supports reading/writing files with these sample formats:

PCM 8, 16, 32-bit
Floating Point 32, 64-bit

Any other formats, including PCM 24-bit, will raise UnsupportedFormatError.

I started working on supporting reading/writing 24-bit files last night, which would also include the ability to read a 24-bit file into 32-bit buffers (which it sounds like you might need from the other linked issue). It looks feasible, and I'll release a new version of the gem when it's in place. FYI though, I'll be going out of town for a few days for the Thanksgiving holiday so I won't be able to do a release until after then.

Thanks!
Joel

[richorton]

Hi Joel,

I did comment on the linked issue on lame, but just incase you didn't get a notification I though I'd comment here too..

I'm truly very grateful for this, it's going to make my life a hell of a lot easier once it's implemented. My client should be pretty happy when I let them know tomorrow too!

Don't stress about a release date either. I completely understand that we all have other things going on. I've put a patch in place on the application I am working on now anyway, so it's not like I have had to "down tools" whilst I find a fix or anything as drastic as that.

Please let me know if there's anything I can do to help too (i'll try my best!)

Thanks,
Rich

[jstrait]

Hey Rich,

Sure, no problem! I just released a new version (0.6.0) which should let you read/write 24-bit files, as well as convert 24-bit files to the other supported formats. Let me know if you run into any issues. Hope this helps!

Thanks,
Joel

[richorton]

Hi Joel,

That's brilliant, thanks for letting me know. I'll be sure to let you know how I get on as soon as I get a chance to implement the changes.

Thanks,
Rich