[comp.sys.amiga.audio] .au files

sss10@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Gun control means having a firm grip) (06/01/91)

I recently found an .au file that I wanted to play on my amiga... unfortunetely
I dont know what it is, other than the fact it isnt an iff sound file. What can
I use to listen to .au files?


PiRho- Its a state of mind. "tsroes rm `nsti ihst""enlgood rakm si amen ym"//
                                                                          //A
                                                                      \\ //mig
Macintoshes should be accelerated at 32ft/sec/sec.                     \X/  A

lord_zar@ucrmath.ucr.edu (wayne wallace) (06/01/91)

sss10@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Gun control means having a firm grip) writes:


>I recently found an .au file that I wanted to play on my amiga...unfortunately
>I dont know what it is, other than the fact it isnt an iff sound file. What
>can I use to listen to .au files?

It is a SparcStation/Sun4 sound file.
On the ftp site ucsd.edu, under /sounds, are two programs.

Iff2Ulaw.tar.Z
Ulaw2Iff.tar.Z

THe first converts Amiga sound to Sparc sound, and the second does the reverse.
They are both written for use on a Sun4, or at least a UNIX box, not your
Amiga. Just uncompress, and untar (tar -xf filename) the appropriate file,
and enjoy. You may have to run the Makefile, as I forget if binaries were
included.

>PiRho- Its a state of mind. "tsroes rm `nsti ihst""enlgood rakm si amen ym"//
>                                                                          //A
>                                                                      \\ //mig
>Macintoshes should be accelerated at 32ft/sec/sec.                     \X/  A

Wayne