> Yes, this challenge concerns me. Obviously, if we encounter
> fundamental discrepancies in the way basic metadata like
> time-stamping is employed, it lowers the priority of using metadata
> in any personal logging/database software that aiming for
> universality. I suppose there could be an auxiliary conversion app to
> change what one's recorder outputs to a "standard" we etsablish but
> it would have to be free, cross-platform and easy for beginners to
> use. How hard would it be, for example, to use BWAV editor to make
> one of your recordings. Raimund, compatible with Reaper? (You don't
> have to try, just curious about the degree of difficulty involved).
> Rob D.
> --
Hi Rob, I just installed an evaluation license of the REAPER software and l=
ooked at it's 'Source properties...' command. I now believe that the incomp=
atibility of my recordings regarding the 'bext' chunk is caused by its unus=
ual location at the end of the file behind the 'data' chunk. I could change=
that, but unfortunately this would cause a lot of re-programming work that=
is usually also associated with some risk to introduce new bugs...
I believe that probably every other commercial field recorder places 'bext'=
chunk before the data chunk, which should prevent such compatibility issue=
s.
It should be possible to write a software that allows to edit and rearrange=
the individual chunks within a .wav file. I believe that the degree of dif=
ficulty involved in a such a software project would be mainly determined by=
the experience of the programmer with the .wav file format and the RIFF ch=
unk concept. If he or she was already familiar with these things, then it s=
hould be quite easy and could probably be done within a few days.
Regards,
Raimund
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