Subject: Re: B&K PULSE 3560C +".DAT" FILES From: Heriberto Avelino <heriberto_avelino@xxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 09:47:09 +0200 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--0016e6dd8e554579790491754a0c Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Dear Julian and List, You may also try http://sox.sourceforge.net/ Best wishes, Heriberto ********************************************************************************* Conference on Phonetic Universals October 29-30, 2010 Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig (Germany) http://www.eva.mpg.de/lingua/conference/10-PhoneticUniversals ********************************************************** Heriberto Avelino Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Department of Linguistics Deutscher Platz 6 04103 Leipzig Phone: +49 (0) 341 3550 - 316 Fax: +49 (0) 341 3550 - 333 ********************************************************** On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 9:41 AM, Sam Jelfs <JelfsS1@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > Julian and List > > Try using Audacity. It's a free audio workstation that can import raw data > files. Though not knowing how the files are saved you might need to > experiment with the import settings, but 32-bit little-endian floats seem > to > give something reasonable. > > http://audacity.sourceforge.net > > Otherwise if you have access to matLab, the fread command will easily > handle > them. > > Sam. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: AUDITORY - Research in Auditory Perception > [mailto:AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx On Behalf Of Julian Villegas > Sent: 30 September 2010 06:43 > To: AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx > Subject: [AUDITORY] B&K PULSE 3560C +".DAT" FILES > > Dear list, > > I have a database of binaural recordings performed by Prof. Qu and > colleagues as > reported at IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AUDIO, SPEECH, AND LANGUAGE PROCESSING, > VOL. > 17, NO. 6, AUGUST 2009. > > (The database is available > athttp://www.cis.pku.edu.cn/auditory/english/audio_publications_1.htm.) > > The database comprises .DAT files for each azimuth, elevation, and range of > measurement. I presume that the .DAT files are produced by a B&K PULSE > 3560C > as > mentioned in their article. I understand this is a binary file, and I was > hoping > to convert them into wav files or at least being able to read them but I > don't > know the format of the file, nor have access to a B&K Type 7698 software. > > > I tried to contact B&K and the authors but haven't received any reply yet, > meanwhile, I would like to ask your help in this issue, and also to share > my > > frustration for not being able to find a free tool to read it. As with so > many > other software companies, they offer free readers for files produced with > their > non-free applications (take the Microsoft Office suit as an example). Is > there > anyway I can read these files? > > Thank you for your cooperation. > > Julian Villegas, Ph.D. > http://julovi.net > > > Me pregunto de un modo pensativo > Que significa ser Colombiano? > No se le respondi. Es un acto de fe > JLB. > > > > --0016e6dd8e554579790491754a0c Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Julian and List,<br><br>You may also try<br><br><a href=3D"http://sox.= sourceforge.net/">http://sox.sourceforge.net/</a><br><br>Best wishes,<br><b= r>Heriberto<br><br clear=3D"all">******************************************= ***************************************<br> Conference on Phonetic Universals October 29-30, 2010<br>Max Planck Institu= te for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig (Germany)<br><a href=3D"http://ww= w.eva.mpg.de/lingua/conference/10-PhoneticUniversals" target=3D"_blank">htt= p://www.eva.mpg.de/lingua/conference/10-PhoneticUniversals</a><br> **********************************************************<br>Heriberto Ave= lino<br>Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology<br>Department of= Linguistics<br>Deutscher Platz 6<br>04103 Leipzig<br><br>Phone: +49 (0) 34= 1 3550 - 316<br> Fax: +49 (0) 341 3550 - 333<br>********************************************= **************<br> <br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 9:41 AM, Sam Jel= fs <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:JelfsS1@xxxxxxxx">JelfsS1@xxxxxxxx= ardiff.ac.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" sty= le=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;= padding-left: 1ex;"> Julian and List<br> <br> Try using Audacity. It's a free audio workstation that can import raw d= ata<br> files. Though not knowing how the files are saved you might need to<br> experiment with the import settings, but 32-bit little-endian floats seem t= o<br> give something reasonable.<br> <br> <a href=3D"http://audacity.sourceforge.net" target=3D"_blank">http://audaci= ty.sourceforge.net</a><br> <br> Otherwise if you have access to matLab, the fread command will easily handl= e<br> them.<br> <font color=3D"#888888"><br> Sam.<br> </font><div><div></div><div class=3D"h5"><br> <br> <br> -----Original Message-----<br> From: AUDITORY - Research in Auditory Perception<br> [mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx">AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx= A</a>] On Behalf Of Julian Villegas<br> Sent: 30 September 2010 06:43<br> To: <a href=3D"mailto:AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx">AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx</a= ><br> Subject: [AUDITORY] B&K PULSE 3560C +".DAT" FILES<br> <br> Dear list,<br> <br> I have a database of binaural recordings performed by Prof. Qu and<br> colleagues as<br> reported at IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AUDIO, SPEECH, AND LANGUAGE PROCESSING,<br= > VOL.<br> 17, NO. 6, AUGUST 2009.<br> <br> (The database is available<br> athttp://<a href=3D"http://www.cis.pku.edu.cn/auditory/english/audio_public= ations_1.htm" target=3D"_blank">www.cis.pku.edu.cn/auditory/english/audio_p= ublications_1.htm</a>.)<br> <br> The database comprises .DAT files for each azimuth, elevation, and range of= <br> measurement. I presume that the .DAT files are produced by a B&K PULSE = 3560C<br> as<br> mentioned in their article. I understand this is a binary file, and I was<b= r> hoping<br> to convert them into wav files or at least being able to read them but I<br= > don't<br> know the format of the file, nor have access to a B&K =A0Type 7698 soft= ware.<br> <br> <br> I tried to contact B&K and the authors but haven't received any rep= ly yet,<br> meanwhile, I would like to ask your help in this issue, and also to share m= y<br> <br> frustration for not being able to find a free tool to read it. As with so<b= r> many<br> other software companies, they offer free readers for files produced with<b= r> their<br> non-free applications (take the Microsoft Office suit as an example). Is<br= > there<br> anyway I can read these files?<br> <br> Thank you for your cooperation.<br> <br> =A0Julian Villegas, Ph.D.<br> <a href=3D"http://julovi.net" target=3D"_blank">http://julovi.net</a><br> <br> <br> Me pregunto de un modo pensativo<br> Que significa ser Colombiano?<br> No se le respondi. Es un acto de fe<br> JLB.<br> <br> <br> <br> </div></div></blockquote></div><br><input id=3D"gwProxy" type=3D"hidden"><i= nput onclick=3D"jsCall();" id=3D"jsProxy" type=3D"hidden"><div id=3D"refHTM= L"></div> --0016e6dd8e554579790491754a0c--