u-law format

Brett Branham · **Voice Talent** Joined: 19 Apr 2007 Posts: 3

I have a client that requires the following format and nothing I have will get me there, any suggestions? My current formats are wav, pci, and u-law 16 bit. How cann I accomidate this client.

Bit Rate: 64kbps

Audio Sample Size: 8 bit

Channels: 1 (mono)

Audio sample Rate: 8khz

Audio format: CCITT u-law

Connie Terwilliger · **Voice Talent** Joined: 14 Jul 2003 Posts: 409

u-Law is a standard telephony format. What software do you use to capture and save?

Brett Branham · **Voice Talent** Joined: 19 Apr 2007 Posts: 3

I can use Cubase, Nuendo or Sonar 5. Is there a better software incase I run across this in the futur?

Connie Terwilliger · **Voice Talent** Joined: 14 Jul 2003 Posts: 409

Wow - I've never used any of those. I use Adobe Audition and Vox Studio. And I have a copy of Sound Forge somewhere.

From what I know of the software you mention, they are more for music, so I don't know if they would have this telephony format.

Joe Rodriguez · Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007, 21:31 (GMT) Post subject:

I don't know anything about telephony but I did come across this audio file converter that may or may not be helpful.

http://www.smartaudioconverter.com/features.htm

Jamie Jolaine Allen · **Voice Talent** Joined: 12 Aug 2007 Posts: 1

Brett,
I would be curious to hear your results with the smart audio software. I use Sonar 4 to do my recordings.

Regards,

Jamie
http://jamiejolaineallen.voice123.com

Brett Branham · **Voice Talent** Joined: 19 Apr 2007 Posts: 3

Thank you Joe, your tip did give me the results I was looking for. Now I need to experiment a little with how the recording needs to be before the conversion, right now the quallity is substandard.

Thank you Joe,
Brett Branham

Connie Terwilliger · **Voice Talent** Joined: 14 Jul 2003 Posts: 409

Capture at 44.1 / 16 bit, then convert. Do not capture at 8 bit or it will sound awful.

Joe Rodriguez · Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007, 22:58 (GMT) Post subject:

Glad it worked out for ya!

Todd Ellis · Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007, 00:22 (GMT) Post subject:

what connie said!