Merge WAV files??

[Radar]

I've tried & tried & tried, but the signals within my head
just aren't telling me how to do this. Does anyone know how to merge 2 or more WAV files into 1 big file that a WAV player will correctly read as one big WAV file? I've tried a binary transfer of bytes from the multiple input files into a single file, and it does merge the files. However, a WAV player will recognize and play ONLY the first file inside the finished Binary, and reports only the length of same. I'm sure that it has to do with header data in the individual input files, probably needs to write a single new header at the beginning of the single output file, but I can't find any info anywhere about this. Any help would be greatly appreciated, and possibly a glass of e-Beer

Thanks -
Radar

[Dreamlax]

If you manage to find the header and remove it, the bitrate and frequency would also make a difference. If the person was talking with a rahter low voice, and the frequency changes, the guy will be talking like he's been punched in the nuts.

BUT
If both frequencies (and bitrates) are the same, chopping off the header (and the footer of the last if there is one) and sticking them both together binarily, it should play alright (I guess)

[Electro414]

Here is a kind of chat to do it. Use sound recorder and insert the file to the end of the other.

[Dreamlax]

Couldn't you search the web (suing Altavista) for something like "Wave format" or "Wave format description". I dunno, I've only done it for zip files.

[Radar]

Dreamlax -
Good point about the bit rates & freqs. I hadn't thought about that. I've managed to find a good breakdown of the file format, and I think I can put something together with it. This app is for one of our local radio stations - they want to embed custom wavs in MS Powerpoint presentations for some of their customers. I found a cool freeware & several shareware apps that do it, but none with the other features that they want. But thanx for the advice. I'm off to a good start. BTW - you win the e-beer it will arrive on your computer shortly. Drink it slowly....you don't want to ingest to many of those stray electrons.........

- Radar

[Radar]

How come when I posted a reply, it put the whole thread back on page one??

[parksie]

Possibly because the threads are shown in order of most-recently-changed.

Try www.wotsit.org for the RIFF WAVE format.