recording wavs

[Alma J Wetzker]

Michael Hipp <Michael at Hipp.com> Mon, 29 Sep 2003 07:49:16 -0500
> Squabsy wrote:
>>> I still don't understand why any of the above limits would create a
>>> problem when I'm trying to record a wav file that would be 500k at most.
>>
>> I would propose a test:
>> - Create or find a test file of about 1M bytes
>> - Do this over and and over ...
>>
>>     'cat 1mfile >> bigfile.wav'
>>
>> and see if the problem can be reproduced as that file grows (and 
>> outside of sound card and recording software issues).
>>
>> Be sure to do it in the same user account, directory and partition as 
>> the recording.
>>
>>> I have updated to a newer Kernal but it doesn't seem to have made any
>>> differance.
>>>
>>> How would I go about increasing the file size limit ?
>>> Why does it need so much space to create a wav in linux.
>>
>>
>> The wav file takes the same amount of space on Linux as it would on 
>> any other O/S - it's a relatively simple calculation of bits x 
>> channels x rate x time = file size.
>>
>> This will eventually turn out to be something simple (they always do) 
>> and you'll feel good for the experience of having persisted thru it ;-)

I propose yet another test.  Use knoppix and try recording again.  I am 
not ready to retire my col or SuSE systems but I kinda like the way 
knoppix works.

     -- Alma