Saving a Raw Data File

You can save your file as raw data to save a file format other than the standard sound file formats supported by Sound Forge.

What do you want to do?

Save a raw file using a preset format

  1. Click anywhere in the data window to select it.

  2. From the File menu, choose Save As or click the Save As button on the toolbar to display the Save As dialog.

  3. Use the Save As dialog to specify a folder and file name.

  4. Choose Raw File from the Save as type drop-down list.

  5. Click the Save button to display the Save Raw File Type dialog.

  6. Choose a preset format from the drop-down list and click the OK button. To create your own format, set the parameters on the dialog and click the Save As button.

Specify raw file properties

The Save Raw File Type dialog is displayed when you choose Raw File from the Save as type drop-down list and click the Save button on the Save As dialog.

  1. Choose a sample rate from the Sample rate drop-down list or enter a number in the edit box. This setting specifies the sample rate that will be used by Sound Forge when playing the file.

  2. In the Sample Type box, click the radio button that corresponds to the format used to store each sample value:

Item

Description

8-bit PCM

An uncompressed, 8-bit linear format.

16-bit PCM

An uncompressed 16-bit linear format.

24-bit PCM

An uncompressed 24-bit linear format.

32-bit PCM

An uncompressed 32-bit linear format.

32-bit IEEE Float

An uncompressed 32-bit, floating-point format.

64-bit IEEE Float

An uncompressed 64-bit, floating-point format.

G.711 u-Law

A compressed format commonly used for telecommunications in the United States.

G.711 A-Law

A compressed format commonly used for telecommunications in Europe.

  1. Specify the binary format of each sample value. Sound files on the PC are most often saved using the Signed format.

  2. Click the Mono or Stereo radio button to select the number of channels stored in the file.

  3. Click the Little endian or Big endian radio button to specify the order in which the high and low bytes of a 16-bit sample are stored. Little Endian is used by Intel microprocessors, while Big Endian is used by Motorola microprocessors.

  4. Click the Save As button and specify a preset name if you want to save the current dialog box settings in a new preset.

  5. Click the OK button.