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Recover Corrupted Audio File

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ChiefOperator

Folks,

On a iMediatouch system, one of the critical audio files has corrupted. I keep getting an "unsupported audio format" warning. The file is definitely there, but it won't play. I tried changing the extension from .MTS to .WAV but I can't get it to play in Windows Media Player either. (they record as PCM files)

Does anyone know of anyway to recover an audio file that may be corrupted?

Thanks!
 
Have you tried opening in VLC, it plays almost anything?
In Audition, you can try to change extension to .pcm and open as PCM raw data, it will ask you for file parameters (sample rate, bit depth, number of channels and data format).
Audacity (=free) can import RAW as well.

If all fails: WAV Saver
 
I second the vote for Audacity. I've had very good success in recovering PCM WAV files using the import raw data function. I'd definitely give it a shot before purchasing anything.

And another "tech tip" - download it via www.ninite.com. Ninite is an excellent compilation of installers, all the latest version, without having to jump to multiple sites or deal with "do you want to install this toolbar" junk. Ninite is free, too, although they do have an enterprise version which lets you execute via command line (useful if you want to script updates for Java, Flash, or whatever else).
 
RadioFlyerAtl said:
I second the vote for Audacity. I've had very good success in recovering PCM WAV files using the import raw data function. I'd definitely give it a shot before purchasing anything.

And another "tech tip" - download it via www.ninite.com. Ninite is an excellent compilation of installers, all the latest version, without having to jump to multiple sites or deal with "do you want to install this toolbar" junk. Ninite is free, too, although they do have an enterprise version which lets you execute via command line (useful if you want to script updates for Java, Flash, or whatever else).
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I second Ninite... Nice to have all the useful stuff right there, organized neatly with version numbers. I have often wondered how the bills get paid at ninite...
 
I had a messed up file of a live recording that could not be re-captured so I did some interesting forensic science on getting into the guts of an audio file. I turned out in that case to be much to large a task to be worthwhile. I just sent you a Personal Message with an e-mail address. If you can COPY the corrupted file, I would be happy to look at it and see if my meager talents can bring it back to life.
 
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