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Hello Russell - 

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CA>> Risky to vouch for software when you haven't seen the
CA>> source code. It is conceivable that some WAV editors might
CA>> attempt to tweak the saved file for their own purposes
CA>> when reloading it? I can only say the 'nature' of WAV file
CA>> editing is to work with raw binary coded data and should
CA>> not alter the code when it is loaded and re-saved back to
CA>> the drive. 

RT> Now that is pretty much what I think, the wav format is
RT> around and should be easily implemented from standard
RT> libraries, but one never knows if someone has decided to
RT> "tweak" the format. :-(( 

I never enjoy putting more man-hours into research than I
expect to recover when using the software but ... 

It would be reasonable to try loading and resaving with a new
name using at least three WAV file editors taking care to use
the same 8/16bit, mhz, mono/stereo, and signed/unsigned format
of the original. The file sizes matching would be one
indication, a binary file-compare utility would be even better.

They _should_ match the original WAV file but there is a
possibility that the software that created the original was
faulty (unfortunately). This process might only verify the
editors but still not tell us if the WAV file is in the proper
format for a WAV. 

If two of the three agree then it would be relatively safe to
assume those two are following the 'standards' for that file
format. If three out of five agree it would be even more so. :-) 

If none of the three agree (matched file outputs) then it would
be a contra-indication that things are not good and probably
none of the editors is following the file format guidelines. 

Either way it would answer the question but no guarantee we
would like the answers. 

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