Original recording (PCM encoded 16 bits per sample, sampling rate 44100 Hertz, stereo). PCM encoded sound files with 16 kHz and 8 kHz sampling rate, respectively: 2. A-e02-16kHz.wav 3. U-LAW encoded (8 bits per sample) sound file with 44.1.

Working With Wave Files Native Formats As with any telephony device it is important to play and record audio files (wave files) utilizing formats that are native to the device. For example the Dialogic Proline/2V and D/4PCI supports the following formats natively: • PCM 11,025 Hz, 8-bit, Mono • ADPCM 6,000 Hz, 4-bit, Mono • ADPCM 8,000 Hz, 4-bit, Mono • uLaw 6,000 Hz, 8-bit, Mono • uLaw 8,000 Hz, 8-bit, Mono The wave files provided with ExceleTel TeleTools are in the format “PCM 8,000 Hz, 16-bit, Mono”. If you find that they work with your Dialogic card it is because there is a CODEC (Audio COmpressor DECompressor) installed on your system that converts the file in real-time. You can see what CODECS are installed on your system by clicking on “Multimedia” in the Windows 98 Control Panel, selecting the “Devices” tab and expanding the “Audio Compression Codecs” item. You can also find other WAV file formats by checking our WEB page. Alternative software development tools for Intel / Dialogic hardware Less costly Royalty Free Hardware Independent Would you like to find an alternative to the expensive, royalty based, hardware specific, and/or discontinued computer telephony software development tools from Intel / Dialogic, Pronexus, Parity, Envox or others?

For more information about ExceleTel TeleTools. Artisosft VisualVoice Parity CallSuite Parity VOS Pronexus VBVoice CT ADE (Dialogic, Intel, Envox) Do you need a replacement for one of these or one of the others like them? To download ExceleTel TeleTools trial software now. You may also directly to get help or more information about replacing your current computer telephony software development tool. ExceleTel Inc. +1(919)233-2232 The etPlay control sends audio data to the audio device via the Windows Audio API.

If the device does not support the format of the audio data, Windows will search for a CODEC that has the ability to convert the data from the current format to a supported format. Diagram 1 illustrates the data passing through a CODEC; diagram 2 does not utilize a CODEC. CODECs are specialized drivers that receive streamed audio data in one format and output a stream of audio data in a different format.

The use of a CODEC is automatic. The only way to avoid utilizing CODECs is to send the audio data to the device in a format that it supports natively.

Most CODECs seem to be work well however we have seen some create problems. For example the header information that is generated by some CODECs is not always compatible with the Dialogic audio drivers; this will cause an error. CODECs execute at the operating system level. This is something to keep in mind if your application supports a large number of lines. For example if you had 48 lines playing wave files simultaneously requiring conversion then 48 copies of the CODEC would need to execute at the same time draining your system’s resources. You will need to check with your telephony hardware supplier for audio formats that your device supports natively to avoid utilizing CODECs. Decoding Wave File Formats with TeleScope The TeleScope utility supplied with ExceleTel TeleTools makes it easy to experiment with your telephony device.

Use it to learn how your device works and to debug problems with your code and even the telephony device, it’s drivers and Telephony Service Provider (TSP). Torrent Midnight Express French Dvdrip there. Please take the time to read the “Using TeleScope” and the “How Do I Do That?” sections of the ExceleTel TeleTools help file. Most telephony devices manufacturers supply sample programs and audio (wave) files with their device and drivers.

For example Dialogic has their TAPI sample program (Takler32.exe) and the wave file Play.wav (uLaw 8,000 Hz, 8-bit, Mono). You can use the etPlay TeleScope to view the format information for any wave file. This information can then be used with the etRecord control to record wave files that your telephony device supports. Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 1 shows the value of the etPlay.Source.Format properties after the etPlay.Source.FileName has been set. Figure 2 shows that each of the etRecord.Source.Format properties have been set to match those in etPlay. This allows etRecord to create files with the same audio format as the “Play.wav” file. TAPI Browser and Windows Sound Recorder TAPI Browser is a programmer’s utility supplied by Microsoft.

Using this you can perform many of the operations available through TeleTools however you need to understand TAPI! Don’t worry; we have come up with the step-by-step instructions you’ll need to perform the Supervised Transfer test. Please reference the “Debugging with TAPI Browser” Topic of the ExceleTel TeleTools help file. TAPI Browse does not have the ability to play and record wave files. For this you will need to use the Windows Sound Recorder in conjunction with the TAPI Browse.

To do this you will need to set the “Sound Playback Preferred device” to use the audio device associated with your telephony device. Selecting the Control Panel applet for “Sound and Multimedia” allows you to do this, see figure 3.

Figure 3 Now you can use TAPI Browser to make or answer a call. Once the call is connected use Windows Sound Recorder to play or record wave files through the audio device. Figure 4 When you are finished testing remember to reset your audio device! Volume Control Dialogic does not have a configuration setting for the volume level. You need to set the etPlay.Volume properties as follows: etPlay1.Volume.Enabled:= True; etPlay1.Volume.Default:= False; etPlay1.Volume.Position:= 75; Converting Wave File Formats Unfortunately ExceleTel TeleTools does not have the ability to convert wave file formats at this time. There are a number of tools available that will allow you to convert your wave files.

For example: Windows Sound Recorder, Cool Edit 200 from Syntrillium Software Corporation and GoldWave from GoldWave Inc. Once again, you can download the WAV files in different formats from our WEB page at: As with any conversion you are likely to have a loss in sound quality so you may need to consider re-recording your wave files in the required format. If you are interested, there are many CODECS available on the WEB for free download. Download our sample wave files in other formats: • 8k8bitmono.zip • • Notes The following settings are the defaults, but you may want to make sure to observe them: Set etPlay.Device.Delay to zero Do not set etPlay.Device.Wait to True Do not set etPlay.Device.Loop to True Voice Modems and wave formats Because all Voicemodems use UnimodemV as their TSP, they can only play and record using one wave format, 8kHz, 16-Bit, Mono. Internally, some modem chip sets actually use a non-standard format, sometimes 4-bit.

The firmware for the modem therefore must be able to make the conversion. We have seen modems that do not do this correctly, or can play properly but not record.

Or, they can play and record fine using a handset, but will not work when using a headset plugged into the speaker and microphone jacks. We recommend checking with your modem manufacturer to get their latest INF file. If you are sure that you want to get into the modem settings yourself, you can check the INF file that came with the modem and make adjustments and then re-install, or if you are daring and don't need to create an install for multiple machines, just change the registry settings. The INF file will contain two sections that look like this.

I would like to know if there is a difference in the quality of audio when choosing between 8-bit WAV formats in Audacity Export? My Current method: • Change 'Project Rate (Hz)' in the bottom left corner to '8000' • Select 'Tracks -->Stereo Track to Mono' • Select 'File -->Export.' • Select 'Other uncompressed files' then click 'Options.' • Select Header as 'WAV (Microsoft)' Now I have the choice of various different 'Encoding' schemes. Since it's uncompressed audio I'm assuming there won't be a difference in quality between the different options. Just to be sure, since my target device for my client accepts all types (apparently), is there one I should choose in particular for the best quality?

So far I tried A-Law and U-Law and they said that's fine but audio might suffer from compression. I'm not sure if that's correct as it's uncompressed, and A-Law and U-Law are encoding schemes as far as I'm aware. Possibly 'Unsigned 8 bit PCM' is what I should select?

Any thoughts would be most welcome!