Appendix D
Using CSOUND, MTU, IRCAM, BICSF, and EBICSF Files
Although Sound Forge® Pro software supports a large number of sound file formats directly, it does not support the CSOUND, MTU,
IRCAM, BICSF or EBICSF file types. However, you can use the Sound Forge Raw File Type capabilities to extract sound data from these file
types.
About IRCAM files
The IRCAM or IRCAM-Gross format consists of a 1024-byte header prior to the audio data. This header contains standard information like
the number of channels, sampling rate, and data format, but can also contain the name of the sample and comments. This format is
used by the MTU system and these files are frequently referred to as MTU files. IRCAM files support two types of data formats: 16-bit
linear PCM and floating point data.
About BICSF and EBICSF files
BICSF and EBICSF files (Berkeley/IRCAM/CARL Sound File or Extended BICSF) are extensions of the IRCAM format. Instead of using the
standard IRCAM header, these files replace the first 28 bytes of the header with a standard NeXT/Sun header. This allows the IRCAM
format to store additional information in its 1024-byte header, while also allowing the files to be read by software that supports the
NeXT/Sun file format, such as Sound Forge software.
Opening files
BICSF and EBICSF files
When reading BICSF and EBICSF files, the software identifies them as NeXT/Sun files. This is because the header of the BICSF file has
been modified to allow it to be read as a NeXT/Sun file. These files are read as long as they are in one of the supported NeXT/Sun data
formats.
IRCAM, CSOUND and MTU files
To read these formats, users must import them as Raw data files. This is best accomplished by configuring the parameters in the Raw File
Type dialog and saving them as presets. The Raw File import function allows these files to be opened providing they are stored in 16-bit
linear format. Sound Forge software does not open floating point format IRCAM files.
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