After overwriting my file disk with a ghost and loosing all my wav files,i tried varius recover software to recover them.
One seemed to work.
It found all the files it could.
Even if the files have the correct size it cant be opened either with editor.
"Unrecognizable or unexpectable file format"was the msg if i remember well.
Someone told me to try open it as raw audio and play with the settings but it didnt work either.
I ve found that there is a prog in Linux that mabe do the job called Kwave and i am gonna try it after installing linux.
Does anybody know something related?
Thanx
repair structurally damaged wav files
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- KVRer
- 4 posts since 13 May, 2004 from DDD
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- KVRAF
- 1743 posts since 3 Dec, 2004
this is a long shot, but you could try looking for a program that can read a .RAW audio file.
edit - bah this is what you said in your original post, i must remember to drink coffee in the morning before posting
edit - bah this is what you said in your original post, i must remember to drink coffee in the morning before posting
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- KVRist
- 57 posts since 17 Feb, 2005 from Somewhere over the rainbow
Not exactly what you are looking for, but a little advice for the future to come:
http://www.calistan.demon.co.uk/index.htm
Needless to say, I'm no way affiliated with them.
http://www.calistan.demon.co.uk/index.htm
Needless to say, I'm no way affiliated with them.
TPM
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Stupid American Pig Stupid American Pig https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=4753 - KVRAF
- 7065 posts since 25 Nov, 2002 from not sure
you would prolly need a hex editor...
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- KVRist
- 57 posts since 17 Feb, 2005 from Somewhere over the rainbow
S_A_P® wrote:you would prolly need a hex editor...
Nah, too hard work. You have to know the WAV file format specs and follow them bit-per-bit.
Surely a software tool can do it 4U, but it's not so easy to find.
TPM
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- KVRAF
- 1743 posts since 3 Dec, 2004
just found this online, may be worth a shot
http://www.railjonrogut.com/WAV%20Saver.htm
http://www.railjonrogut.com/WAV%20Saver.htm
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- KVRer
- 1 posts since 24 Mar, 2005
Am I correct to assume your files were deleted/overwritten and your trying to recover them from raw data on your hard drive?
If that is the case, good luck. Unless your library consists of extremely small or very few samples, your going to have a heck of a time restoring them.
There are two key factors here. The fragmentation of the drive, and the percentage overwritten. The more the fragmentation prior to the overwrite, the harder it will be to restore. The lower the percentage of data overwritten, the higher likelyhood it still survives.
I'd recommend, like the rest of the lot, opening the files as raw again. Try toying around with the settings (bit rate, sample rate, channels, encoding method). If that doesn't work, try a different editor and open them as raw.
Once you get them open, you may find chunks of silence or filled with noise. This goes back to the data fragmentation I mentioned. If these artifacts are present, you cannot recover the data.
-snev
If that is the case, good luck. Unless your library consists of extremely small or very few samples, your going to have a heck of a time restoring them.
There are two key factors here. The fragmentation of the drive, and the percentage overwritten. The more the fragmentation prior to the overwrite, the harder it will be to restore. The lower the percentage of data overwritten, the higher likelyhood it still survives.
I'd recommend, like the rest of the lot, opening the files as raw again. Try toying around with the settings (bit rate, sample rate, channels, encoding method). If that doesn't work, try a different editor and open them as raw.
Once you get them open, you may find chunks of silence or filled with noise. This goes back to the data fragmentation I mentioned. If these artifacts are present, you cannot recover the data.
-snev
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- KVRer
- Topic Starter
- 4 posts since 13 May, 2004 from DDD
If that is the case, good luck. Unless your library consists of extremely small or very few samples, your going to have a heck of a time restoring them.
Man all files was sampled and effected due to a prog house/trance project ready to release ;(
ouf!
Man all files was sampled and effected due to a prog house/trance project ready to release ;(
ouf!
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