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Read 24bit files using scipy.io

I have an audio file that is 24bit depth. When I try to read the file using wavfile, I get this error:

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I then went ahead and replaced the original wavfile.py by the updated enhanced wavfile.py found here, that can supposedly read 24bit files. However, I then got this error:

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For a little extra background, I used Adobe Audition to get the original 24bit file. But Adobe seems to add extra data like probably meta data to the audio file? I then used sox to write over the Adobe file to an equivalent sox 24bit file as I think that sox removes this extra meta data?

I also used a 24bit file from the Urbansound dataset and there are no errors.

Can you tell me what I can do to read my 24bit file?

Here is the location of the file I am trying to read:

https://gofile.io/d/2wY2q4

Any help will be greatly appreciated!

Solution

  • I can load the file 2IN_HomeStairs_Yeti_4GAL_repop_TCL_b_clp_24bit.wav here using

    from scipy.io import wavfile
wavfile.read('./Downloads/2IN_HomeStairs_Yeti_4GAL_repop_TCL_b_clp_24bit.wav')

    I suppose you are using a scipy version earlier than 1.6.0, when arbitrary bit depth support was added (I used 1.6.2 for the above test).