Maybe try using some of the raw files samples in codec2-dev/raw first, 
see if they work OK.

Are your raw/wav files mono?

I use sox for all these sorts of conversion.

Cheers,

David

On 27/08/15 11:16, Onno Benschop wrote:
> After banging my head on the wall for a little while I now have a
> modicum of success. (Fair warning, a "but" is coming...)
>
>   * I have translated a source 256k mp3 into a 16 bit/8k wav file - it
>     loses a little dynamic range, but that is to be expected
>   * I have translated the wav into a raw file using wav2raw.sh
>   * I have used freedv_tx 1600 to "transmit the file" to an encoded.raw file
>   * I have used freedv_rx 1600 to "receive the file" to a decoded.raw file
>
> But ...
>
> When I play back either the encoded.raw or decoded.raw files (using
> playraw.sh), I get some interesting results.
>
>   * The audio level for encoded.raw is pretty low, discernible, but low.
>   * The audio output for the decoded.raw is readable, but nothing at all
>     like the sample files. I can make out what I'm saying, but only
>     because I said it.
>
>
> Can someone please point at the idiot mistake I'm making?
>
> o
>
>
>
> On 23 July 2015 at 17:25, Mark Jessop <[email protected]
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>
>     Onno: We've actually done something similar on the local broadcast
>     (after the national broadcast).
>
>     I second David's comments above about using the command line modems,
>     will be far easier.
>
>     One thing to note is the end result is going to depend *heavily* on
>     how the broadcast gets to air. I know around here that the
>     'originating' source of the broadcast (VK5RAD) has some pretty bad
>     audio issues, and some of the other broadcasts (i.e. 40m) are
>     re-broadcasts of that one, compounding the issue.
>     The end result can sound pretty bad, and once you add codec2
>     modulation and demodulation to that, it may not come across very
>     well. Just some food for thought...
>
>     Cheers,
>     Mark VK5QI
>
>     On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 11:11 AM, David Rowe <[email protected]
>     <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>
>         Hi Onno,
>
>         Yayy, the mailing list is working again!
>
>         Good questions.
>
>         If you are OK with Linux (and when codec2-dev SVN is alive
>         again), you
>         can use the command line freedv_tx/freedv_rx programs to process
>         a wave
>         file:
>
>             (build codec-dev as per readme)
>             $ cd build_linux/src
>             $ ./freedv_tx 1600 speech.wav modem_signal.wav
>             $ ./freedv_rx 1600 modem_signal.wav speech_decoded.wav
>
>         speech.wav should be sampled at 8kHz, 16 bit integer (short)
>         samples, mono.
>
>         Or send me a wave file you want processed and I'll run it for you.
>
>         Cheers,
>
>         David
>
>
>         On 23/07/15 09:42, Onno Benschop wrote:
>         > Hi all,
>         >
>         > While Andrew Smith (VK6PDQ/VK6AS) is on holiday I have his SM1000 to
>         > play with. Nice piece of kit. (I added 4 feet to it, makes it stay 
> on
>         > the bench -
>         
> >http://www.bunnings.com.au/madico-surface-protection-8mm-vinyl-rnd-clr-23260cf_p3979381)
>         >
>         > For an episode* of "What use is an F-call?" - I want to achieve the
>         > following:
>         >
>          >   * Record some audio that has been transcoded using CODEC2,
>         so that
>         >     listeners get a sense of the difference between analogue and 
> digital
>         >     audio.
>          >   * Record some digital - non-decoded - audio, so listeners
>         can hear
>         >     what CODEC2 sounds like on-air.
>          >   * Record some digital - non-decoded - audio and put it as a
>         >     "sub-audible" signal underneath some normal analogue audio, so
>         >     listeners get two information streams for the price of one.
>         >
>         > I am unclear what audio levels come and go from the SM1000 and I 
> don't
>         > want to blow up either ports on the unit or my computer.
>         >
>         > I have installed FreeDV onto a Debian Wheezy virtual machine. 
> (Running
>         > on a Mac, so no "microphone port", just a "line level port".
>         >
>         > I also have a Heil headset and an audio mixer.
>         >
>         > I've been trolling the documentation, the wiki and other 
> information,
>         > but I'm not clear on how to achieve this electrically.
>         >
>         > Any pointers would be gratefully accepted. (And when I achieve it, 
> I'll
>         > document it, so I won't forget how to do it later ;-)
>         >
>         > I also came across instructions to compile CODEC2 from source, but I
>         > cannot seem to checkout from the repository. Not sure if that is 
> because
>         > of the SF outage
>          >
>         
> [http://sourceforge.net/blog/sourceforge-infrastructure-and-service-restoration-update-for-722/],
>         > or because of a configuration problem at my end.
>         >
>         > Look forward to hearing from you.
>         >
>         > * Technically, "What use is an F-call?" no longer exists. As of a 
> few
>         > months ago it's now called "Foundations of Amateur Radio", but the
>         > national news is about a year behind, so nationally this won't be 
> heard
>         > for a little while.
>         > --
>         > Onno Benschop
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>         > --- -. -. ---   ..Morse for Onno..
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