On Thu, Jun 12, 2003 at 09:42:40AM -0700, Tim Hockin wrote: > > I'm new to OSS Programming, and I'm attempting to play some 8bit wav files. > > However OSS is telling me that my sound card will not play 8bit , only 16bit. > > If I force it. The sound changes pitch, and is very fast. ( obviously ). > > Bit-depth has nothing to do with pitch. If it sounds fast, it is because > the file is at a lower sample rate.
Not neccesarily, when you pack two adjacent 8bit samples into a 16bit sample you will get something that resembles the oroginal but distorted and at twice the pitch. - Steve
