How do you convert 4 bit files to 16 bit?

jje · 18th December 2006

This is similar to a thread someone else started but going in the opposite direction. I have some samples that are 4 bit and I can't get anything to read them (Battery, Kontakt, etc.) except of course Windows Media Player.

Can I convert these to 16 bit so I can use them in Kontakt or Battery or am I just stuck?

XHipHop · 18th December 2006

I'm pissed that my 1 bit samples won't play back on anything except my colecovision.

TheReal7 · 18th December 2006

You have to multiply them by 4.

azwun25 · 19th December 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by XHipHop

I'm pissed that my 1 bit samples won't play back on anything except my colecovision.

lol..ya know...i think i have a Coleco Vision still kicking around

lovingj · 19th December 2006

Try using a wave audio editor like Cool Edit or Sound Forge. You should be able to resave the file in an upsampled 16 bit format. It will not make the file sound better, mind you, but it won't make it any worse either.

rufus13 · 19th December 2006

For Macintosh, Sound Hack will do bit up and down transforms, as well as sample-rate, share/free-ware.

**Tim Farrant** · 19th December 2006

What about a very sharp knife? Should do the trick.

con?one · 19th December 2006

a quick work-around would be to play them in WM and just sample it into something else

jje · 19th December 2006

Thanks, I appreciate the answers. I'll get at it again to see what I can do.

18th December 2006	#1
jje Gear nut Joined: Dec 2006 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 98 Thread Starter	How do you convert 4 bit files to 16 bit? This is similar to a thread someone else started but going in the opposite direction. I have some samples that are 4 bit and I can't get anything to read them (Battery, Kontakt, etc.) except of course Windows Media Player. Can I convert these to 16 bit so I can use them in Kontakt or Battery or am I just stuck?

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XHipHop Lives for gear Joined: Jul 2002 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 3,856	I'm pissed that my 1 bit samples won't play back on anything except my colecovision. __________________ XHipHop.com is back! Looking for guest posts!

19th December 2006	#5
lovingj Gear Head Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 63	Wave audio Editor Try using a wave audio editor like Cool Edit or Sound Forge. You should be able to resave the file in an upsampled 16 bit format. It will not make the file sound better, mind you, but it won't make it any worse either.

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rufus13 Lives for gear Joined: Sep 2005 Location: Interstate-5, North of Grant's Pass Posts: 700	For Macintosh, Sound Hack will do bit up and down transforms, as well as sample-rate, share/free-ware. __________________ “The Gentiles are responsible for this!” — Ruth Madoff

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TheReal7 Lives for gear Joined: Apr 2004 Location: In The Woods, Canada Posts: 775	You have to multiply them by 4.

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Tim Farrant Moderator Joined: Jun 2002 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,412	What about a very sharp knife? Should do the trick.

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