ref: 2e68310b5d74c684f1b820eadbe93a84fe5bd25d
parent: 9cec7194a6ee9a86013450ffe9b62ad5eff2ece7
author: rrt <rrt>
date: Sat Nov 11 18:15:26 EST 2006
Some small improvements.
--- a/sox.1
+++ b/sox.1
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contain a header that completely describe the characteristics of
the audio data that follows.
.P
-The second type are header-less data, or sometimes called raw data. A
+The second type are headerless data, often called raw data. A
user must pass enough information to
.I SoX
on the command line so that it knows what type of data it contains.
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
Audio data can usually be totally described by four characteristics:
.TP 10
rate
-The sample rate is in samples per second. For example, CD sample rates are at 44100.
+The sample rate is in samples per second. For example, CDs use 44,100 samples per second.
.TP 10
data size
The precision the data is stored in. Most popular are 8-bit bytes or 16-bit
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
What encoding the data type uses. Examples are u-law, ADPCM, or signed linear data.
.TP 10
channels
-How many channels are contained in the audio data. Mono and Stereo are the two most common.
+How many channels are contained in the audio data. Mono (1) and stereo (2) are the two most common.
.P
Please refer to the
.B soxexam(1)