File Info - Data Format

Controls: File Menu >> File Info >> Format

This shows the data format of the current open data file or the most-recently loaded Arb or Play file. This is not the "file format" (like .WAV or .DQA), but the way the data is encoded within the file. This consists of the number of bits per sample, the encoding (signed or unsigned binary), and for 12-bit data whether it is justified high or low in a 16-bit data word.

All .DQA files are Signed 16-bit format. Standard .WAV files always use either Signed 16-bit or Unsigned 8-bit. However, .DAT files (any file type that Daqarta doesn't automatically understand) can be any combination of Signed or Unsigned plus 8-bit, 12-bit Low, 12-bit High, or 16-bit. Since Daqarta can't detect these formats automatically for .DAT files, you will be prompted for this information when you open one, using the .DAT File Format Dialog.

See also File Menu, Open Existing Data File, File Info Dialog