Re: Sound File Corruption

Monroe wrote:
> I use a D-Link router (DIR-625) to transfer audio files between two
> workstations located within the same building. I use a hard wired
> connection rather than wireless. The process involves recording live
> music to wave, compress to flac then transfer the flac files to
> (literally) another room for decoding back to wave (using a program
> called 'trader's little helper' . . . excellent app, by the way), then
> further processing of the wave file.
>
> Problem I'm having is that I was having an inordinate amount of
> corrupt files during decoding at the receiving workstation. Using the
> same app/same version to decode at the originating workstation, I'm
> not getting the corruption.
>
> Possible to have corruption due to a 'bad' transfer through this short
> network? If so, how can I test the transfer to somehow peg this down?
> For the moment, I'm delving much deeper than I thought into the
> compression tech in order to understand just what is happening to the
> files. But on the hardware front, if indeed the router, would
> appreciate any opinion or even stabs at this problem.
>
> thanks
> --
>
> Monroe

Monroe:

The first thing I would try is to transfer a few files in .WAV format.
The compression may be corrupting the files rather than the network
transfer.

The second thing I would try is a new, temporary, cable between the
two stations. Go out and buy a pre-made patch cable of whatever length
will work. A "Homemade" patch cable is an unnecessary complication at
this point.

HTH & GL

John
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