SDII & WAV is there a quality difference?

[linga]

Can't seem to search the duc, so let's try it here.
Thanx

[neil_mcdermott]

sdII, wav & aiff are all uncompressed pcm audio. the data inside the files is identical the only differences are the header files.

i tend to use aiff files as i find they don't throw up problems when transfering between applications etc...

[mindnoise]

YES, no one will use / accept SDII anymore,
so it´s qualitiywise a difference for your nerves.


regs

[O.G. Killa]

sdII, wav & aiff are all uncompressed pcm audio. the data inside the files is identical the only differences are the header files.

i tend to use aiff files as i find they don't throw up problems when transfering between applications etc...

This is true. There is one other small difference which doesn't really make a difference but I figured I'd point it out. WAV files are big endian, and AIF and SDII are little endian. In programming terms, big/little endian states which bits come first, the lower or the larger. So with Big Endian the bits are order largest first down to smallest

128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1

With little endian the bits are ordered from small to large within the file.

1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128

It doesn't really make any difference to the sound of the file or to how the file works within any given software. But I just figured I'd give you this little useless tidbit...just for the heck of it.

[Ealsh]

This is a endless discution...

I just gonna answear:

Yes, for me it's different.

[sean shannon]

How so?

[thin ice]

i use wav now because they are compatible across platforms. no quality difference, although i thougth that sdii only goes to 48k

[linga]

It's true about sdII not being compatible.
Well it answers all my questions
Thanx very much!!!!!!
Now I'm older AND wiser.....ain't that something?