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JulieBoo
JulieBoo
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February 17, 2023
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Where did ulaw go for 2023?

  • February 17, 2023
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I'm using Audition CC 2023 and suddenly I can no longer save files as .ulaw.  This conversion is REQUIRED by my clients and removing the option is unacceptable.  How can I fix this????

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Correct answer August29121914cfj8

Sorry, no - you haven't followed the correct steps at all, and whoever told you that 'Audition stopped supporting .ulaw' is talking out of their backsides - as a glance at the screen-grab - from the current version - shows. If you got a NIST file, that's because you picked Sphere NIST format.

 

The issue here is what is provided by the Libsndfile library, and that's not maintained by Adobe. So it's not a matter of Adobe stopping anything. If you want further information or clarification, you'd have to ask via the home page. 


Looks like this was fixed with 23.3 update.

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default2ikxemueqgwd
Participant
March 9, 2023

Hello,
It seems the ability to save as .WAV for Libsndfile Encoding was removed (see screenshot). Likely a bug in the update. I went back to previous version of Audition (23.1) and I was able to save in .WAV with libsndfile Encoding again. 
I also have a client that requires specifically libsndfile in .wave. Update 23.2 forces to save in .nist file.

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NYReichman
Participant
March 16, 2023

I also have a client that requires the u-Law libsnd files for a telephone system, and all I can do at this point with Audition is create incorrect NIST files that don't sound like the u-Law files I've been getting from Audition for years now. I may have to roll back to an earlier version of Audition.

 

Nathaniel Reichman | Producer/Re-recording Mixer
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    NYReichman
    Participant
    March 16, 2023

    Yep, 23.1 works.

      John Waller
      Community Expert
      John WallerCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      February 18, 2023
      1. File > Export > File
      2. Format: libsndfile
      3. Format Settings, click Change
      4. Format: choose format
      5. Encoding: μ-law 8-bit PCM
      SteveG_AudioMasters_
      Community Expert
      SteveG_AudioMasters_Community Expert
      Community Expert
      February 18, 2023

      Nearly...

       

      Format: libsndfile

      Sample Type: Doesn't matter

      Libsndfile format setting: Sun/NeXT AU format

      Libsndfile Encoding: u-Law 8-bit PCM (ITU-T G.711)

      Byte Order: Default

       

        SteveG_AudioMasters_
        Community Expert
        SteveG_AudioMasters_Community Expert
        Community Expert
        March 1, 2023

        @emmrecs 

        I also followed Steve's steps and got a .au file.

        However, the OP seems to want a .wav file, not .au.

         

        I also get a .nist file when I select wav u-Law 8-bit. See my post above.


        I checked with an earlier version, and there if you select Waveform Audio, you do indeed get a wav file. And Wav isn't in the current Libsndfile list. However you look at it, you shouldn't get NIST as an option there. But as noted, you do get Waveform Audio as a save option, so it's not a case of 'not supported' - it's just a screw-up. Incidentally if you choose Waveform Audio with u-law encoding and manually change the save extension to .wav, it certainly saves the file - but whether it's correctly encoded I have yet to determine. You can't easily use Audition for this, as it decodes everything to a linear wav on opening, so you get no real clues. Investigation ongoing...

          John T Smith
          Community Expert
          John T SmithCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          February 17, 2023

          You need to ask program questions in the forum for the program you are using
          To ask in the forum for your program please start at https://community.adobe.com/
          Moving from Using the Community (which is about the forums) to the correct forum

          JulieBoo
          JulieBooAuthor
          Participating Frequently
          February 17, 2023

          Well, that was helpful.  Just as helpful as the way Adobe sets up support.  Clear as mud.

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