[Bug 300821] [NEW] sox not aware of multiple VOC headers

[Tom Davidson]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: sox

Trying to use sox to convert file:
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tom at bob:~/sdfasd$ sox a0000001.voc a0000001.wav
sox soxio: Failed reading `a0000001.voc': VOC file header incorrect
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I found more information at this page: http://www.cybercom.net/~dcoffin/rca/
The issue is that the .voc file in question is not a SoundBlaster file "Despite the .VOC extension, they are not Creative Labs Sound Files. RCA-VOC is an undocumented proprietary format starting with the signature "VCP162_VOC_File", not "Creative Voice File". "

Mr. Coffin  also claims to have a "fix" and publishes his code for other developers:
"On March 28, 2008, I finally solved this format and released a free C program "devoc.c" to convert VOC files into uncompressed 16-bit WAV. Click here for a Windows executable. If you've installed Sound eXchange, "devoc -p *.voc" will play directly to the speakers. If you want your favorite audio software to support RCA-VOC, send the authors a link to this page. Here are some sample recordings they can use for testing. "

thank you, tom

** Affects: sox (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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sox not aware of multiple VOC headers
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