360 Systems DigiCart/E - Manual (Page 13)

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DigiCart/E displays a three-character abbreviation for each file’s format on its LCD display (Format Code).
Certain operations are compatible with, or limited to, specific file formats. Understanding the formats will
be useful in getting the most out of your DigiCart/E.
The file suffix, noted in the table below, is the file name suffix assigned to recordings made by DigiCart/E.
These suffixes can be seen when viewing files on the Ethernet Audio network using Microsoft Windows

File Explorer. WAV audio files created on DigiCart/E can be played by any program supporting that
standard.
F ILE F ORMAT I NDICATORS ON THE F RONT P ANEL LCD
DigiCart II Compatible
Format Format
Code Sample Rate DigiCart/E
Support File Suffix
Compressed
5
AC2 48000 (Play/REC) .DC2
16-bit stereo linear
5
S16 44100, 48000 (Play/REC) .DC2
16-bit mono linear 3,5 M16 44100, 48000 (Play only) .DC2
New to DigiCart/E
16-bit stereo linear W16 44100, 48000 (Play/REC) .WAV
24-bit stereo linear W24 44100, 48000, 88200, 96000 (Play/REC) .WAV
16-bit mono linear
3
T16 44100, 48000 (Play only) .WAV
24-bit Non-PCM Audio
4
D24 44100, 48000, 88200, 96000 (Play/REC) .WAV
N OTES ON FILE FORMATS
1. DigiCart/E will play DigiCart II files obtained via D-Net or Zip100 disk.
2. DigiCart/E does not support 32K sample rate files.
3. Mono recordings (made on earlier DigiCarts) will be played from both channels. DigiCart/E does not
make mono recordings.
4. The data from non-PCM Audio files (Dolby-E, AC-3, etc.) can be recorded and played through the
digital I/O port, but DigiCart/E will not decode it into a linear PCM format. DigiCart/E does not
encode or decode the data by using “Bit-for-Bit” technology to play exactly the same data as it recorded
in this mode.
5. D-Net can import or export DigiCart II-compatible file types (AC2, M16, S16). No file type
conversions are performed during the D-Net transfer process. In the DigiCart/E, files may be converted
between WAV and Linear DigiCart formats (not AC-2) using the COPY EDITED utility.
6. Non-destructive edits (Head/Tail Trim, Fade In/Out, Gain) can be performed on all playable formats.
The edit parameters are saved in a vendor-specific area of the file header. When playing WAV files on
non-DigiCart machines, the edits will not be recognized. However, the “COPY EDITED” utility can be
used to render Head/Tail Trims to WAV files playable on other machines.
7. The “COPY EDITED” utility can be used to convert between DigiCart II formats and WAV file
formats. This applies only to linear 16-bit stereo recordings, not AC-2.
8. If WAV and DC2 files have the same sample size and sample rate, they may be mixed in a Playlist that
is to be converted into a cut.