Source Formats
This section references the file formats supported in the sources of a Sound Composer project.
Audio Sources
Format |
Description |
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WAV (.wav) |
Standard WAV format and Sound: Analysis and Specification WAV proprietary format including specific proprietary information (calibration channel, physical unit, etc.). |
*.UFF, *.UNV |
The Universal File Format as specified by SDRL at The University of Cincinnati (www.uc.edu). Only UFF types 58 and 58b are supported. Additionally, Sound: Analysis and Specification only supports the following settings:
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*.d7d, *.dxd |
Audio file produced by an acquisition front-end of the DEWESOFT company. |
Time sample (*.txt, *.csv) |
The data may be a generic file that lacks the header lines. When importing a generic file, you will need to select a "time" column or enter a sampling frequency. The data may also be in the Sound: Analysis and Specification proprietary format for time samples (samples vs time). This file contains one or more series of samples. A proprietary *.txt file will include the following content:
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Harmonics Sources
Format |
Description |
Order (*.ord) |
The Sound: Analysis and Specification proprietary format for orders. |
Harmonics (orders) (*.txt, *.csv) |
The Sound: Analysis and Specification proprietary format for level of orders vs rpm. The text file includes the levels of one or more orders as a function of RPM. The *.txt file must include the following content:
You can also use Ansys Sound: Analysis and Specification to create a Harmonics model with two control parameters, see Creating a Harmonics Model (2 Parameters) for more information. |
Harmonics (orders) (*.xml) |
Harmonics file coming from Ansys Mechanical simulation. |
Spectrum Sources
Format |
Description |
Spectrum (*.spectre) |
The Sound: Analysis and Specification proprietary format for spectrum storage. |
Spectrum (*.xml) |
Spectrum file coming from Ansys Mechanical simulation. |
Spectrum (*.txt, *.csv) |
The Sound: Analysis and Specification proprietary format for spectrum defining the frequency and amplitude of a spectrum. The *.txt file must include the following content: Version 3 (recommended format) - supports Power Spectral Density (PSD) input as well as level vs. frequency, depending on the unit.
Version 2 (deprecated format) - supports level vs. frequency only.
Version 1 (deprecated format) - supports level vs. frequency only.
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Broadband Noise Sources
Format |
Description |
Broadband Noise (*.txt, *.csv) |
The Sound: Analysis and Specification proprietary format for spectrum defining the frequency and amplitude of a broadband noise source as a function of a control parameter. The *.txt file must include the following content:
You can also use Ansys Sound: Analysis and Specification to create a Broadband Noise model with two control parameters, see Creating a Broadband Noise Model (2 Parameters) for more information. |