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AES31-1-2001 (s2012): AES standard for network and file transfer of audio - Audio-file transfer and exchange Part 1: Disk format

Printing Date: 2011-10-17

Publication History: Pub. 2001; Reaffirmed 2006, reaffirmed 2011; Stabilized 2012.

Abstract: This document defines a disk format specification to maintain compatibility with as wide a user base as possible to facilitate audio-file transfer and exchange between differing systems. The document does not describe a complete disk format but provides enough information to choose a proprietary system that will maintain compatibility. The main objective of this disk format specification is to ensure compatibility with as wide a user base as possible to facilitate audio-file transfer and exchange between differing systems. (19 pages)

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