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Embedded Sound Files.

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Chris@0: By using the open SNDFILE with a file descriptor function: Chris@0:

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Chris@0:       SNDFILE*  sf_open_fd (int fd, int mode, SF_INFO *sfinfo, int close_desc) ;
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Chris@0: it is possible to open sound files embedded within larger files. Chris@0: There are however a couple of caveats: Chris@0:

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Read/Write mode (SFM_RDWR) is not supported. Chris@0:
Writing of embedded files is only supported at the end of the file. Chris@0:
Reading of embedded files is only supported at file offsets greater Chris@0: than zero. Chris@0:
Not all file formats are supported (currently only WAV, AIFF and AU). Chris@0:

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Chris@0: The test program multi_file_test.c in the tests/ directory of the Chris@0: source code tarball shows how this functionality is used to read and write Chris@0: embedded files. Chris@0:

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