Repairing a corrupted wav file?

[timswim78]

I recorded a talk show yesterday about an important issue in my town, and my linux box, Windows box, and Windows laptop all say that the file is corrupt and unplayable. I recorded it from Winfast FM with these settings:
Microsoft APDCM (.wav)
44100Hz, 16 bits, 1411kbit/s, Stereo

If anyone can fix the file and save it as a .wav or .mp3, I would greatly appreciate it. (I can send it to you with yousendit.com or some other service).

Also, if anyone can tell me how to fix it, I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks!

 

[WW]

audacity can work with headerless files...maybe try that?

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/about/features

 

[tk11]

I'll have a look. Send it to spamthis@shaw.ca

 

[timswim78]

Originally posted by: tk11
I'll have a look. Send it to spamthis@shaw.ca

File being uploaded right not. Not sure how long it will take for yousendit.com to get it to you.

Thanks for taking a look at it!

 

[timswim78]

Originally posted by: WW
audacity can work with headerless files...maybe try that?

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/about/features

I am giving it a try right now. It starts to open the file, then it gets hung up. We'll see...

 

[tk11]

I tried to open the file with adobe audition in several ways (including 44.1/16/2 adpcm and 44.1/16/2 pcm) but all I heard was noise. I also looked at the file in a hex editor and it's completely lacking any header information. Maybe recording another wav file the same way as you recorded the damaged one will help provide the info you need.

 

[xtknight]

I can look at it. xt.knight@gmail.com

Also record a blank wav file (with exact same settings) with Winfast FM and send that to me as well.