Stefan Reuther wrote:

> Actually, Windows Media Player refuses to open WAV files I wrote
> although I think I conform to the specs.

This is why you should use a library like

http://www.mega-nerd.com/libsndfile/

(of which I am the main author).

> Didn't get around debugging
> that, though: I use them for temporary storage only, and Audacity, Sound
> Recorder and sox read them just fine :-)

Audacity for instance uses libsndfile.

I suspect that the reason WMP doesn't like your WAV file is that
you have one of more of the following:

- more than 2 channels
- PCM bitwidths > 16

for which WMP insists on the WAVFORMATEXTENSIBLE style WAV files.

Erik
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