arthur wrote: > > If a .wav file is simply frames and no header, couldn't you create .wav > files with the desired periods of silence, then concatenate your tts > .wav's with "silent" .wav's to achieve the desired .wav file? yes, thanks. in fact, someone else suggested this off-list and i gave it some thought. i believe wav's have a header, but a tool like sox can turn them into raw files, after which they can be concatenated, and turned back into a wav. well, barring any further information about actually capturing from the soundcard (which i'm still interested in), this thread has drifted enough. thanks everyone... paul =--------------------- paul fox, pgf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (arlington, ma, where it's 58.1 degrees) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user