[Commons-l] Sound files

[jkelly at fas.harvard.edu]

  Gerard,

Quoting Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijssen at gmail.com>:

> software we can record vast amounts of pronunciations, it is a waste to
> destroy something that can have an incredible value because of an
> insistence on .ogg files.
>
> I would urge us to allow for the recording in .wav files in order to
> ensure that this data keeps its relevance for scientific usage.

  Can you clarify why .wav format is more scientific that .ogg format?

                     Jkelly