Recently DLed what I think is a music file (thought it might be video) via bittorent. The folder contained several SHN files. I have tried opening them w/ several different players, but no luck. What kind of files are these, and how can I use them?
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Recently DLed what I think is a music file (thought it might be video) via bittorent. The folder contained several SHN files. I have tried opening them w/ several different players, but no luck. What kind of files are these, and how can I use them?
can you post the complete filename including extention?
What are SHNs?
Shorten (extension .shn) is an audio compression scheme written by Tony Robinson of SoftSound that can compact wav files without subtracting out any frequencies. It's "lossless"- everything in the original wav is there, so that full quality is maintained. For many traders of live music, Shorten files (shns) therefore have an undisputed advantage over "lossy" mp3-format files. A shn file made from a wav is quite a bit larger than the corresponding mp3, with a size perhaps ~50-70% of the orginal wav.
The whole Faqs on this subject can be found here : http://research.umbc.edu/~hamilton/shnfaq.html
the file name is mmw2001-07-01.dnk.shnf
not sure what an extention is, sorry.
this was the txt.file included:
Medeski Martin & Wood 07-01-2001 Gathering Of The Vibes, Red Hook, NY
Source: (fob/dfc @35') Schoeps cmc64->Lunatec 316->SBM-1(Oade Mod.)->M1 @44.1kHz
by Eric McRoberts. Master from M1 used in below transfer. 100 degrees
on 6'4" pole. Lunatec 316 +28dB, SBM-1 line in at 2.9. Audio Magic
Apprentice xlr-rca's from Lunatec 316->SBM-1
Transfer: R500->Audio Magic Presto II->Zefiro ZA2->Soundforge 4.5->CDWav->.shn
by Eric McRoberts. No normalizing, resampling, or DAE.
Minor Edits: 5 second start and end set fades.
----- Jeff Ishaq's Notes
* This source is flawless
* Other Source: MBHO603/KA200N > Sound Devices MP2 > Graham Patten ADC20(48kHz) > dap1 has
some dropouts in it which sound like transfer-related problems (d1t2 01:22, d1t3 03:01).
It sounds almost identical to this recording in terms of sound quality, though apparently
this FOB Schoeps source was 20' closer to the stage than any other mics.
-----
(77:13)
1. Introduction 00:32
2. The Lover-> 08:55
3. Big Time-> 08:35
4. The Dropper 06:20
5. We Are Rolling-> 05:53
6. Wiggly's Way*-> 07:20
7. Grandma's Hands* 08:25
8. Hottentot ** 11:43
9. Buddy Miles Speech 02:20
10. Blues Jam *** 11:14
11. Outro 05:49
* w/ Bruce Hornsby and DJ Logic
** w/ John Scofield and DJ Logic
*** w/ John Scofield and Buddy Miles
Note:
We were about 35' in front of the sbd, center between the stacks.
All other tapers were no less than 20' behind us.
____________________________________________________________________________
*Dankseed Certification received 2001-08-21*
and posted at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dankse...w01-07-01.fob/
Listening test performed by *5* danksters
positive criteria met:
Tracking- OK
Seamless and complete- OK
Lineage listed- OK
negative criteria met:
DAE- NO
Resampled- NO
Diginoise- NO
___________________________________________________________________________
Thanks. OK, next question: How do I uncompress it?
you just need a plugin to play them in winamp nanotec's link will lead you to it.
or here's a direct link to the plugin for winamp 5.XX
http://etree.org/cgi-bin/counter.cgi.../shnamp202.exe
thanks a lot vargas... that was a very simple solution. Sounds like these shn.files are kind of a pain in the arse to deal with. I wonder if the quality is that much better. Anyone have a suggestion for a decompression app. to use w/ Win. XP?... looks like SHN2k might be the simplest app. to use w/o installing more and more app.s just to get the decompression tool to work (like MKW.)
check nanotec's link
A SHN file is actually a compressed loseless audio, meaning the sound quality is exactly that of CD quality and can be converting from SHN to WAV and WAV to WAV without any quality loss. The ratio of SHN to WAV file size can vary depending on the WAV compressed, but it is generally .60-.70 A lot of concert traders use this file format to transfer shows over the internet, whether it be by FTP or even Bit Torrent.Quote:
Originally Posted by mr00420
There is a plugin for Winamp, called SHNamp, here: http://www.etree.org/shnamp.html
Don't worry about it being 3 years old, as the SHN file format hasn't changed in many many years.