SHN file? What's this?

[mr00420]

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?

[{I}{K}{E}]

can you post the complete filename including extention?

[TheDave]

http://filext.com/detaillist.php?ext...HN&goButton=Go

[nanotek]

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

[mr00420]

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
___________________________________________________________________________

[mr00420]

Thanks. OK, next question: How do I uncompress it?

[Vargas]

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

[mr00420]

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.)

[Vargas]

check nanotec's link

[leeferdude]

http://www.dbpoweramp.com