sox stat command - please help

[Georgina Joyce]

Hi All

I'm struggling with sox again.  Having resolved this problem last year I
just can't find the solution this year.  I should have noted the
solution but didn't.

Google searches just tell me how it used to be i.e.

$ sox foo.wav -e stat

I can't get it to work and I don't understand what it's complaining
about:

gena at orchid:~$ sox soaps/desert_island_discs_-_Barry_Manalow.wav -e stat
sox FAIL sox: --encoding: `stat' is not one of: signed-integer,
unsigned-integer, floating-point, ms-adpcm, ima-adpcm, oki-adpcm,
gsm-full-rate, u-law, mu-law,
a-law.
gena at orchid:~$ sox soaps/desert_island_discs_-_Barry_Manalow.wav effect
stat
sox FAIL formats: can't determine type of `effect'

Nor do I understand what it wants:

Effect usage:

stat [ -s N ] [ -rms ] [-freq] [ -v ] [ -d ]
 
Any help would be appreciated.

-- 
Gena


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