NAME

       sid2wav - output wav files out of sid files

SYNOPSIS

       sid2wav [-commands] <datafile>|- [outputfile]

DESCRIPTION

       Sid2wav  is  a synthetic waveform generator from sid files, named after the Sound Interface Chip found in
       Commodore 64 personal computers. With this tool, one can 'convert' sid files to  wav  ones  that  popular
       music  players  like  XMMS  can  play. Note that you don't have to convert sid files just to listen them,
       sidplay can play it for you just as it would sound on a real C64. Also, XMMS has an input plugin to  play
       sid  files  directly. The use is that you may convert sid tunes to wav and later to any compressed format
       like Ogg or MP3 for users lacking sidplay. Other use would be to  convert  files  to  wav  for  audio  CD
       creation.

COMMANDS

       -h     gives help on usage.

       -f<num>
              set frequency in Hz (default: 44100).

       -16    16-bit (default: 8-bit)

       -s     stereo (default: mono).

       -ss    enable stereo surround.

       -u     au output (8000Hz mono 8-bit u-law).

       -o<num>
              set song number (default: preset).

       -a     improve PlaySID compatibility (not recommended).

       -a2    transparent ROM memory mode (overrides -a).

       -n     enable NTSC-clock speed for VBI tunes (not recommended).

       -nf    no SID filter emulation.

       -ns    MOS 8580 waveforms (default: MOS 6581).

       -m<num>
              mute voices out of 1,2,3,4 (default: none).  Example: -m13 (voices 1 and 3 off).

       -t<num>
              set seconds to play (default: 60).

       -b<num>
              skip first <num> seconds into the song (default: 0).

       -fin<num>
              fade-in time in seconds (default: 0).

       -fout<num>
              fade-out time in seconds (default: 2).

SEE ALSO

       sidplay(1), xmms (1).

AUTHORS

       Michael Schwendt <sidplay@geocities.com>
       Adam Lorentzon   <d93-alo@nada.kth.se>

       This  manpage  was  written for the Debian GNU/Linux system by Laszlo 'GCS' Boszormenyi <gcs@lsc.hu> (but
       may be used by others).