I know this is a loaded question but... Is there an accepted standard format for audio files that are to be digitaly archived on a server of some sort? By this I mean a format that does not entail condensing and/or any other manipulations that would in any way affect my ability to go back, open up, and have access to "the whole thing". I'm not talking about simply saving, let's say, a Pro Tools session en masse but rather a file format that retains as much of the "sound" information as possible. Not the session itself. I'm asuming that these are completed sessions. Also, I'm not concerned with things like CD-Rs, etc; though I obviously would like to preserve the ability to make them again later. My guess is that we're talking about either a WAV or AIFF files, no? Thanks in advance, Brandon Burke Brandon Burke Graduate Research Assistant Digital Library Services University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX phone: (512) 495-4439 email: [log in to unmask] ********************************************************************* * "Stand up and face the full force of a dissonance like a man." * * * * -- Charles Ives * *********************************************************************