open source audio formats...

[Nickelpig]

...other than ogg vorbis? i'm currently undertaking a project (coded in VB), that requires numerous audio files, and to save space they must be compressed. as ogg vorbis doesn't have any support for VB, if anyone has any information on other formats, it would be greatly appreciated.

[DwarfBaby]

I Haven't programed much in VB(to bloody slow at everything) but from what I have seen Vb allows calls to exterior API's and programs regardless of what programming language they are written in. I am sure that OGG Vorbis has supplied all the necesary files, probably written in C/C++. And VB works well with C/C++. Just because you cannot select somthing from the components list doesn't mean it can't work or isn't supported. If you need help try searching google to look for example, it will find anything you may need.

[Nickelpig]

thanks DwarfBaby, i'll search around and see what i can find... hopefully something better than the documentation for ogg!

[Vlet]

woot
http://www.gisburne.com/gm/noginfo.php

[method]

You can call C++/ASM or whatever else from VB really.. I think there are SDKs and stuff for OGG too.

If you are just after a files bitrate or whatever.. you don't even need API. Just the file specs and some VB code will do it. ;)