Damaged audio file
 

My Zoom fell during recording and the file is damaged, won't open in Vegas or in WMP.

Any suggestions on an application I can use to open it and transcode it into something useable?

Re: Damaged audio file
 

a H4? Not saying it can't be recoverable but I had the same issue with a first gen zoom h4, it was on a minitripod maybe 5cm above the floor and fell over and gone was my audio, also the file was still on the card but no way to open it.

Re: Damaged audio file
 

H1. There are audio repair solutions, I think, but not sure, I just am SO busy this morning getting ready for wedding I was too lazy to look for something. I'm just downloading last weeks wedding!

Re: Damaged audio file
 

Try to try opening this file as a RAW audio file in Sound Forge Pro. You will need to set correct actual parameters of recorded WAV,

Re: Damaged audio file
 

Thanks, Juris, I don't have Sound Forge, but imagine it's downloadable.

Re: Damaged audio file
 

Jeff, try Audacity. It's free and a decent audio processing program.
Audacity: Free Audio Editor and Recorder

Re: Damaged audio file
 

Mike, thank you very much. I remember that program has been talked about around here before.

Re: Damaged audio file
 

Yes, Audacity looks have similar function as Sound Forge:
File Menu - Audacity Manual