[asterisk-users] cli command show codecs

RSCL Mumbai rscl.mumbai at gmail.com
Thu Sep 1 09:40:02 CDT 2011 

Surprisingly, despite the error message, the files is uploaded in
"/var/lib/asterisk/mohmp3" with correct permissions and ownership.
Its not showing in FreePBX MOH Screen.
I guess its a FreePBX issue.

Sans




On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 7:56 PM, RSCL Mumbai <rscl.mumbai at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks again @Danny.
>
> File converter worked like a charm.
> asterisk -rx "file convert /var/lib/asterisk/mohmp3/wav_Track11.wav
> wav_Track11.alaw"
>
> I coped the new file from sounds/ folder to my desktop
> And I tried to upload the new .alaw file using FreePBX,
>
> I got the following error:
>
> Error Processing: "sox failed to convert file and original could not
> be copied as a fall back" for wav_Track111.alaw!
> This is not a fatal error, your Music on Hold may still work.
>
>
> Pls help with this last bit.
>
> Thx
> Sans
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 7:17 PM, Danny Nicholas <danny at debsinc.com> wrote:
>> Asterisk has a built-in file convert
>>
>> help file convert
>> Usage: file convert <file_in> <file_out>
>>    Convert from file_in to file_out. If an absolute path is not given, the
>> default Asterisk sounds directory will be used.
>>
>> Example:
>>    file convert tt-weasels.gsm tt-weasels.ulaw
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of RSCL Mumbai
>> Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2011 8:26 AM
>> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
>> Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] cli command show codecs
>>
>> Thx @Danny
>>
>> I am feeling a bit lost here...
>>
>> We are using G711-aLaw for all our calls (endpoints) and I would like to align everything to this codec.
>>
>> I have an MOH file -- a custom wav file. How do I check its codec format ?
>>
>> And if its not G711-aLaw, how do I convert it to G711-aLaw.
>>
>> Thank you.
>> Sans
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 6:35 PM, Danny Nicholas <danny at debsinc.com> wrote:
>>> Maybe this will be better than my first answer – Audio files do indeed
>>> have codec formats.   If you are in a particular codec (say G729),
>>> Playback/Background and MOH will search for files that match the codec
>>> format first, then transcode WAV/GSM/whatever you have to that format
>>> if it isn’t found.  Ideally, you want to have a copy of each codec you
>>> can play for all sounds and MOH.  Each of the “canned sounds” comes in
>>> each codec format (you pick the ones you want when you do make menuselect).
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
>>> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of RSCL
>>> Mumbai
>>> Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2011 5:35 AM
>>>
>>> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
>>> Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] cli command show codecs
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Does audio files have codec formats? I simply convert all my audios
>>> (MOH,
>>> accouncements) to .wav format, 16bit, 11kHz (I believe this is the
>>> best format for asterisk).
>>> I am new to this and may be incorrect.
>>>
>>> Going forward,
>>> (a) How can I check the codec format of my announcements, MOH ?
>>> (b) How can I record/convert announcements, MoH etc to a particular format ?
>>>
>>> I believe its a good idea to prevent transcoding and save CPU overheads.
>>>
>>> Thx
>>> Sans
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 11:39 AM, Bruce B <bruceb444 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> if you see leg-A as ulaw and leg-B as g729 then it's trans-coding. If
>>> your IVR announcement is not recorded in g729 and you see g729 on the
>>> channel when you call into IVR then it's transcoding as well.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 5:50 PM, Eric Wieling <EWieling at nyigc.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Assuming SIP "sip show channels" will show you which codec is used for
>>> each call leg.  However it does not track transcoding.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
>>> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of RSCL
>>> Mumbai
>>>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 2:45 PM
>>> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
>>>
>>> Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] cli command show codecs
>>>
>>> asterisk -rx "core show channels verbose" does not provide transcoding
>>> details.
>>>
>>> Unless I have missed something.
>>>
>>> Sans
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 10:34 PM, Danny Nicholas <danny at debsinc.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>        Core show channels verbose is probably your best bet.  I think
>>> the answer also depends on your * version.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>        From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
>>> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of RSCL
>>> Mumbai
>>>        Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 10:44 AM
>>>        To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
>>>        Subject: [asterisk-users] cli command show codecs
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>        Hi,
>>>
>>>        Is there a CLI command which will tell me the codec used for
>>> active calls and if transcoding is happening ?
>>>
>>>        Thx
>>>        Sans
>>>
>>>
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