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From: Erwin Ried <1091420+eried@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 28 May 2020 21:29:29 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Created C16 format (markdown)

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+The Capture app records into C16 format. Described in the [PortaPack Wiki](https://github.com/sharebrained/portapack-hackrf/issues/139) this format is two channels of 16 bits signed integers. So, the first channel is I and second Q, forming a complex number. You end with three axis for your data, the real, the imaginary and the time (defined by the sample rate).
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+### Capture manipulation
+
+You can open the C16 file in Audacity importing it as Raw data. Consider the sample rate you used when you captured.
+
+<img src="img/c16_import.png" width="400">
+
+It is possible to manipulate the data as if it was audio. You can apply filters, add silences, trim, mix and merge.
+
+<img src="img/c16_export_multitrack.png" width="800">
+
+To export the data as a C16 file, select Export, Export Audio ... and then select RAW as a 16 bit signed PCM. After saving, change the extension and you will be able to use the file in the Replay app.
+
+<img src="img/c16_export.png" width="600">
+
+As a final note, if you created a new file, be sure that the Project Rate matches your capture:
+
+<img src="img/c16_export2.png" width="300">