<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><pre>Dear list,<br><br>I am currently investigating about the FLAC format and one <br>thing I can't understand is the "WASTED BITS PER SAMPLE" flag. <br>I've seen an explanation saying:<br>"After decoding subframe decoder should bitwise shift all <br>samples to left."<br><br>Could anyone explain to me what this flag is for?<br><br>Many thanks in advance.<br><br>Regards,<br><br>Fernando<br></pre></td></tr></table><br>