>
>  Is there a way to determine, using mathematical methods, if this step
> dunction occured in a given file
>  without actually graphing the file and physically looking at it?
>
> I recently stretched a years worth of meteorological data points to range
between -127 +127 and pressed into an 8 bit mp3 file and listened to the
result.

It turned  out to be very un-remarkable but it may be possible to quickly
detect the step changes you are looking for.

Not what you had in mind I suspect.

Justin
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