16 bit to 8 bit Conversion not yielding any results

[Echooff3]

I converted the output.raw file from the tests folder to an mp3. In my code I'm playing back the mp3 and getting back linear PCM 16 bit samples. I'm using the following conversion to take the Sint16 to ltcsnd_sample_t.

       SInt16 *samples ...
       ltcsnd_sample_t convertedSamples[BUFFER_SIZE] ...
       /* Omitted Code for brevity */ 
       for (int i=0; i < n; i++) {
            SInt8 tempSigned8Bit = samples[i+total] / 256;
            convertedSamples[i] = tempSigned8Bit + 128;
        }

Is this conversion the right way to go?

[x42]

duplicate of #4