The Apple Mac operating system generates hidden files when the data in this folder is copied/downloaded. This is an OS compatibility issue. These hidden files cause an Acousonderead.m error in MatLab, and must be removed. To remove these files, open a terminal window (Go->Applications->Utilities->Terminal) and change directory to the folder where the data has been downloaded. Remove the hidden files, "rm ._*" The Acousonderead.m function should now perform as advertised.