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WAV

Waveform Audio File Format (WAVE, or WAV due to its filename extension; pronounced /wæv/ or /weɪv/ ) is an audio file format standard for storing an audio bitstream on personal computers. The format was developed and published for the first time in 1991 by IBM and Microsoft. It is the main format used on Microsoft Windows systems for uncompressed audio.…

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Description

Audio coding formatsCompressedAudio CDsSampled44.1 kHz
12 related topics

Comparison of coding schemes

GSMMP3MonophonicStereophonicADPCM
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Limitations

GiB32-bitUnsigned integerStereoSampling rates
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Popularity

File sharingInternetFirst generationBBC RadioGlobal Radio
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Container for
LPCM, ADPCM, MP3, μ-law, GSM, Truespeech, CELP
Developed by
IBM and Microsoft
Extended from
RIFF
Extended to
BWF, RF64
Initial release
August 1991; 35 years ago (1991-08)
Internet media type
audio/vnd.wave, audio/wav, audio/wave, audio/x-wav

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Description

File specifications

Metadata

Popularity

Limitations

Non-audio data

Audio compact discs

Comparison of coding schemes

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WAV

Nodes76
Edges75
Triples109
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.026316
Components1

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WAV

Top relations

related to Comparison of coding schemes · 15
WAV → ACM, ADPCM, All WAV, Audio, CELP, GSM, LPCM, Microsoft GSM, MP3, MPEG Layer-3, SBC, These, This, Truespeech, Windows
related to External links · 12
WAV → Archived, BathWAVE File Format, BWF Metadata GuideExif, Extensible Wave-Format Descriptors, Last, McGill University, Microsoft, More, University, Updated October, WAVE, Wayback Machine
related to Description · 10
WAV → CDs, IBM, LPCM, Microsoft, Resource Interchange File Format, RIFF, Since LPCM, The RIFF, The WAV, Though
related to Use by broadcasters · 10
WAV → Australian, BBC Radio, D-Cart, Global Radio, In, LPCM, The ABC, The Digital Radio Mondiale, The UK Commercial, UK
related to Limitations · 9
WAV → Although, CD-quality, European Broadcasting Union, GiB, Its, Sound Forge, The RF64, The W64, The WAV
related to Metadata · 8
WAV → As, Extensible Metadata Platform, ID3, In, INFO, RIFF, The RIFF, XMP
related to Audio compact discs · 6
WAV → Audio, CDs, LPCM, Many CD, Red Book, The
related to RIFF · 6
WAV → FourCC, In, It, RIFF, Tags, The
related to Non-audio data · 4
WAV → GHz, Hz, LTspice, Since
related to RIFF WAVE · 4
WAV → It, RIFF, The, This

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Important terminology

file format audio riff chunk files data use microsoft specification also used lpcm wave information samples standard windows uncompressed chunks

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WAVContainer forLPCM, ADPCM, MP3, μ-law, GSM, Truespeech, CELP1.00infobox
WAVDeveloped byIBM and Microsoft1.00infobox
WAVExtended fromRIFF1.00infobox
WAVExtended toBWF, RF641.00infobox
WAVFilename extension.mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace} .wav .wave1.00infobox
WAVInitial releaseAugust 1991; 35 years ago (1991-08)1.00infobox
WAVInternet media typeaudio/vnd.wave, audio/wav, audio/wave, audio/x-wav1.00infobox
WAVLatest releaseMultiple Channel Audio Data and WAVE Files 7 March 2007; 19 years ago (2007-03-07) (update)[failed verification]1.00infobox
WAVType codeWAVE1.00infobox
WAVType of formatAudio file format, container format1.00infobox
WAVUniform Type Identifier (UTI)com.microsoft.waveform-audio1.00infobox
WAVis aapplication of the Resource Interchange File Format0.90text

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