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WavPack

WavPack is a free and open-source lossless audio compression format and application implementing the format. It is unique in the way that it supports hybrid audio compression alongside normal compression which is similar to how FLAC works. It also supports compressing a wide variety of lossless formats, including various variants of PCM and also DSD as…

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Contained by
Matroska (not required)
Free format?
Yes
Internet media type
audio/x-wavpack (.wv), audio/x-wavpack-correction (.wvc)
Magic number
wvpk
Open format?
Yes
Type of format
Lossless audio

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WavPack

Nodes84
Edges83
Triples70
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.02381
Components1

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WavPack

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related to Summary · 15
WavPack → APE, BSD-like, CUE, Direct Stream Digital, FLAC/ALAC, Hybrid/lossy, ID3, MD5, Metadata, Open-source, PCM, ReplayGainAbility, Rockbox, Supports RIFF, Win32
related to Software · 13
WavPack → Asunder, Audio CDs, CD-Ripper, DeaDBeeF, DirectShow, Jack, Linux, MediaChest, Nero Burning ROM, Some, The, The Knife, Winamp
related to Technology · 8
WavPack → An, For, However, In, The, Therefore, This, To
related to Features · 7
WavPack → DSD, DSDIFF, DSF, It, Like, PCM, WAV
related to Hybrid mode · 7
WavPack → ADPCM, DSD, Hybrid, It, NaNs, The, This
related to External links · 6
WavPack → Hydrogenaudio ForumsHistorical, Hydrogenaudio Wiki, Lossless Audio, MultimediaWikiWavPack, Official, ReallyRareWaresA
related to history · 4
WavPack → David Bryant, September, This, Very
related to Hardware · 2
WavPack → Cowon A3 PMP, Native
Contained by · 1
WavPack → Matroska (not required)
Filename extension · 1
WavPack → .mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace} .wv (for both lossless and hybrid files), .wvc (correction file for hybrid files only)

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audio mode lossless support compression format also hybrid version file lossy supports used open-source pcm software encoder floating-point data two

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WavPackContained byMatroska (not required)1.00infobox
WavPackFilename extension.mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace} .wv (for both lossless and hybrid files), .wvc (correction file for hybrid files only)1.00infobox
WavPackFree format?Yes1.00infobox
WavPackInternet media typeaudio/x-wavpack (.wv), audio/x-wavpack-correction (.wvc)1.00infobox
WavPackMagic numberwvpk1.00infobox
WavPackOpen format?Yes1.00infobox
WavPackType of formatLossless audio1.00infobox
WavPackis afree and open-source lossless audio compression format and application implementing the format0.90text
WavPackrelated to External linksOfficial0.60section
WavPackrelated to External linksHydrogenaudio ForumsHistorical0.60section
WavPackrelated to External linksReallyRareWaresA0.60section
WavPackrelated to External linksLossless Audio0.60section

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