WAV
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WAV is an uncompressed audio file format developed by Microsoft and IBM, commonly used for high-quality sound storage and editing on Windows systems.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
audio file format
ⓘ
container format ⓘ |
| audioQuality | lossless ⓘ |
| basedOn | RIFF ⓘ |
| commonlyUsedIn |
broadcast audio workflows
ⓘ
game audio ⓘ music recording ⓘ professional audio production ⓘ sound design ⓘ |
| comparedTo |
AIFF
ⓘ
MP3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compressionType | usually uncompressed ⓘ |
| dataStoredAs | sequence of audio samples ⓘ |
| developer |
IBM
ⓘ
Microsoft ⓘ |
| differenceFromMP3 | WAV is typically uncompressed while MP3 is lossy compressed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fileExtension | .wav ⓘ |
| fullName | Waveform Audio File Format NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headerContains |
bit depth
ⓘ
format information ⓘ number of channels ⓘ sample rate ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Microsoft and IBM multimedia extensions for Windows ⓘ |
| mimeType |
audio/wav
ⓘ
audio/x-wav ⓘ |
| operatingSystemUsage | Windows NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platformAssociation | Microsoft Windows NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
audio archiving
ⓘ
audio editing ⓘ high-quality audio storage ⓘ |
| similarTo | AIFF ⓘ |
| suitableFor |
intermediate exchange format in audio workflows
ⓘ
mastering ⓘ non-destructive audio editing ⓘ |
| supportsBitDepths |
16-bit
ⓘ
24-bit ⓘ 32-bit float ⓘ 8-bit ⓘ |
| supportsChannels |
mono
ⓘ
multichannel audio ⓘ stereo ⓘ |
| supportsEncoding |
ADPCM
ⓘ
PCM ⓘ compressed audio codecs ⓘ |
| supportsSampleRates | 8 kHz to 192 kHz and above ⓘ |
| typicalEncoding | uncompressed PCM audio ⓘ |
| typicalFileSizeCharacteristic | larger than compressed formats ⓘ |
| usesContainerFormat | RIFF ⓘ |
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