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{{FormatInfo
|formattype=electronic
|subcat=Audio and Music
|extensions={{ext|w64}}
}}

== Description ==

Sony Wave64 is an uncompressed audio file format designed to overcome some of the limitations of the [[WAV|RIFF/WAVE]] format defined by Microsoft. [[RIFF/WAVE|WAV]], due to its 32-bit nature, can only store up to 4GB of audio data in a single file. Wave64, as a 64-bit format, can store a rather more expansive 8,388,608 terabytes in a single file (http://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation/default.aspx?Doc=SONAR%20X2&Lang=EN&Req=Recording.08.html).

== Information ==

* [http://www.ambisonia.com/Members/mleese/sony_wave64.pdf Sony Wave64 specs]
* [http://blog.bjornroche.com/2009/11/wave64-vs-rf64-vs-caf.html Some general info on 64-bit audio formats]

== Software ==

* [http://www.cantabilesoftware.com/ Cantabile Performer]
* [http://www.dbpoweramp.com/dmc.htm dBpoweramp Music Converter] (with [http://www.dbpoweramp.com/codec-central-wave64.htm Wave64 codec]
* [http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/ Sony Creative Software]

== See Also ==

* [[Core Audio Format]]
* [[RF64]]