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{{FormatInfo
 
{{FormatInfo
 
|subcat=Audio and Music
 
|subcat=Audio and Music
|extensions={{ext|wav}}<br>{{ext|wave}}
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|extensions={{ext|wav}}, {{ext|wave}}
|mimetypes={{mimetype|audio/x-wav}}<br>{{mimetype|audio/vnd.wave}}<br>{{mimetype|audio/wav}}<br>{{mimetype|audio/wave}}<br>{{mimetype|audio/x-pn-wav}}
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|mimetypes={{mimetype|audio/x-wav}}, {{mimetype|audio/vnd.wave}}, {{mimetype|audio/wav}}, {{mimetype|audio/wave}}, {{mimetype|audio/x-pn-wav}}
|locfdd={{LoCFDD|fdd000001}}<br>{{LoCFDD|fdd000002}}<br>{{LoCFDD|fdd000356}}<br>{{LoCFDD|fdd000357}}
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|locfdd={{LoCFDD|fdd000001}}, {{LoCFDD|fdd000002}}, {{LoCFDD|fdd000356}}, {{LoCFDD|fdd000357}}
 
|pronom={{PRONOM|fmt/6}}, {{PRONOM|fmt/142}}
 
|pronom={{PRONOM|fmt/6}}, {{PRONOM|fmt/142}}
 
|released=1991
 
|released=1991
 
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The '''Waveform Audio File Format''' ('''WAV''' or '''WAVE''') is a widely used audio format, originally developed by Microsoft and IBM and based on the [[RIFF]] wrapper format. The usual audio encoding in a .wav file is [[LPCM]], considered an 'uncompressed' encoding.  Because of large file sizes, WAV is not well-suited for distributing audio such as songs or podcasts. WAV is used in MS-Windows to store sounds used in applications. It is also used as an archival format for first-generation (master) files, often with a metadata chunk as specified in the Broadcast Wave ([[BWF]]) standard.
 
The '''Waveform Audio File Format''' ('''WAV''' or '''WAVE''') is a widely used audio format, originally developed by Microsoft and IBM and based on the [[RIFF]] wrapper format. The usual audio encoding in a .wav file is [[LPCM]], considered an 'uncompressed' encoding.  Because of large file sizes, WAV is not well-suited for distributing audio such as songs or podcasts. WAV is used in MS-Windows to store sounds used in applications. It is also used as an archival format for first-generation (master) files, often with a metadata chunk as specified in the Broadcast Wave ([[BWF]]) standard.
 
   
 
   
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== Specifications ==
 
== Specifications ==
 
* [http://www-mmsp.ece.mcgill.ca/Documents/AudioFormats/WAVE/WAVE.html Format spec]
 
* [http://www-mmsp.ece.mcgill.ca/Documents/AudioFormats/WAVE/WAVE.html Format spec]
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* [http://www.textfiles.com/programming/FORMATS/riffform.txt File format info]
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* [http://www.textfiles.com/programming/FORMATS/wavformat.pro Another file format info text file]
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* [https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa904731%28v=vs.80%29.aspx MSDN: Registered FOURCC Codes and WAVE Formats]
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* [http://www.iana.org/assignments/wave-avi-codec-registry/wave-avi-codec-registry.xml WAVE and AVI Codec Registries (Historic Registry)]
  
 
== Metaformat files ==
 
== Metaformat files ==
 
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* {{Synalysis|wav}}
* [https://www.synalysis.net/Grammars/wav.grammar Synalysis grammar file] (for Hexinator / Synalize It!; [[Synalysis grammar file|more details]])
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== External links ==
 
== External links ==
* [[Wikipedia:WAV]]
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* [[Wikipedia: WAV]]
* [http://www.iana.org/assignments/wave-avi-codec-registry/wave-avi-codec-registry.xml WAVE and AVI Codec Registries (Historic Registry)]
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* [http://www.textfiles.com/programming/FORMATS/riffform.txt File format info]
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* [http://www.textfiles.com/programming/FORMATS/wavformat.pro Another file format info text file]
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* [http://imgur.com/a/PbN8H#0 WAV101 an audio file walkthrough]
 
* [http://imgur.com/a/PbN8H#0 WAV101 an audio file walkthrough]
 
* [http://wiki.dpconline.org/images/4/46/WAV_Assessment_v1.0.pdf Format preservation assessment]
 
* [http://wiki.dpconline.org/images/4/46/WAV_Assessment_v1.0.pdf Format preservation assessment]

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File Format
Name WAV
Ontology
Extension(s) .wav, .wave
MIME Type(s) audio/x-wav, audio/vnd.wave, audio/wav, audio/wave, audio/x-pn-wav
LoCFDD fdd000001, fdd000002, fdd000356, fdd000357
PRONOM fmt/6, fmt/142
Released 1991

The Waveform Audio File Format (WAV or WAVE) is a widely used audio format, originally developed by Microsoft and IBM and based on the RIFF wrapper format. The usual audio encoding in a .wav file is LPCM, considered an 'uncompressed' encoding. Because of large file sizes, WAV is not well-suited for distributing audio such as songs or podcasts. WAV is used in MS-Windows to store sounds used in applications. It is also used as an archival format for first-generation (master) files, often with a metadata chunk as specified in the Broadcast Wave (BWF) standard.

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