Waveform Audio File Format

GPTKB entity

Statements (74)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Acoustic
gptkbp:can_contain gptkb:metadata
gptkbp:can_include multiple audio tracks
gptkbp:can_transform_into gptkb:MP3
gptkb:AAC
gptkb:FLAC
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:IBM
gptkb:Microsoft
gptkbp:editing gptkb:Audacity
gptkb:Adobe_Audition
gptkb:tools
gptkbp:file_extension .wav
gptkbp:first_appearance gptkb:1988
gptkbp:flash_type audio/wav
gptkbp:has_header gptkb:true
gptkbp:header_contains RIFF chunk
data chunk
fmt chunk
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Waveform Audio File Format
gptkbp:introduced_in gptkb:1991
gptkbp:is_compatible_with gptkb:Linux
gptkb:mac_OS
gptkb:Windows
most audio players
gptkbp:is_not_compressed gptkb:true
gptkbp:is_often_used_in gptkb:operating_system
gptkb:broadcasting
gptkb:recordings
audio samples
film production
field recordings
music distribution
podcasting
sound effects
CD audio
gptkbp:is_part_of WAVE specification
gptkbp:is_played_by gptkb:i_Tunes
gptkb:VLC_media_player
gptkb:Windows_Media_Player
gptkb:VLC_Media_Player
gptkbp:is_recommended_for high-quality audio
gptkbp:is_standardized_by gptkb:W3_C
gptkb:ISO/_IEC
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:Linux
gptkb:mac_OS
gptkb:Windows
gptkbp:is_used_by gptkb:musicians
professional audio engineers
podcasters
gptkbp:is_used_for gptkb:sound_design
gptkb:music_production
game audio
gptkbp:is_used_in gptkb:sound_design
gptkb:music_production
audio editing
video editing
game audio
gptkbp:losses gptkb:true
gptkbp:storage stereo audio
mono audio
gptkbp:suitable_for streaming
streaming applications
low-bandwidth applications
archiving audio
gptkbp:support multiple channels
sample rates up to 192 k Hz
bit depths up to 32 bits
gptkbp:supports stereo audio
mono audio
uncompressed audio
gptkbp:supports_bit_depths 8-bit, 16-bit, 24-bit, 32-bit
gptkbp:supports_sample_rates various sample rates
gptkbp:uses gptkb:PCM_(Pulse_Code_Modulation)
Pulse-code modulation