Waveform Audio File Format

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Waveform_Audio_File_Format
GPTKB entity
Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf file format
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:WAV
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:RIFF
gptkbp:category gptkb:software
file format
container format
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:IBM
gptkb:Microsoft
gptkbp:directoryStructure chunk-based
header and data sections
gptkbp:extendsTo .wav
.wave
gptkbp:format Windows sound
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Waveform Audio File Format
gptkbp:introducedIn 1991
gptkbp:maximumDepth 32
gptkbp:mayInclude uncompressed audio
compressed audio codecs
multiple audio channels
gptkbp:mediaType audio/wav
audio/x-wav
gptkbp:notableCollection audio
gptkbp:openFormat true
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:AIFF
gptkb:FLAC
gptkb:MP3
gptkb:Broadcast_Wave_Format
gptkbp:samplingRate 4.3 GHz
gptkbp:specifies publicly available
gptkbp:supports metadata
mono audio
stereo audio
PCM audio
compressed audio
cue points
loop points
bit depths from 8 to 32 bits
broadcast extensions
little-endian byte order
sample rates from 1 Hz to 4.3 GHz
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:music_producer
multimedia applications
video games
digital audio workstations
gptkbp:usedFor audio recordings
audio editing
audio playback
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Windows
gptkb:Windows_95
gptkb:Windows_XP
gptkb:Windows_3.1
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:WAV
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6