Source format
WAV
Waveform Audio File Format
Uncompressed audio: every sample is stored as it is. It’s the working format of recording studios and editing software, perfect for editing but very heavy.
- Best for
- Audio editing, original recordings, maximum fidelity.
- Limits
- Huge files, awkward to send.
- Compression
- none (PCM)
- Size
- about 10 MB per minute at CD quality
- Compatibility
- universal
- Extensions
- .wav
- Since
- 1991