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WAV (or WAVE), short form for Waveform audio format, is a standard format audio file from Microsoft and IBM for storing audio on PCs.

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Concatenate multiple WAV files using single command, without extra file

I want to concatenate multiple WAV files into a single WAV file using FFMPEG. I have used the following command and it generates the required file. Command: ffmpeg -f concat -i mylist.txt -c copy output.wav File : #mylist.txt file '1.wav' file…
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How do I check if a 2-track WAV file is "really" in stereo?

I have an audio file (WAV format to be specific). When I open it with an editor (e.g. audacity), I see two channels I suspect that the recording is actually mono rather than audio, i.e. I suspect the tracks are duplicate. What's an easy way to check…
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Play a sound (maybe WAV?) from Windows line command

How can i play a sound (CPU Beep or wav, don't matter what) using the Windows cmd?
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What is the difference between WAV and FLAC?

My understanding is that the WAV and FLAC formats are containers for lossless audio. I have seen the FLAC format as being perhaps better because it is able to losslessly compress audio from say a WAV file. However today I noticed that bleep is…
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Reduce .wav file size

I am required by a distance education language course to record some audio and submit it. However, they are being absolutely unreasonable. I am only allowed to attach a file that is 5mb while my recording is 17mb. Even after zipping, the file still…
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Batch converting AIFF to WAV

I have a few dozen AIF files that I need to convert to WAV. I have converted a few by opening them in Audacity and exporting them to WAV, but this is very slow. I would like to convert them all in batch. Is there a way to do this on OS X?
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Understanding conversion and (de)compression of lossless audio

I have a few questions concerning lossless audio. I'm considering ripping my entire music collection to lossless .flac, but I want to understand a few things about it first. If I have a file that is .flac, and I want to make it into, say, .wav, how…
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How do I append a bunch of .wav files while retaining (not-zero-padded) numeric ordering?

I have many (7500) .wav files (named by their numbers) which I'd like to merge into one. I think it has to be done with a bash loop because with using globbing some files would be in the wrong order (like 1111 before 2). What's the best way to do…
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FFmpeg - convert WebM/Opus to WAV or FLAC in single step?

I want to create WAV and FLAC audio files from WebM files with Opus audio streams, and I want to do so without further degrading the audio. I am currently using a 2-step process as follows (WAV example show): ffmpeg -i "file.webm" -vn -acodec copy…
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How can I record audio to wav format?

When I use Voice Recorder, it always saves it as a .m4a, but I need the file as a .wav. I know it is possible using Sound Recorder in Windows 7, but Windows 10 seems to use a different program. Is there a way of doing this natively in Windows 10?
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Why Is Conversion From An MP3 To WAV (PCM) Lossless?

I understand that when converting between audio formats where no stream encoding is involved like when converting between WAV (PCM), AIFF, FLAC, ALAC, WMA Lossless, and etc, the process is usually lossless, because the PCM audio stream is just being…
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Convert mp3 to wav

Could someone tell if we can convert an MP3 file to WAV format and regain the initial audio clarity? If so, how do I do that?
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Size comparison: wav versus MP3

How much space do I save with MP3 compression of audio compared to .wav files? In particular I'm looking for voice recordings, not so much music. Any benchmark data about this? Links?
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Read wav file header - possibly with audacity - on linux

On ubuntu linux, I want to be able to inspect a wav file such that I can read the wav header to determine the format. I have the tool audacity which, as an audio tool seems pretty good, but I can't find a way to see a decode of the wav…
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is it possible to convert .nmf audio file to .wav format

Can audio files in "nmf" format be converted to "wav" format? If so, what is the appropriate tool to do so? If it cannot be converted, then what is the workaround? Some sites on the net say that nmf files cannot be converted to other formats. Some…
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