WAV (Waveform Audio File Format)
WAV adalah format audio tanpa kompresi yang menyimpan data audio PCM (pulse-code modulation) mentah. Format ini menyediakan kualitas audio sempurna tanpa artefak kompresi, menjadikannya standar untuk produksi audio, studio rekaman, dan alur kerja apa pun di mana kualitas tidak boleh dikompromikan.
Tipe MIME
audio/wav
Tipe
Biner
Kompresi
Lossless
Kelebihan
- + Bit-perfect uncompressed audio with zero quality loss
- + Universal support in all audio editors and DAWs
- + No decoding overhead — instant playback
- + Standard in professional audio production
Kekurangan
- − Very large files — about 10 MB per minute at CD quality
- − No built-in metadata tags (no standard title/artist/album fields)
- − 4 GB file size limit in standard RIFF format
Kapan Menggunakan .WAV
Gunakan WAV untuk perekaman, editing, dan mastering audio di mana kualitas lossless diperlukan; konversi ke MP3 atau FLAC untuk distribusi.
Detail Teknis
WAV menggunakan wadah RIFF dengan chunk 'fmt ' yang mendeskripsikan format audio (sample rate, kedalaman bit, kanal) dan chunk 'data' yang berisi sampel PCM mentah. Audio kualitas CD adalah 44,1 kHz, 16-bit, stereo (~10 MB per menit).
Riwayat
Microsoft dan IBM memperkenalkan WAV pada tahun 1991 sebagai bagian dari spesifikasi RIFF (Resource Interchange File Format) untuk Windows 3.1. Format ini menjadi standar audio tanpa kompresi pada PC.
Konversi dari .WAV
Konversi ke .WAV
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