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'''WAVE''' or ''''Waveform Audio File Format''' is an audio format boasting high quality, but ridiculously large file size. It is widely supported and may be used for sound effects (but never music) in [[fangame]]s.
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'''WAVE''', or ''''Waveform Audio File Format''', or just '''wav''' is an audio format boasting high quality, but ridiculously large file size. It is widely supported and may be used for sound effects (but never music) in [[fangame]]s.
  
WAVE is not recommended for longer sound files due to its hideous file size; [[MP3]] or especially [[Vorbis]] are preferable, and it may be best to use these formats for all game audio in the first place.
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WAVE is not recommended for longer sound files due to its enormous file size; [[MP3]] or especially [[Vorbis]] are preferable, and it may be best to use these formats for all game audio in the first place.

Latest revision as of 19:49, 17 October 2011

WAVE
Specification
Type Audio- Sample
Mimetype audio/vnd.wave
audio/wav
audio/wave
audio/x-wav


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WAVE, or 'Waveform Audio File Format, or just wav is an audio format boasting high quality, but ridiculously large file size. It is widely supported and may be used for sound effects (but never music) in fangames.

WAVE is not recommended for longer sound files due to its enormous file size; MP3 or especially Vorbis are preferable, and it may be best to use these formats for all game audio in the first place.