WAV Waveform Audio File
WAV stores uncompressed PCM audio. It is the working format for audio editing and the format many DAWs, transcription services and phone systems require.
WAV converterHow to use the WAV Converter
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Choose or drop your WAV file.
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Pick the format you want to convert to and adjust the options.
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Click Convert and download the result.
What is a WAV file?
WAV stores uncompressed PCM audio. It is the working format for audio editing and the format many DAWs, transcription services and phone systems require. It is a lossless format best suited to editing, mastering and services that require uncompressed audio. The main drawback is that one minute of CD-quality stereo takes about 10 MB.
Frequently asked questions
Will the MP3 lose quality?
MP3 uses lossy compression, so some fine detail is discarded to make the file smaller. At the default quality setting the difference is very hard to see. Raise the quality slider if you need the result to stay closer to the WAV original.
Will the MP3 be smaller than the WAV?
Usually yes: a minute of audio takes about 10.6 MB as WAV and about 1.4 MB as MP3 at 192 kbps. Lower the bitrate to shrink it further; 128 kbps is plenty for speech.
Questions about privacy, file-size limits or conversion speed are answered in the general FAQ.