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Summary
Name	Waveform Audio (PCMWAVEFORMAT)
Version
Other names
Identifiers	MIME: audio/x-wav PUID: fmt/141
Family	WAVE
Classification	Audio
Disclosure
Description	Waveform Audio (PCMWAVEFORMAT) is the standard Waveform Audio file format, developed by Microsoft. It has now been superseded by Waveform Audio (WAVEFORMATEX), an extended version.
Orientation	Text
Byte order	Little-endian (Intel)
Related file formats	Has lower priority than Broadcast WAVE (1 Generic) Has lower priority than Broadcast WAVE (0 Generic) Has lower priority than Broadcast WAVE (2 Generic) Has lower priority than Broadcast WAVE (0 PCM Encoding) Has lower priority than Broadcast WAVE (1 PCM Encoding) Has lower priority than Broadcast WAVE (2 PCM Encoding) Has priority over Waveform Audio Is previous version of Waveform Audio (WAVEFORMATEX) Is subtype of Waveform Audio
Technical Environment
Released
Supported until
Format Risk
Developed by	Microsoft Corporation
Supported by	None.
Source	Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date	01 Feb 2007
Source description
Last updated	23 Jun 2022
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