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Summary
Name	Waveform Audio (WAVEFORMATEX)
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Other names
Identifiers	MIME: audio/x-wav PUID: fmt/142
Family	WAVE
Classification	Audio
Disclosure
Description	Waveform Audio (WAVEFORMATEX) is an extended version of the Waveform Audio file format, and was developed by Microsoft. It has superseded the Waveform Audio (PCMWAVEFORMAT).
Orientation	Text
Byte order	Little-endian (Intel)
Related file formats	Has lower priority than Waveform Audio (WAVEFORMATEXTENSIBLE) Has lower priority than Broadcast WAVE (0 PCM Encoding) Has lower priority than Broadcast WAVE (1 PCM Encoding) Has lower priority than Broadcast WAVE (0 MPEG Encoding) Has lower priority than Broadcast WAVE (1 MPEG Encoding) Has lower priority than Broadcast WAVE (2 MPEG Encoding) Has priority over Waveform Audio Is previous version of Waveform Audio (WAVEFORMATEXTENSIBLE) Is subsequent version of Waveform Audio Is subsequent version of Waveform Audio (PCMWAVEFORMAT) Is subtype of Waveform Audio
Technical Environment
Released
Supported until
Format Risk
Developed by	Microsoft Corporation
Supported by	Microsoft Corporation
Source	Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date	01 Feb 2007
Source description
Last updated	31 Oct 2022
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