WavPack

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    What is WavPack?

    WavPack is a completely open audio compression format providing lossless, high-quality lossy, and a unique hybrid compression mode. Although the technology is loosely based on previous versions of WavPack, the new version 4 format has been designed from the ground up to offer unparalleled performance and functionality.

    WavPack features include:

    - Compatible with virtually all PCM audio formats including 8, 16, 24, and 32-bit ints; 32-bit floats; mono, stereo, and multichannel; sampling rates from 6 to 192 kHz (and non-standard rates)
    - Multiplatform support including Windows, Linux, and OS X, plus a Flash decoder and Silverlight decoder that can work virtually anywhere, and now a web-based audio converter that can decode WavPack files online
    - Instantly seekable and streaming capable (and gapless)
    - ReplayGain (including WavPack file scanner and compatible plugins)
    - Uses ID3v1 and APEv2 tags for metadata (including ReplayGain)
    - Error-tolerant block format conducive to hardware decoding
    - Optional "asymmetrical" mode for improved compression
    - MD5 audio checksums for verification and identification
    - Unique hybrid mode (provides high quality lossy + "correction" file
    Dynamic noise shaping (dns) for optimum quality at lower hybrid bitrates
    - Hybrid mode now operates as low as 2.25 bits/sample (or 196 kbps for CD audio)
    - Free and open source with easy to use C library API and unrestrictive license (BSD)
    - Intuitive command line interface (with wildcards and destination directory)
    - Small, efficient executable (no large programs or dlls to install)
    - Special "low latency" version available for custom applications
    - Self-extracting archives with cuesheets (Windows only)
    - Java and C# decoders and encoders available
    - Fully backward compatible to WavPack 1.0
    - Complete piping support
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    Tags

    • hybrid-codec
    • encoder
    • Audio Codec
    • decoder

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    • Developed by David Bryant
    • Open Source and Free product.
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