Do you have an audio file such as WAV that will not play correctly? If so, our free-to-use WAV repair tools may be able to help. Our tool analyses the data contained within your WAV audio file and is able to determine if the content is valid. Our tool will let you know what is wrong with your WAV file and attempt to fix it.
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A maximum of 20 files can be uploaded at once.
Here are 3 simple steps to repair your WAV using our fast and free repair tool.
No. Our WAV repair tool will not adjust the quality of the repaired file.
Yes! Our WAV repair tool is 100% free to use.
No, you can repair as many files as you wish. We do not have any limits when using our WAV repair tool.
We aim to process WAV repairs as quickly as possible; this usually takes around 5 seconds; however, this may be longer depending on the file size and data needed to be repaired.
Once your WAV has been selected, it will undergo some initial checks to verify that the file has some basic information. If the initial checks pass, we then upload the file to our servers for more detailed analysis.
Yes, of course it is! Your WAV, once repaired, is deleted 15 minutes after upload, and any download link will expire after this time.
Yes! Our WAV repair tool will run on any system with a modern web browser.
| Extension | WAV |
| Full Name | Waveform Audio File |
| Type | Audio |
| Mime Type | audio/x-wav |
| Format | Binary |
A WAV file is a popular audio format first developed by Microsoft and found widespread adoption as one of the main audio formats used on the Windows operating system. A WAV file stores audio in an uncompressed format with a number of frequencies and channels.
For users who require the highest quality audio storage, WAV files are the perfect choice. They do not compress the audio data like other formats such as MP3, however, this lack of compression can lead to very large file sizes and is most suited to users when quality is a high priority, such as music professionals.
WAV files can be opened with most audio editing software, and playback is possible on most major platforms without any additional software. We have various WAV conversion tools that can convert between the WAV format and other formats, such as MP3.
Due to the desire to keep WAV files as small as possible, most audio file formats store the audio data in a binary format. Often, this is also compressed using special techniques to further reduce the file size without any discernible loss in quality. As the file formats are generally binary, they will have a certain sequence of bytes preceding the sound data at the beginning of the file which is often referred to as the header. Our WAV repair tool is able to read this data from the header sequence and determine not only the type of file but also the length of the audio track, the number of channels, metadata, and more.
Most WAV files will contain two channels of audio data, which make up the stereo sound heard when playing the file. Other files may only have one, and some may have more than two. Our tool will analyse each channel separately and repair what it can. Where a channel is irreparable, the channel will be removed from the final repaired file.
The bitrate (aka quality) of any repaired audio file will remain as it was in the original file. Our tools will not change this setting.
