WAV Export Options

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WAV is an uncompressed and lossless audio format PCM audio. The format is in Microsoft's Little-Endian byte order.
Advice WAV files are limited to a maximum size of 4GB - see this page for details of how that relates to maximum times.
What you hear by previewing with playback prior to export is what you will get in the Exported audio file.
Accessed by: File > Export Audio then choosing WAV from the Format dropdown menu.
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Audio options

Channels

Sets the number of channels for the exported audio file. There are three options

  • Mono: single channel
  • Stereo: stereo pair with left and right channels
  • Custom mapping: use this to export multi-channel (surround sound) files or to make customized assignments between Audacity tracks and the channels in the exported file.

Sample Rate

Sets the sample rate for the exported file. Default setting is 44100 Hz, which is CD quality.

Encoding

Selects the encoding to be used for the WAV file. Default is Signed 16-bit PCM, which is CD quality