Think video, especially for TV and broadcast.Īs a result, WAV files can take up quite a bit of space, taking up about 10 MB per minute. Because it's a raw audio format it boasts uncompressed lossless audio, which makes it ideal for media requiring top-notch sound quality.
Created by tech behemoths Microsoft and IBM in 1991 for use in the now ancient Windows 3.1, they quickly became known as the standard for lossless audio quality.įlash forward 28 years and despite its age, there is still a place for the much-cherished WAV format. WAV files are just under 30 years in the making.
