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Question about Wave Files

I'm kind of confused. If you're asking if you can play them over and over without them degrading, no, they'll never wear out.

> Do Wav files wear out or are they like mp3's where they
> never wear out?
>
 
yes thats exactly what i meant. Thanks.
> I'm kind of confused. If you're asking if you can play them
> over and over without them degrading, no, they'll never wear
> out.
>
> > Do Wav files wear out or are they like mp3's where they
> > never wear out?
> >
>
 
Oh no you're wrong..WAV files can become "marked" or "run weary" as they call it in germany just like MP3's. They also have a tendency to "virtually warp" and become "grainy" or "mustardized" causing them to lose flavor, and dry out. Best to keep them in a humidor.

Seriously if the original poster meant "can a WAV file lose quality" It can if it is transferred via an analog system..i.e playing it through a console to another computer etc..if it stays in the systemm as a digital file it should be fine except for one thing.

hard drive are mechanical and they FAIL eventually..all of them do. It's only a matter of time..so save and backup and archive anything you really want to be sure you want.
 
also it is very plausable for (especially wav) files to become corrupted, which i have found to be pretty common with files that are constantly opened and saved... mp3's dont seem to corrupt as often though. once it's corrupted it's gone (as far as i know... if anyone knows different let me know)
 
And 16-bit wav files will lose quality if they have amplitude changes, (i.e. normalized to -6dB and then to -3dB) because of the integer-based nature of the bitdepth. This will also happen with any integer based bitdepth, including 24-bit. The only way around this is to use a 32-bit floating point system, like the one found in Audition and Sound Forge.

But it's nothing like a needle wearing out an LP.

> also it is very plausable for (especially wav) files to
> become corrupted, which i have found to be pretty common
> with files that are constantly opened and saved... mp3's
> dont seem to corrupt as often though. once it's corrupted
> it's gone (as far as i know... if anyone knows different let
> me know)
>
 
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