WavPack 4.2

Posted on Wednesday, April 13 2005 @ 18:53 CEST by LSDsmurf

WavPack 4.2 features include:

Compatible with virtually all PCM audio formats including 8, 16, and 24-bit ints; 32-bit floats; mono, stereo, and multichannel; sampling rates from 6 to 192 kHz
Multiplatform support including Windows, Linux, and OS X
Instantly seekable and streaming capable
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
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 library interface and unrestrictive license (BSD)
Intuitive command line interface (with wildcards and destination directory)
Small, efficient executable (no large programs or dlls to install)
Fully backward compatible to WavPack 1.0
Self-extracting archives (Windows only)
Complete piping support