Sangarshanan / wav

Process wave files

WAV utility

Retrieve WAVE (.wav) files header information and perform simple manipulations.

• Only "canonical" (44-bytes) headers are supported.
• Only 16-bit audio samples of one or two channels are supported.

Compilation

Compile as:

$ gcc main.c helper_functions.c wav_data.c wav_header.c wav_process.c -o wave

Alternatively, run Makefile:

$ make

Usage

Print the header information:

./wave file.wave

Execute modifications and write on a new file with the following options:

• -L, to mute left channel.
• -o OUTPUTFILE, to specifiy ouput filename.
• -p, to print the header information.
• -r, to reverse the audio samples.
• -R, to mute right channel.

Example

To reverse audio samples and mute left channel:

./wave -r -L my_file.wav