# Membrane WAV Plugin
[](https://hex.pm/packages/membrane_wav_plugin)
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Plugin providing elements handling audio in WAV file format.
It is part of [Membrane Multimedia Framework](https://membraneframework.org).
## Installation
The package can be installed by adding `membrane_wav_plugin` to your list of dependencies in `mix.exs`:
```elixir
def deps do
[
{:membrane_wav_plugin, "~> 0.5.0"}
]
end
```
## Parser
The Parser requires a WAV file on the input and provides a raw audio in uncompressed, PCM format on
the output.
Parsing steps:
- Reading WAV header
- Extracting audio metadata and sending it through a pad to the next element
- Sending only audio samples to the next elements
It can parse only uncompressed audio.
## Serializer
The Serializer adds WAV header to the raw audio in uncompressed, PCM format.
### Warning
The Serializer creates header with invalid blocks which depend on the file size. You can bypass this
using `Membrane.File.Sink` to save the file or fixing the header afterwards with `Membrane.WAV.Postprocessing`
if you need to use any other sink.
## Sample usage
```elixir
defmodule Mixing.Pipeline do
use Membrane.Pipeline
@impl true
def handle_init(_) do
children = [
file_src: %Membrane.File.Source{location: "/tmp/input.wav"},
parser: Membrane.WAV.Parser,
converter: %Membrane.FFmpeg.SWResample.Converter{
input_caps: %Membrane.RawAudio{channels: 1, sample_rate: 16_000, sample_format: :s16le},
output_caps: %Membrane.RawAudio{channels: 2, sample_rate: 48_000, sample_format: :s16le}
},
serializer: Membrane.WAV.Serializer,
file_sink: %Membrane.File.Sink{location: "/tmp/output.wav"},
]
links = [
link(:file_src)
|> to(:parser)
|> to(:converter)
|> to(:serializer)
|> to(:file_sink)
]
{{:ok, spec: %ParentSpec{children: children, links: links}}, %{}}
end
end
```
## Copyright and License
Copyright 2021, [Software Mansion](https://swmansion.com/?utm_source=git&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=membrane)
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Licensed under the [Apache License, Version 2.0](LICENSE)