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Is wav audio and pcm audio the same thing?


Asked by Giavanna Zuniga on Nov 29, 2021 FAQ



Technicaly they are not the same thing at all. PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) is a technique use to represent analog sound in digital form. The data on CD are in PCM form as most wav files. Wav is a file format. Is just a container to store the data in a way that readable by windows.
Subsequently,
Technicaly they are not the same thing at all. PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) is a technique use to represent analog sound in digital form. The data on CD are in PCM form as most wav files. Wav is a file format. Is just a container to store the data in a way that readable by windows.
In respect to this, In this case pcm is better and only option. Bitstream is better, but for stereo source it is basically the same, except if your sources pcm decoding is bad somehow. For newer audio formats is bitstream always better. Up to 5.1 sound it's your decision pcm or bitstream, over that choose bitstream.
Moreover,
PCM (pulse code modulation) describes a process that's used to convert analog audio signals (represented by waveforms) into digital audio signals (represented by ones and zeros - much like computer data) with no compression. Nov 11 2019
Indeed,
WAV 64 bit (RF64) is extended format of WAV file ( PCM format ). What is WAV RF64 > WAV 64 vs WAV RF64 > WAV structure > How RF64 works > Converters > Players > Download samples > RF64 is intendent to support: multichannel audio. Native WAV format support 32-bit (4 Gbyte) file size only due size variable limitations (32 bit integer).