WMA — Windows Media Audio
The clip as Windows Media Audio (WMA v2) in an ASF container — Microsoft's lossy codec. For testing WMA decoding and conversion to open formats.
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Specifications
- Source
- 3 s A-major triad, 44.1 kHz stereo
- Codec
- WMA v2
- Container
- ASF
- Lossless
- false
What is a .wma file?
WMA (Windows Media Audio) is a Microsoft lossy audio format stored in the ASF container, developed as a competitor to MP3. It supports several profiles including lossless and voice variants and historically carried DRM. It is a legacy Windows-ecosystem format with limited cross-platform support.
How to use this file
Use an example WMA to test ASF container parsing, legacy Windows audio decoding, and transcoding to widely supported formats like MP3 or AAC.
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