Is WAV better quality than MP3?

WAV is usually uncompressed PCM, so it keeps all the original data. MP3 compresses the audio to save space. WAV sounds identical to the source, but the files are far larger.

Are my WAV files uploaded?

No. Files you open from your device stay on your device and are decoded locally. Only the public sample tracks are requested from the server.

Does it support high-resolution WAV (24-bit / 96 kHz)?

Most WAV files play fine. Whether a very high sample rate plays back depends on your browser and audio hardware, but the file itself is read locally without upload.

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WAV (.wav), based on the RIFF container from IBM and Microsoft (1991), stores linear PCM audio — the same raw sample data the computer plays. It is the default lossless container on Windows and in professional audio work, prized because it is uncompressed and trivial to read, at the cost of large file sizes.

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