A minimal C library for reading and writing (32-bit float or 16-bit int) WAV audio files.
#include "tinywav.h"
#define NUM_CHANNELS 1
#define SAMPLE_RATE 48000
tinywav tw;
tinywav_open_write(&tw,
NUM_CHANNELS,
SAMPLE_RATE,
TW_FLOAT32, // the output samples will be 32-bit floats. TW_INT16 is also supported
TW_INLINE, // the samples to be written will be assumed to be inlined in a single buffer.
// Other options include TW_INTERLEAVED and TW_SPLIT
"path/to/output.wav" // the output path
);
for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
// samples are always expected in float32 format,
// regardless of file sample format
float samples[480 * NUM_CHANNELS];
tinywav_write_f(&tw, samples, sizeof(samples));
...
}
tinywav_close_write(&tw);#include "tinywav.h"
#define NUM_CHANNELS 2
#define SAMPLE_RATE 48000
#define BLOCK_SIZE 480
TinyWav tw;
tinywav_open_read(&tw,
"path/to/input.wav",
TW_SPLIT // the samples will be delivered by the read function in split format
);
for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
// samples are always provided in float32 format,
// regardless of file sample format
float samples[NUM_CHANNELS * BLOCK_SIZE];
// Split buffer requires pointers to channel buffers
float* samplePtrs[[NUM_CHANNELS];
for (int j = 0; j < NUM_CHANNELS; ++j) {
samplePtrs[j] = samples + j*BLOCK_SIZE;
}
tinywav_read_f(&tw, samplePtrs, BLOCK_SIZE);
...
}
tinywav_close_read(&tw);TinyWav is published under the ISC license. Please see the LICENSE file included in this repository, also reproduced below. In short, you are welcome to use this code for any purpose, including commercial and closed-source use.
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