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Chapter 22. Sound and Music > Waveform Audio
22.2. Waveform Audio
Waveform audio is the most utilized multimedia feature of Windows. The waveform audio facilities can capture sounds coming through a microphone, turn them into numbers, and store them in memory or on disk in waveform files with the extension .WAV. The sounds can then be played back.
22.2.1. Sound and Waveforms
Before plunging into the waveform audio API, it's important to have an understanding of the physics and perception of sound and the process by which sounds can get in and out of our computers.
