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# scipy.io.wavfile.write

scipy.io.wavfile.write(filename, rate, data)

  Write a NumPy array as a WAV file.

  Parameters:
    filename string or open file handle

      Output wav file.

    rate int

      The sample rate (in samples/sec).

    data ndarray

      A 1-D or 2-D NumPy array of either integer or float data-type.

  Notes

  - Writes a simple uncompressed WAV file.

  - To write multiple-channels, use a 2-D array of shape (Nsamples, Nchannels).

  - The bits-per-sample and PCM/float will be determined by the data-type.

  Common data types: [1]

  WAV format | Min | Max | NumPy dtype
  --- | --- | --- | ---
  32-bit floating-point | -1.0 | +1.0 | float32
  32-bit PCM | -2147483648 | +2147483647 | int32
  16-bit PCM | -32768 | +32767 | int16
  8-bit PCM | 0 | 255 | uint8

  Note that 8-bit PCM is unsigned.

  References

  [1]

  IBM Corporation and Microsoft Corporation, “Multimedia Programming Interface and Data Specifications 1.0”, section “Data Format of the Samples”, August 1991 http://www.tactilemedia.com/info/MCI_Control_Info.html

  Examples

  Create a 100Hz sine wave, sampled at 44100Hz. Write to 16-bit PCM, Mono.

      >>> from scipy.io.wavfile import write
      >>> import numpy as np
      >>> samplerate = 44100; fs = 100
      >>> t = np.linspace(0., 1., samplerate)
      >>> amplitude = np.iinfo(np.int16).max
      >>> data = amplitude * np.sin(2. * np.pi * fs * t)
      >>> write("example.wav", samplerate, data.astype(np.int16))