Foobar can't play .WAV files

**Asuman** · 20-04-2009

Hello Friends,

I would like to know that does Foobar requires any decoder for playing .wav files. I'm unable to play my .wav files through Foobar. Can any body tell me that why i' not able to play my .wav files on my system? Does any body knows about this issue? Kindly help me out to resolve the above issue.

Thanks a lot.

**Eric B** · 20-04-2009

You could try using Foobar version0.8.3(light,normal,special) or 0.9. I think both versions support playback of .wv(wavpack) files.

**Glenny** · 20-04-2009

foobar2000 is an absolutely freeware audio player for Windows. You do not need to ( or have to ) upgrade to pro because there is only one available that is free version. foobar200 do not have fancy skins like Winamp. I prefer much simpler and more powerful playlist. It produce high-quality audio output. One feature that lack in foobar2000 is that it doesn't support playing video file.

**JonathanD** · 20-04-2009

Replay Gain is one suggested way of smoothing out volume fluctuations when you play your digital music files, without affecting the audio information stored in the files.

Simply put, a Replay Gain tool analyses the audio in a digital music file and then decides how much louder or quieter that music file ought to be to achieve a standard volume. Then it writes this value, the gain, as a small piece of metadata to the music file. Meta data is just text that gets attached to the file alongside the audio, such as the metadata that describes the artist and track name.

Then a music player that supports Replay Gain can read the relevant piece of metadata and alter the volume of playback for that track. This means that you don't need to be constantly reaching for the volume dial on your speakers every time a loud album follows a quiet album, and vice-versa.