Wave File Format References

First, for a simplified version of what a wave file looks like, check out https://ccrma.stanford.edu/courses/422/projects/WaveFormat/.

Next, check out http://www-mmsp.ece.mcgill.ca/Documents/AudioFormats/WAVE/WAVE.html for more information on what the format chunk looks like for non-PCM formats.

After that, these reference PDF documents from Microsoft describe the format in more detail:

• Multimedia Programming Interface and Data Specifications 1.0
• New Multimedia Data Types and Data Techniques
• Multiple Channel Audio Data and WAVE Files