How to Edit WAV Metadata

WAV audio files can have metadata (or "tags") embedded in them, in conformance with the format standard.

There are several possible metadata formats for WAV, including the following:

• INFO
• XMP (Extensible Metadata Platform)
• ID3v2 tag
• Broadcast Audio Extension (Bext)
• ISRC
• iXML
• Cart Chunk

WAV files can hold any number of metadata formats concurrently. A WAV file that contains Bext metadata is known as Broadcast Wave Format. (BWF)

It's possible to edit the different types of WAV metadata with an appropriate software that has been designed for this purpose. MetadataTouch™ is a multi-format metadata / tag editor for Windows®, that, among its capabilities, can edit seven WAV metadata formats. It can do so one file at a time, and its Professional Edition can also do so in a group of files en masse. It has a simple & straightforward graphical user interface.

The integral Windows File Properties Viewer can only show a small number of INFO properties in WAV files.