Editing Direct Stream Digital (section)

===DSD compatible file formats===
DSD-compatible file formats support storing DSD-encoded audio in addition to audio encoded as [[PCM]].

[[WavPack]] is a generic audio storage format supporting various different forms of audio.<ref>{{Citation
| year        = 2020
| title       = WavPack 4 & 5 Binary File / Block Format
| last1        = Bryant
| first1       = David
| url         = https://www.wavpack.com/WavPack5FileFormat.pdf
| access-date = 2022-08-14
}}</ref> Compressed DSD audio is also supported by the format.<ref>{{Citation
| year        = 2022
| title       = Compressing DSD files with Wavpack 5
| publisher   = DIY Audio Heaven
| url         = https://diyaudioheaven.wordpress.com/digital/pc-software/compressing-dsd-files-with-wavpack-5/
| access-date = 2022-08-14
}}</ref> The DSD support was initially introduced with the release of WavPack software suite version 5 in December 2016.<ref>{{Citation
| year        = 2022
| title       = changelog.txt
| publisher   = wavpack.com
| url         = https://www.wavpack.com/changelog.txt
| access-date = 2022-09-06
}}</ref> Files containing WavPack data would typically use the<code>.wv</code> file suffix. No official media type has been registered for the WavPack file format.<ref name="Media Types"/> Freedesktop.org uses the unofficial media types <code>audio/x-wavpack</code>.<ref name=":0"/> Since WavPack supports multiple formats, the suffix or mime type alone does not indicate the presence of DSD audio.