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 # sound:load an SAS wav file

 Last update: 31.07.2026 

**Version: 0.0.0**

## Description

Read a wav file created by Ansys Sound SAS, and store the signal(s) in a fields\_container.

## Inputs

InputNameExpected type(s)Description**Pin 0**   
Requiredin\_wav\_file[`data_sources`](../../core-concepts/dpf-types.md#data-sources)Path to the wav file to read.## Outputs

OutputNameExpected type(s)Description**Pin 0**out\_multichannel\_signal[`fields_container`](../../core-concepts/dpf-types.md#fields-container)Multichannel signal: container, with each channel as a field.**Pin 1**sampling\_frequency[`double`](../../core-concepts/dpf-types.md#standard-types)Sampling frequency in Hz.**Pin 2**format[`string`](../../core-concepts/dpf-types.md#standard-types)Format (including bit depth).Supported values are 'float32', 'int32', 'int16' and 'int8'.These mean that the wav file samples are coded using 32-bit floats (32-bit IEEE Float), 32-bit integers, 16-bit integers, and 8-bit integers, respectively.## Configurations

NameExpected type(s)Default valueDescription**mutex**[`bool`](../../core-concepts/dpf-types.md#standard-types)falseIf this option is set to true, the shared memory is prevented from being simultaneously accessed by multiple threads.## Scripting

**Category**: sound

**Plugin**: sound

**Scripting name**: None

**Full name**: None

**Internal name**: load\_wav\_sas

**License**: avrxp\_snd\_level1

## Changelog

- Version 0.0.0: Initial release.