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+Reads and writes sound files. Manages all the formats that libsndfile supports.
+Which is at the moment:
+
+- Microsoft WAV
+- SGI / Apple AIFF/AIFC
+- Sun/DEC/NeXT AU/SND 
+- Headerless RAW 
+- Paris Audio File PAF
+- Commodore Amiga IFF/SVX
+- Sphere Nist WAV
+- IRCAM SF
+- Creative VOC
+- Sound forge W64
+- GNU Octave 2.0 MAT4
+- GNU Octave 2.1 MAT5
+- Portable Voice Format PVF
+- Fasttracker 2 XI
+- HMM Tool Kit HTK
+- Apple CAF
+- Sound Designer II SD2
+- Free Lossless Audio Codec FLAC
+
 Install
 =======
 
-Need libsndfile library:
-
 - Mac OSX: `brew install libsndfile`
-
-Ubuntu/Raspbian: `sudo apt-get install libsndfile`
+- Ubuntu/Raspbian: `sudo apt-get install libsndfile`
  
 Usage
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