Audio format
WMA Sample Files
Windows Media Audio (.wma) is Microsoft’s proprietary lossy audio format optimized for Windows environments. It supports DRM in some profiles. Use sample .wma files to verify decoder compatibility, DRM flag handling, and metadata parsing in Windows and cross-platform players.
4 files
All to 1MB
SHA256 verified
Manifest included
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Checksum Verification
Use checksums to confirm file integrity after download.
shasum -a 256 your_file_name_here
# Compare output with SHA256 values listed above.Where is the machine-readable manifest?
Use the manifest when you need stable names, SHA256 values, and URLs for automation.
Use in code — curl, Python, Node, wget
Copy any snippet directly into scripts, test suites, or CI pipelines. All URLs are stable and publicly accessible with no auth required.
# Download wma_15s_sample_file_254KB.wma
curl -L -o wma_15s_sample_file_254KB.wma \
https://samplefile.com/samples/download/audio/wma/wma_15s_sample_file_254KB.wma/
# Or fetch a random WMA file
curl -s "https://samplefile.com/samples/api/random?format=wma" | jq -r '.download_url'# Download wma_15s_sample_file_254KB.wma
wget -O wma_15s_sample_file_254KB.wma \
https://samplefile.com/samples/download/audio/wma/wma_15s_sample_file_254KB.wma/import requests
# Download a specific file
url = "https://samplefile.com/samples/download/audio/wma/wma_15s_sample_file_254KB.wma/"
resp = requests.get(url)
with open("wma_15s_sample_file_254KB.wma", "wb") as f:
f.write(resp.content)
# Or fetch a random WMA file via API
meta = requests.get("https://samplefile.com/samples/api/random?format=wma").json()
resp = requests.get(meta["download_url"])
with open(meta["name"], "wb") as f:
f.write(resp.content)// Download a specific file
const fs = require("fs");
const https = require("https");
const url = "https://samplefile.com/samples/download/audio/wma/wma_15s_sample_file_254KB.wma/";
https.get(url, (res) => {
res.pipe(fs.createWriteStream("wma_15s_sample_file_254KB.wma"));
});
// Or fetch a random WMA via the API
const meta = await fetch("https://samplefile.com/samples/api/random?format=wma").then(r => r.json());
const file = await fetch(meta.download_url);
// use file.arrayBuffer(), file.body, etc.# Random WMA file (JSON response)
GET https://samplefile.com/samples/api/random?format=wma
# All WMA files
GET https://samplefile.com/samples/api/files?format=wma
# Manifest with SHA256 checksums
GET https://samplefile.com/samples/audio/wma/manifest.json
# Response includes: name, size_bytes, mime_type, sha256, download_urlValidation Methodology
- Verify duration, sample rate, and channel count in your decoder.
- Test metadata extraction and malformed-tag handling.
- Validate seek/stream behavior over slow networks.