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Asked: May 31, 20262026-05-31T10:36:36+00:00 2026-05-31T10:36:36+00:00

I am trying to create wave files using mac’s say command, however, I get

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I am trying to create wave files using mac’s say command, however, I get the following error:

$ say "hello" -o hi.wav

Opening output file failed: fmt?

although,

$ say –file-format=?

WAVE WAVE (.wav) [lpcm,ulaw,alaw]

Is there some way I can get say to output a wave file?

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    2026-05-31T10:36:37+00:00Added an answer on May 31, 2026 at 10:36 am

    It infers the file format from the file extension, but you need to specify the data format:

    say -o hi.wav --data-format=LEF32@22050 "hello"
    
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