Convert audio files to WAV format — convert_to

This function converts audio files (MP3, M4A, etc.) to WAV format using the `av` package or a system `ffmpeg` installation. This is useful for resolving compatibility issues with bioacoustic software like BirdNET that may struggle with compressed audio headers.

Usage

convert_to_wav(
  path,
  out_dir = NULL,
  recursive = FALSE,
  delete_original = FALSE
)

Arguments

path: Character. Path to a single audio file or a directory containing audio files.
out_dir: Character. Optional. Directory to save the converted WAV files. Defaults to the same directory as the input.
recursive: Logical. Should the function search for audio files recursively? Defaults to FALSE.
delete_original: Logical. Should the original files be deleted after successful conversion? Defaults to FALSE.

Value

Character vector of paths to the converted WAV files.

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
convert_to_wav("path/to/audio_file.mp3")
convert_to_wav("path/to/audio_dir", recursive = TRUE)
} # }