Convert mp3 to wave format using ffmpeg

ffmpeg-convert-mp3-to-wave

ffmpeg -i input.mp3 -acodec pcm_s16le -ac 1 -ar 16000 output.wav

# To convert all mp3 files in a directory in Linux:

for f in *.mp3; do ffmpeg -i "$f" -acodec pcm_s16le -ac 1 -ar 16000 "${f%.mp3}.wav"; done

# Or Windows:

for /r %i in (*) do ffmpeg -i %i -acodec pcm_s16le -ac 1 -ar 16000 %i.wav

# You can see file information with file, ffmpeg, ffprobe, mediainfo among other utilities:

$ file hjl0bC.wav 
hjl0bC.wav: RIFF (little-endian) data, WAVE audio, Microsoft PCM, 16 bit, mono 16000 Hz

$ ffmpeg -i hjl0bC.wav
[...]
Stream #0:0: Audio: pcm_s16le ([1][0][0][0] / 0x0001), 16000 Hz, mono, s16, 256 kb/s

Create a 30-second audio file called output_file.mp3 from an input file called input_file.mp3 without any transcoding:

ffmpeg -t 30 -i input_file.mp3 -acodec copy output_file.mp3