sonefiler
Sonefiler is a proposed digital media container specification designed to store audio data together with perceptual loudness metadata. It aims to bundle multiple tracks, accompanying time-aligned measurements, and descriptive metadata in a single portable file format. The core idea is to preserve not only the raw audio but also perceptual information that helps reproduce or analyze how the material would be heard in different contexts.
Etymology and origins are straightforward: the term combines sone, a unit of perceived loudness, with file,
Technical characteristics are defined around a structured layout that typically includes a header, per-track entries, and
Usage and status are largely experimental. Sonefiler is discussed as a tool for post-production archiving, broadcast