NAME

       Audio::File::AudioProperties - abstract an audio files audio properties.

DESCRIPTION

       Audio::File::AudioProperties is the base class for other file format independant audio
       property classes like Audio::File::Flac::AudioProperties or
       Audio::File::Ogg::AudioProperties. You should not use this class yourself exept you're
       writing an own file format dependant subclass.

METHODS

   new
       Constructor. Creates new Audio::File::AudioProperties object. You shoud not use this
       method yourself. It's called by the filetype-dependant subclasses of Audio::File::Type
       automatically.

   init
       Initializes the object. It's called by the constructor and empty by default.  It's ought
       to be overwritten by subclasses.

   length
       Returns the length of the audio file in seconds.

   bitrate
       Returns the bitrate of the file.

   sample_rate
       Returns the sample rate of the audio file.

   channels
       Returns the number of channels the audio file has.

   all
       Get all audio properties.

SEE ALSO

       Audio::File, Audio::File::Type, Audio::File::Tag

AUTHOR

       Florian Ragwitz <flora@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

       Copyright (C) 2004 Florian Ragwitz

       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of
       the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
       version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

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       without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
       See the GNU Library General Public License for more details.

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