NAME

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

DESCRIPTION

       Audio::File::AudioProperties is the base class for other file format independent audio property classes
       like Audio::File::Flac::AudioProperties or Audio::File::Ogg::AudioProperties. You should not use this
       class yourself except if you're writing your own file format dependent subclass.

METHODS

   new
       Constructor. Creates new Audio::File::AudioProperties object. You should 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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       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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       to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.