How do I compress Wav files

Hi, I have some sound files that I want to be able to email to people, but I can't because the files are too big. Is there a way to compress these files(wav)?

You may refer to the following there method to compress WAV files
Method 1: Compress WAV to other audio format
Compress WAV to lossless compression audio format without losing audio quality like compress WAV to FLAC, compress WAV to Apple Lossless ALAC M4A
Compress WAV to lossy audio format like compress WAV to MP3, compress WAV to WMA, AAC, RA and etc.
Method 2: Lower WAV bit rate
With this method, we can easily reduce WAV file size without changing WAV audio format.
The lower the bit rate, the smaller the WAV file size, the lower quality of the WAV audio.
In most cases, WAV audio quality shows little difference between 128kbps and higher bitrates. WAV quality will become crappier if the bit rate is less than 128kbps.
Method 3: Compress WAV to other audio format as well as lower bit rate
The third way to compress a WAV file size is that we simultaneously apply Method 1 as well as Method 2.
Resources: How to Compress WAV File Size without Losing Quality on Windows or Mac?

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