| Value | Meaning | 
|---|---|
| PA_SAMPLE_U80 | |
| PA_SAMPLE_ALAW1 | < Unsigned 8 Bit PCM  | 
| PA_SAMPLE_ULAW2 | < 8 Bit a-Law  | 
| PA_SAMPLE_S16LE3 | < 8 Bit mu-Law  | 
| PA_SAMPLE_S16BE4 | < Signed 16 Bit PCM, little endian (PC)  | 
| PA_SAMPLE_FLOAT32LE5 | < Signed 16 Bit PCM, big endian  | 
| PA_SAMPLE_FLOAT32BE6 | < 32 Bit IEEE floating point, little endian (PC), range -1.0 to 1.0  | 
| PA_SAMPLE_S32LE7 | < 32 Bit IEEE floating point, big endian, range -1.0 to 1.0  | 
| PA_SAMPLE_S32BE8 | < Signed 32 Bit PCM, little endian (PC)  | 
| PA_SAMPLE_S24LE9 | < Signed 32 Bit PCM, big endian  | 
| PA_SAMPLE_S24BE10 | < Signed 24 Bit PCM packed, little endian (PC). \since 0.9.15  | 
| PA_SAMPLE_S24_32LE11 | < Signed 24 Bit PCM packed, big endian. \since 0.9.15  | 
| PA_SAMPLE_S24_32BE12 | < Signed 24 Bit PCM in LSB of 32 Bit words, little endian (PC). \since 0.9.15  | 
| PA_SAMPLE_MAX13 | < Signed 24 Bit PCM in LSB of 32 Bit words, big endian. \since 0.9.15  | 
| PA_SAMPLE_INVALID-1 | < Upper limit of valid sample types  | 
Sample format