diff --git a/shazam/filter.go b/shazam/filter.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..32419eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shazam/filter.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package shazam
+
+import (
+	"math"
+)
+
+// LowPassFilter implements a simple first-order low-pass filter
+type LowPassFilter struct {
+	alpha float64 // Filter coefficient
+	yPrev float64 // Previous output value
+}
+
+// NewLowPassFilter creates a new LowPassFilter with the specified cutoff frequency and sample rate
+func NewLowPassFilter(cutoffFrequency, sampleRate float64) *LowPassFilter {
+	// Calculate filter coefficient (alpha) based on cutoff frequency and sample rate
+	alpha := 1.0 - math.Exp(-2.0*math.Pi*cutoffFrequency/sampleRate)
+
+	return &LowPassFilter{
+		alpha: alpha,
+		yPrev: 0,
+	}
+}
+
+// Filter filters the input signal using the low-pass filter and returns the filtered output
+func (lpf *LowPassFilter) Filter(input []float64) []float64 {
+	filtered := make([]float64, len(input))
+
+	for i, x := range input {
+		// Update filter output using the single-pole low-pass filter equation
+		output := lpf.alpha*x + (1-lpf.alpha)*lpf.yPrev
+		lpf.yPrev = output
+
+		filtered[i] = output
+	}
+
+	return filtered
+}
diff --git a/utils/wav.go b/utils/wav.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2a2ae2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/wav.go
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"errors"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+)
+
+// WavHeader defines the structure of a WAV header
+type WavHeader struct {
+	ChunkID       [4]byte
+	ChunkSize     uint32
+	Format        [4]byte
+	Subchunk1ID   [4]byte
+	Subchunk1Size uint32
+	AudioFormat   uint16
+	NumChannels   uint16
+	SampleRate    uint32
+	BytesPerSec   uint32
+	BlockAlign    uint16
+	BitsPerSample uint16
+	Subchunk2ID   [4]byte
+	Subchunk2Size uint32
+}
+
+func writeWavHeader(f *os.File, data []byte, sampleRate int, channels int, bitsPerSample int) error {
+	// Validate input
+	if len(data)%channels != 0 {
+		return errors.New("data size not divisible by channels")
+	}
+
+	// Calculate derived values
+	subchunk1Size := uint32(16) // Assuming PCM format
+	bytesPerSample := bitsPerSample / 8
+	blockAlign := uint16(channels * bytesPerSample)
+	subchunk2Size := uint32(len(data))
+
+	// Build WAV header
+	header := WavHeader{
+		ChunkID:       [4]byte{'R', 'I', 'F', 'F'},
+		ChunkSize:     uint32(36 + len(data)),
+		Format:        [4]byte{'W', 'A', 'V', 'E'},
+		Subchunk1ID:   [4]byte{'f', 'm', 't', ' '},
+		Subchunk1Size: subchunk1Size,
+		AudioFormat:   uint16(1), // PCM format
+		NumChannels:   uint16(channels),
+		SampleRate:    uint32(sampleRate),
+		BytesPerSec:   uint32(sampleRate * channels * bytesPerSample),
+		BlockAlign:    blockAlign,
+		BitsPerSample: uint16(bitsPerSample),
+		Subchunk2ID:   [4]byte{'d', 'a', 't', 'a'},
+		Subchunk2Size: subchunk2Size,
+	}
+
+	// Write header to file
+	err := binary.Write(f, binary.LittleEndian, header)
+	return err
+}
+
+func WriteWavFile(filename string, data []byte, sampleRate int, channels int, bitsPerSample int) error {
+	f, err := os.Create(filename)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+
+	err = writeWavHeader(f, data, sampleRate, channels, bitsPerSample)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	_, err = f.Write(data)
+	return err
+}
+
+// WavInfo defines a struct containing information extracted from the WAV header
+type WavInfo struct {
+	Channels   int
+	SampleRate int
+	Data       []byte
+}
+
+func ReadWavInfo(filename string) (*WavInfo, error) {
+	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filename)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if len(data) < 44 {
+		return nil, errors.New("invalid WAV file size (too small)")
+	}
+
+	// Read header chunks
+	var header WavHeader
+	err = binary.Read(bytes.NewReader(data[:44]), binary.LittleEndian, &header)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Validate header
+	if string(header.ChunkID[:]) != "RIFF" || string(header.Format[:]) != "WAVE" || header.AudioFormat != 1 {
+		return nil, errors.New("invalid WAV header format")
+	}
+
+	// Extract information
+	return &WavInfo{
+		Channels:   int(header.NumChannels),
+		SampleRate: int(header.SampleRate),
+		Data:       data[44:],
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// WavBytesToFloat64 converts a slice of bytes from a .wav file to a slice of float64 samples
+func WavBytesToFloat64(input []byte) ([]float64, error) {
+	if len(input)%2 != 0 {
+		return nil, errors.New("invalid input length")
+	}
+
+	numSamples := len(input) / 2
+	output := make([]float64, numSamples)
+
+	for i := 0; i < len(input); i += 2 {
+		// Interpret bytes as a 16-bit signed integer (little-endian)
+		sample := int16(binary.LittleEndian.Uint16(input[i : i+2]))
+
+		// Scale the sample to the range [-1, 1]
+		output[i/2] = float64(sample) / 32768.0
+	}
+
+	return output, nil
+}