docs: def sndread(path:str) -> Tuple[np.ndarray, int]:
      """
      Read a soundfile as a numpy array. This is a float array defined 
      between -1 and 1, independently of the format of the soundfile
      
      Returns (data:ndarray, sr:int)
      """
      backend = _getBackend(path)
      logger.debug(f"sndread: using backend {backend.name}")
      return backend.read(path)