Description:
i am trying to import a wav file into blender

Additional info:
* package version(s)
blender 2.57b-2

* config and/or log files etc.

(gdb) run
Starting program: /usr/bin/blender
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
[New Thread 0x7fffedbc9700 (LWP 14050)]
[Thread 0x7fffedbc9700 (LWP 14050) exited]
[New Thread 0x7fffedbc9700 (LWP 14051)]
[New Thread 0x7fffe93c7700 (LWP 14052)]
terminate called after throwing an instance of 'AUD_Exception'

Program received signal SIGABRT, Aborted.
0x00007ffff4798705 in raise () from /lib/libc.so.6

(gdb) backtrace
#0 0x00007ffff4798705 in raise () from /lib/libc.so.6
#1 0x00007ffff4799b7b in abort () from /lib/libc.so.6
#2 0x00007ffff6d71d5d in __gnu_cxx::__verbose_terminate_handler() ()
from /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6
#3 0x00007ffff6d6ff06 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6
#4 0x00007ffff6d6ff33 in std::terminate() () from /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6
#5 0x00007ffff6d7002e in __cxa_throw () from /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6
#6 0x000000000100d1c0 in AUD_FileFactory::createReader() const ()
#7 0x000000000100beaf in AUD_readSoundBuffer ()
#8 0x00000000006f1364 in ?? ()
#9 0x00000000006c138f in ?? ()
#10 0x00000000006c1890 in wm_event_do_handlers ()
#11 0x00000000006bd0a8 in WM_main ()
#12 0x00000000006b652d in main ()

Steps to reproduce:
import a wav file using the bake sound to f-curve feature.