diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e158355..5ea0178 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ Documentation provided by GoDoc.
 
 ## Changes
 
+* Version 1.0.8 (TBD)
+    - Fix race condition when reading meta data (see [#56](https://github.com/mewkiz/flac/pull/56)). Thanks to [Zach Orosz](https://github.com/zachorosz).
+    - Fix encoding of 8-bps WAV audio samples (see [#52](https://github.com/mewkiz/flac/pull/52)). Thanks to [Martijn van Beurden](https://github.com/ktmf01).
+    - Fix StreamInfo block type error message (see [#49](https://github.com/mewkiz/flac/pull/49)).
+
 * Version 1.0.7 (2021-01-28)
     - Add seek API (see [#44](https://github.com/mewkiz/flac/pull/44) and [#46](https://github.com/mewkiz/flac/pull/46)). Thanks to [Craig Swank](https://github.com/cswank).
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 422d0a1..26aaba7 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ go 1.14
 
 require (
 	github.com/go-audio/audio v1.0.0
-	github.com/go-audio/wav v1.0.0
-	github.com/icza/bitio v1.0.0
-	github.com/mewkiz/pkg v0.0.0-20190919212034-518ade7978e2
-	github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.1
+	github.com/go-audio/wav v1.1.0
+	github.com/icza/bitio v1.1.0
+	github.com/mewkiz/pkg v0.0.0-20230226050401-4010bf0fec14
+	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index b4a51da..fec7a33 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -3,16 +3,43 @@ github.com/go-audio/audio v1.0.0 h1:zS9vebldgbQqktK4H0lUqWrG8P0NxCJVqcj7ZpNnwd4=
 github.com/go-audio/audio v1.0.0/go.mod h1:6uAu0+H2lHkwdGsAY+j2wHPNPpPoeg5AaEFh9FlA+Zs=
 github.com/go-audio/riff v1.0.0 h1:d8iCGbDvox9BfLagY94fBynxSPHO80LmZCaOsmKxokA=
 github.com/go-audio/riff v1.0.0/go.mod h1:l3cQwc85y79NQFCRB7TiPoNiaijp6q8Z0Uv38rVG498=
-github.com/go-audio/wav v1.0.0 h1:WdSGLhtyud6bof6XHL28xKeCQRzCV06pOFo3LZsFdyE=
-github.com/go-audio/wav v1.0.0/go.mod h1:3yoReyQOsiARkvPl3ERCi8JFjihzG6WhjYpZCf5zAWE=
-github.com/icza/bitio v1.0.0 h1:squ/m1SHyFeCA6+6Gyol1AxV9nmPPlJFT8c2vKdj3U8=
-github.com/icza/bitio v1.0.0/go.mod h1:0jGnlLAx8MKMr9VGnn/4YrvZiprkvBelsVIbA9Jjr9A=
+github.com/go-audio/wav v1.1.0 h1:jQgLtbqBzY7G+BM8fXF7AHUk1uHUviWS4X39d5rsL2g=
+github.com/go-audio/wav v1.1.0/go.mod h1:mpe9qfwbScEbkd8uybLuIpTgHyrISw/OTuvjUW2iGtE=
+github.com/icza/bitio v1.1.0 h1:ysX4vtldjdi3Ygai5m1cWy4oLkhWTAi+SyO6HC8L9T0=
+github.com/icza/bitio v1.1.0/go.mod h1:0jGnlLAx8MKMr9VGnn/4YrvZiprkvBelsVIbA9Jjr9A=
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 github.com/icza/mighty v0.0.0-20180919140131-cfd07d671de6/go.mod h1:xQig96I1VNBDIWGCdTt54nHt6EeI639SmHycLYL7FkA=
-github.com/mewkiz/pkg v0.0.0-20190919212034-518ade7978e2 h1:EyTNMdePWaoWsRSGQnXiSoQu0r6RS1eA557AwJhlzHU=
-github.com/mewkiz/pkg v0.0.0-20190919212034-518ade7978e2/go.mod h1:3E2FUC/qYUfM8+r9zAwpeHJzqRVVMIYnpzD/clwWxyA=
-github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.1 h1:iURUrRGxPUNPdy5/HRSm+Yj6okJ6UtLINN0Q9M4+h3I=
+github.com/jszwec/csvutil v1.5.1/go.mod h1:Rpu7Uu9giO9subDyMCIQfHVDuLrcaC36UA4YcJjGBkg=
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+github.com/mewkiz/pkg v0.0.0-20230226050401-4010bf0fec14/go.mod h1:QYCFBiH5q6XTHEbWhR0uhR3M9qNPoD2CSQzr0g75kE4=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.1/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINEl0=
-golang.org/x/image v0.0.0-20190220214146-31aff87c08e9/go.mod h1:kZ7UVZpmo3dzQBMxlp+ypCbDeSB+sBbTgSJuh5dn5js=
-golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190213061140-3a22650c66bd/go.mod h1:mL1N/T3taQHkDXs73rZJwtUhF3w3ftmwwsq0BUmARs4=
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diff --git a/meta/cuesheet.go b/meta/cuesheet.go
index 21eabfb..d066267 100644
--- a/meta/cuesheet.go
+++ b/meta/cuesheet.go
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 package meta
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
+	"strings"
 )
 
 // A CueSheet describes how tracks are laid out within a FLAC stream.
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ type CueSheet struct {
 func (block *Block) parseCueSheet() error {
 	// Parse cue sheet.
 	// 128 bytes: MCN.
-	buf, err := readBytes(block.lr, 128)
+	szMCN, err := readString(block.lr, 128)
 	if err != nil {
 		return unexpected(err)
 	}
 	cs := &CueSheet{
-		MCN: stringFromSZ(buf),
+		MCN: stringFromSZ(szMCN),
 	}
 	block.Body = cs
 
@@ -130,11 +130,11 @@ func (block *Block) parseTrack(cs *CueSheet, i int, uniq map[uint8]struct{}) err
 	}
 
 	// 12 bytes: ISRC.
-	buf, err := readBytes(block.lr, 12)
+	szISRC, err := readString(block.lr, 12)
 	if err != nil {
 		return unexpected(err)
 	}
-	track.ISRC = stringFromSZ(buf)
+	track.ISRC = stringFromSZ(szISRC)
 
 	// 1 bit: IsAudio.
 	var x uint8
@@ -200,14 +200,14 @@ func (block *Block) parseTrack(cs *CueSheet, i int, uniq map[uint8]struct{}) err
 	return nil
 }
 
-// stringFromSZ converts the provided byte slice to a string after terminating
-// it at the first occurrence of a NULL character.
-func stringFromSZ(buf []byte) string {
-	pos := bytes.IndexByte(buf, 0)
+// stringFromSZ returns a copy of the given string terminated at the first
+// occurrence of a NULL character.
+func stringFromSZ(szStr string) string {
+	pos := strings.IndexByte(szStr, '\x00')
 	if pos == -1 {
-		return string(buf)
+		return szStr
 	}
-	return string(buf[:pos])
+	return string(szStr[:pos])
 }
 
 // CueSheetTrack contains the start offset of a track and other track specific
diff --git a/meta/picture.go b/meta/picture.go
index c0d7951..5c52d8a 100644
--- a/meta/picture.go
+++ b/meta/picture.go
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@ func (block *Block) parsePicture() error {
 	}
 
 	// (MIME type length) bytes: MIME.
-	buf, err := readBytes(block.lr, int(x))
+	mime, err := readString(block.lr, int(x))
 	if err != nil {
 		return unexpected(err)
 	}
-	pic.MIME = string(buf)
+	pic.MIME = mime
 
 	// 32 bits: (description length).
 	if err = binary.Read(block.lr, binary.BigEndian, &x); err != nil {
@@ -79,11 +79,11 @@ func (block *Block) parsePicture() error {
 	}
 
 	// (description length) bytes: Desc.
-	buf, err = readBytes(block.lr, int(x))
+	desc, err := readString(block.lr, int(x))
 	if err != nil {
 		return unexpected(err)
 	}
-	pic.Desc = string(buf)
+	pic.Desc = desc
 
 	// 32 bits: Width.
 	if err = binary.Read(block.lr, binary.BigEndian, &pic.Width); err != nil {
diff --git a/meta/reader.go b/meta/reader.go
index 4544de5..58f55b6 100644
--- a/meta/reader.go
+++ b/meta/reader.go
@@ -2,25 +2,23 @@ package meta
 
 import "io"
 
-// readBuf is the local buffer used by readBytes.
-var readBuf = make([]byte, 4096)
-
-// readBytes reads and returns exactly n bytes from the provided io.Reader. The
-// local buffer is reused in between calls to reduce garbage generation. It is
-// the callers responsibility to make a copy of the returned data. The error is
-// io.EOF only if no bytes were read. If an io.EOF happens after reading some
-// but not all the bytes, ReadFull returns io.ErrUnexpectedEOF. On return, n ==
-// len(buf) if and only if err == nil.
+// readString reads and returns exactly n bytes from the provided io.Reader.
 //
-// The local buffer is initially 4096 bytes and will grow automatically if so
-// required.
-func readBytes(r io.Reader, n int) ([]byte, error) {
+// The error is io.EOF only if no bytes were read. If an io.EOF happens after
+// reading some but not all the bytes, ReadFull returns io.ErrUnexpectedEOF. On
+// return, n == len(buf) if and only if err == nil.
+func readString(r io.Reader, n int) (string, error) {
+	// readBuf is the local buffer used by readBytes.
+	var backingArray [4096]byte // hopefully allocated on stack.
+	readBuf := backingArray[:]
 	if n > len(readBuf) {
+		// The local buffer is initially 4096 bytes and will grow automatically if
+		// so required.
 		readBuf = make([]byte, n)
 	}
 	_, err := io.ReadFull(r, readBuf[:n])
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return "", err
 	}
-	return readBuf[:n:n], nil
+	return string(readBuf[:n]), nil
 }
diff --git a/meta/vorbiscomment.go b/meta/vorbiscomment.go
index 78935e3..313f857 100644
--- a/meta/vorbiscomment.go
+++ b/meta/vorbiscomment.go
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ func (block *Block) parseVorbisComment() (err error) {
 	}
 
 	// (vendor length) bits: Vendor.
-	buf, err := readBytes(block.lr, int(x))
+	vendor, err := readString(block.lr, int(x))
 	if err != nil {
 		return unexpected(err)
 	}
 	comment := new(VorbisComment)
 	block.Body = comment
-	comment.Vendor = string(buf)
+	comment.Vendor = vendor
 
 	// Parse tags.
 	// 32 bits: number of tags.
@@ -50,11 +50,10 @@ func (block *Block) parseVorbisComment() (err error) {
 		}
 
 		// (vector length): vector.
-		buf, err = readBytes(block.lr, int(x))
+		vector, err := readString(block.lr, int(x))
 		if err != nil {
 			return unexpected(err)
 		}
-		vector := string(buf)
 
 		// Parse tag, which has the following format:
 		//    NAME=VALUE