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)

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)