Ripping Sounds - Revision history

Vi7ual at 02:40, 1 September 2025

2025-09-01T02:40:21Z

RedStoneMatt: /* Common Sound Formats for Consoles */ Sorted elements in a more coherent way, added Wii sound formats

2023-03-02T21:23:10Z

‎Common Sound Formats for Consoles: Sorted elements in a more coherent way, added Wii sound formats

LukeWarnut: Created Switch and Wii U: BFSTM, BFWAV; Created PS Vita: PlayStation ADPCM, ATRAC9; 3DS: BCSTM

2019-10-31T03:25:59Z

Created Switch and Wii U: BFSTM, BFWAV; Created PS Vita: PlayStation ADPCM, ATRAC9; 3DS: BCSTM

Pingu!: /* PS1, PS2 */

2019-09-04T12:34:55Z

‎PS1, PS2

Pingu!: /* Raw/Headerless Audio */

2019-09-04T12:30:46Z

‎Raw/Headerless Audio

Pingu!: /* PS1 and PS2 */

2019-09-04T12:30:27Z

‎PS1 and PS2

Pingu!: /* Some PC games */

2019-09-04T12:30:14Z

‎Some PC games

Pingu! at 12:18, 4 September 2019

2019-09-04T12:18:33Z

Pingu!: /* Common Sound Formats for Consoles */

2019-09-03T02:45:36Z

‎Common Sound Formats for Consoles

Pingu!: Added in console list.

2019-09-03T02:32:36Z

Added in console list.

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	== Raw/Headerless Audio ==		== Raw/Headerless Audio ==
	Some games store their sounds as raw/headerless audio. Options for conversion are either using Audacity to import raw audio, or using the TXTH function of vgmstream in order to write a header that vgmstream can interpret and convert the audio codec with.		Some games store their sounds as raw/headerless audio. Options for conversion are either using Audacity to import raw audio, or using the TXTH function of vgmstream in order to write a header that vgmstream can interpret and convert the audio codec with.
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 | Dreamcast || Yamaha ADPCM
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 | Hyperscan || DRM Container Format (Contains either raw PCM or IMA ADPCM stream)
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 | iOS || Core Audio Format (CAF), Advanced Audio Codec (AAC)
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 | Nintendo 3DS || BCWAV, BCSTM, DSP, Advanced Audio Codec (AAC)
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-| Nintendo DS/DSi || SWAV
+| Nintendo Wii  || BRSTM, BRWAV (Usually packed in a BRSAR)
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 | Nintendo Switch || BFSTM, BFWAV
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 | PlayStation Vita || PlayStation ADPCM, ATRAC9
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 | XBOX (Original) || Xbox IMA ADPCM. WMA

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 | iOS || Core Audio Format (CAF), Advanced Audio Codec (AAC)
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-| Nintendo 3DS || BCWAV, BSTRM, DSP, Advanced Audio Codec (AAC)
+| Nintendo 3DS || BCWAV, BCSTM, DSP, Advanced Audio Codec (AAC)
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 | Nintendo DS/DSi || SWAV
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 | Panasonic 3DO || Squareroot-delta-exact 8-bit DPCM
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 | PlayStation Portable || Sony ATRAC3plus
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-| XBOX (Original)|| Xbox IMA ADPCM. WMA
+| PlayStation Vita || PlayStation ADPCM, ATRAC9
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 | XBOX 360 || XMA Variant 1 (Early Games), XMA Variant 2 (Late Games)

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 == PS1, PS2 ==
-Use [http://snailrush.online.fr/ PSound]. Requires Windows or WINE. Open your PlayStation game and drag any files containing sound into the program. Tell it to scan the file if prompted. Then, select all the resulting files (Ctrl+A) and convert them (Ctrl+V). If the files have looping issues, go to the configuration (Ctrl+C) and set the loop count and fade-out time to 0. If the files are playing at the wrong speed, go to the configuration and force the sample rate to the correct value. If the files are too slow, increase this value, and if they're too fast, decrease it.
+Use [http://snailrush.online.fr/ PSound]. Requires Windows or WINE. Open your PlayStation game and drag any files containing sound into the program. Tell it to scan the file if prompted. Then, select all the resulting files (Ctrl+A) and convert them (Ctrl+V). If the files have looping issues, go to the configuration (Ctrl+C) and set the loop count and fade-out time to 0. If the files are playing at the wrong speed, go to the configuration and force the sample rate to the correct value. If the files are too slow, increase this value, and if they're too fast, decrease it. Sometimes, PSound can't necessarily pick-up the audio codec that's found in these games, as it is limited to some forms of PS-ADPCM. In this case, you will have to utilize the [https://github.com/losnoco/vgmstream/blob/master/doc/TXTH.md TXTH] function of vgmstream in order to write a proper fake header for vgmstream to convert the audio codec.
 == Nintendo 64 ==

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	== Raw/Headerless Audio ==		== Raw/Headerless Audio ==
−	Some games store their sounds as raw/headerless audio. Options for conversion are either using Audacity to import raw audio, or using the ~~[https://github.com/losnoco/vgmstream/blob/master/doc/~~TXTH~~.md TXTH]~~ function of vgmstream in order to write a header that vgmstream can interpret and convert the audio codec with.	+	Some games store their sounds as raw/headerless audio. Options for conversion are either using Audacity to import raw audio, or using the TXTH function of vgmstream in order to write a header that vgmstream can interpret and convert the audio codec with.

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 PC games are generally a different case across all consoles. You never know what format you may encounter, until you get into the file-system of the game. Generally speaking, sound formats should be more-so primitive rather than dynamic, and you can usually convert with ease. In cases where you have an unknown audio format, you may need to create a thread in [https://www.vg-resource.com/forum-116.html The Sounds Resource Ripping Help] sub-forum to receive aid in these cases.
-== PS1 and PS2 ==
+== PS1, PS2 ==
 Use [http://snailrush.online.fr/ PSound]. Requires Windows or WINE. Open your PlayStation game and drag any files containing sound into the program. Tell it to scan the file if prompted. Then, select all the resulting files (Ctrl+A) and convert them (Ctrl+V). If the files have looping issues, go to the configuration (Ctrl+C) and set the loop count and fade-out time to 0. If the files are playing at the wrong speed, go to the configuration and force the sample rate to the correct value. If the files are too slow, increase this value, and if they're too fast, decrease it.

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 While these formats are common, games are not limited to these formats. This is just a generalization of what you may occur when you look into games from these platforms.
-== Some PC games ==
+== PC games ==
 PC games are generally a different case across all consoles. You never know what format you may encounter, until you get into the file-system of the game. Generally speaking, sound formats should be more-so primitive rather than dynamic, and you can usually convert with ease. In cases where you have an unknown audio format, you may need to create a thread in [https://www.vg-resource.com/forum-116.html The Sounds Resource Ripping Help] sub-forum to receive aid in these cases.

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 == Some PC games ==
-If you're lucky, you'll be able to simply navigate to where your game is installed and be greeted by all the sounds in a usable format such as WAVE.
+PC games are generally a different case across all consoles. You never know what format you may encounter, until you get into the file-system of the game. Generally speaking, sound formats should be more-so primitive rather than dynamic, and you can usually convert with ease. In cases where you have an unknown audio format, you may need to create a thread in [https://www.vg-resource.com/forum-116.html The Sounds Resource Ripping Help] sub-forum to receive aid in these cases.
 == PS1 and PS2 ==
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 Use [https://www.free-decompiler.com/flash/ JPEXS]. Load your SWF file into it, right-click the "sounds" folder and "Export selection".
-== Other games ==
+== Raw/Headerless Audio ==
-Use [http://www.watto.org/game_extractor.html Game Extractor]. Requires Java. This program has mixed results.
+Some games store their sounds as raw/headerless audio. Options for conversion are either using Audacity to import raw audio, or using the [https://github.com/losnoco/vgmstream/blob/master/doc/TXTH.md TXTH] function of vgmstream in order to write a header that vgmstream can interpret and convert the audio codec with.

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 ==Common Sound Formats for Consoles==
-Unlike others areas of ripping (such as Textures and Sprites) where proprietary formats are game-specific, audio formats are generally what we call "console-specific" (For example, you will generally only find PlayStation ADPCM on PlayStation Games, and you would only find Xbox IMA-ADPCM on Original XBOX games). This is a list of consoles, and their console-specific audio formats:
+Unlike others areas of ripping (such as Textures and Sprites) where proprietary formats are game-specific, there are audio format generalizations for each console (For example, you will generally only find PlayStation ADPCM on PlayStation Games, and you would only find Xbox IMA-ADPCM on Original XBOX games). This is a list of consoles, and their console-specific audio formats:
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 | Dreamcast || Yamaha ADPCM
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-| Gamecube || DSP/ADP/DTK ADPCM
+| GameCube || DSP/ADP/DTK ADPCM
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 | Hyperscan || DRM Container Format (Contains either raw PCM or IMA ADPCM stream)
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 | PlayStation Portable || Sony ATRAC3plus
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-| XBOX (Original)|| Xbox IMA ADPCM
+| XBOX (Original)|| Xbox IMA ADPCM. WMA
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 | XBOX 360 || XMA Variant 1 (Early Games), XMA Variant 2 (Late Games)