Convert CRI AWB wave banks to MP3 online, one file per sound, including many encrypted games. Upload files up to 20GB and download the converted result in a few clicks.
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HOW IT WORKS
Three steps, no account, nothing to install.
01
Upload your AWB file
Drag and drop a .awb file from a game's sound folder, or select it from your device.
02
Convert to MP3
Keep MP3 as the output format and start. Each sound in the bank is decoded and encoded as a high-quality variable bit rate MP3.
03
Download the MP3s
A bank with one sound gives one MP3. Larger banks give one MP3 per sound, numbered in bank order and zipped on the download page.
AWB
AWB is the wave bank format of CRI ADX2 (also called AFS2), used by CRI-middleware games for streaming music and voices. One .awb holds one or many sounds, usually HCA or ADX audio, while the cue names that go with them are kept in a matching .acb file.
MP3
MP3 is a lossy compressed audio format built for small files and broad playback compatibility. It works on almost every phone, browser, car stereo, media player, and editing application.
FILE FORMATS
SOURCE
An AWB is a CRI ADX2 wave bank (AFS2) holding the streamed sounds of a game, usually music and voice, as numbered entries. The entries are typically HCA or ADX, and ATRAC9 or VAG in PS4 and PS Vita games. The names live in the matching .acb, and many games encrypt the audio with their own key.
TARGET
MPEG-1 Audio Layer III has been the universal music format since the 1990s. It compresses audio by removing sounds the ear is unlikely to hear, so a song takes a few megabytes instead of tens. ID3 tags carry the title, artist and album art, and every phone, browser, car stereo and editor plays it.
| Feature | AWB | MP3 |
|---|---|---|
| Developed by | CRI Middleware (ADX2) | MPEG (Fraunhofer) |
| File extension | .awb | .mp3 |
| Compression | HCA, ADX, ATRAC9 or VAG | Lossy |
| Size vs uncompressed WAV | About 1/4 to 1/10 | About 1/7 to 1/10 |
| Tags and cover art | None (names are in the .acb) | ID3 tags and cover art |
| Best for | Streamed music and voice | Music and podcasts everywhere |
| Plays on phones and browsers | No, needs vgmstream | Yes |
USE CASES
Practical workflows where AWB to MP3 conversion is useful.
Listen to a game's soundtrack
Music .awb banks from CRI-middleware games become one MP3 per track for your phone or music player.
Collect character voice lines
Voice banks give one MP3 per line, numbered in bank order, ready for a fan video or a soundboard.
Convert the audio an .acb points to
When the ACB converter reports that the sounds are in a streaming .awb, convert that .awb here to get them.
Play PS4 and PS Vita sound banks
Banks from PS4 and PS Vita games that store ATRAC9 or VAG entries convert to MP3 as well.
Learn a game tune by ear
Musicians can load a track's MP3 into a slow-down or transcription app to work out a melody from a CRI-middleware game.
Hear looped music as a full piece
Tracks that loop over part of themselves come out with one more pass of the loop and a 10 s fade-out. Whole-track loops play once.
Use game music in a video
Drop the MP3s into Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve or CapCut for a review, montage or AMV.
Make a ringtone from a game theme
Trim one of the MP3s in a phone app or audio editor and set it as a ringtone or alarm.
Recover sounds from a partial download
A bank that was cut off part-way still gives every sound that is complete.
Share a track on Discord
Post a converted track or voice line in a Discord chat, where an MP3 plays inline.
SUPPORTED FILES
CRI ADX2 wave banks (AFS2) are supported.
The usual music and voice banks of CRI games.
From PS4 and PS Vita games.
Decoded for the hundreds of games whose keys are built in.
Read too.
Every complete sound is still delivered.
Only convert audio from games you own or have permission to use.
TROUBLESHOOTING
Game audio works differently from normal music files, which explains most surprises.
01
The file held several sounds, so each one became its own MP3, numbered in bank order. Sounds have numbers, not names.
02
Some games encrypt their audio with their own key. Files from the many games whose keys are built in decode normally; others can't be converted.
03
Looping game music is rendered the way the game plays it: the looped section plays once more, then fades out over 10 seconds. A loop covering the whole track plays once.
04
MP3 holds two channels, so 5.1 and other multichannel audio is mixed to stereo. Convert to WAV to keep every channel.
05
The file is damaged, isn't really AWB audio, or was extracted with the wrong tool. Extract it again from the game files and retry.
06
Names live in the matching .acb, which can't be uploaded with the .awb. Files are numbered in bank order.
vgmstream is the reference decoder for game audio, used through foobar2000 or the command line. dragdropdo runs the same decoder in the browser, so you can turn AWB into MP3 on any device.
| What matters | dragdropdo | vgmstream and Desktop Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Nothing to install | ✓Yes. Runs in any modern browser. | ~foobar2000 plus the vgmstream plugin, or vgmstream-cli. |
| Works on phones and tablets | ✓Yes. Desktop, Android, iPhone and iPad. | ~No. Windows and command-line tools. |
| Batch conversion | ✓Yes. Add many files and download one ZIP. | ~Yes, with scripts or foobar2000's converter. |
| Share finished files | ✓Yes. Send a unique link from the result page. | ~You upload and share the files yourself. |
| Pricing | ✓Free with daily limits. $2.99 or $6.99 passes for unlimited use, no monthly plan. | ~Free. |
| Choosing loop count and fade | ✓Fixed: an inner loop plays twice, then fades over 10 seconds. | ~Yes. vgmstream-cli sets the loop count and fade length. |
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WHY DRAGDROPDO
Convert AWB to MP3 in your browser, with nothing to install and nothing kept after 24 hours.
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Files are encrypted in transit and deleted from our servers automatically after 24 hours.
No install required
Convert in any modern browser on Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iPhone or iPad. No app and no sign-up wall.
Big files and batches
Upload files up to 20GB each, add several at once, and download the results one by one or as a ZIP.
Share & download
Save finished files to your device or pass them on with a share link from the result page.
MORE AWB TOOLS
In games, an .awb file is a CRI ADX2 wave bank (AFS2 format) that stores streamed music, voices and other sounds, usually as HCA or ADX audio, while the matching .acb file holds the cue names and playback data. The same extension is also used for AMR-WB (wideband AMR) speech recordings.
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