Convert CRI AWB wave banks to WAV online, one file per sound, with every channel kept. 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 WAV
Keep WAV as the output format and start. Each sound in the bank is decoded to 16-bit PCM.
03
Download the WAVs
A bank with one sound gives one WAV. Larger banks give one WAV 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.
WAV
WAV is a RIFF-based audio format commonly used for uncompressed PCM audio. It is easy to edit and broadly supported in recording, broadcast, and desktop audio workflows.
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
Microsoft and IBM defined WAV in 1991. It normally stores plain PCM audio with no compression, which is why editors, DAWs, broadcast systems and speech tools accept it without question. The price is size: CD-quality stereo takes about 10 MB per minute, and tagging support is limited.
| Feature | AWB | WAV |
|---|---|---|
| Developed by | CRI Middleware (ADX2) | Microsoft and IBM |
| File extension | .awb | .wav |
| Compression | HCA, ADX, ATRAC9 or VAG | None (PCM) |
| Size vs uncompressed WAV | About 1/4 to 1/10 | Same size (1:1) |
| Tags and cover art | None (names are in the .acb) | Basic text tags, no cover art |
| Best for | Streamed music and voice | Editing, mastering, speech tools |
| Plays on phones and browsers | No, needs vgmstream | Yes |
USE CASES
Practical workflows where AWB to WAV conversion is useful.
Remix a game soundtrack
Load the WAVs of a CRI-middleware game's music bank into Reaper, FL Studio or Ableton Live.
Edit voice lines for a fan dub
Decode a voice bank to WAV and clean up or replace lines in Audacity or Adobe Audition.
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.
Keep every channel of 5.1 game music
Multichannel sounds stay multichannel: a 5.1 track becomes a 6-channel WAV you can open in a DAW.
Edit sounds for a game mod
Decode the original voice lines or effects to WAV, edit them, then rebuild the bank with a CRI modding tool.
Open PS4 and PS Vita sound banks
Banks from PS4 and PS Vita games that store ATRAC9 or VAG entries decode to WAV as well.
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.
Sample game sound effects
Producers can chop effects and voice clips from a bank's numbered WAVs in a sampler, which reads WAV directly.
Archive a game's sound banks as PCM
Keep uncompressed WAV copies of a game's .awb banks so they open in any audio software later on.
Re-encode to another format once
Use the WAVs as a clean intermediate for FLAC, AAC or Opus in your own encoder, so the audio is compressed only one more time.
SUPPORTED FILES
CRI ADX2 wave banks (AFS2) are supported.
Music and voice banks of CRI games.
From PS4 and PS Vita games.
Decoded for the many games whose keys are built in.
Every channel is kept in the WAV.
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 WAV, 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
WAV is uncompressed, about 10 MB per minute for 44.1 kHz stereo and more for higher rates or extra channels.
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. 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 WAV 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 WAV in your browser, with nothing to install and nothing kept after 24 hours.
Private by default
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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