- Extension
- .brstm
- .aac
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Audio
- Developer
- Nintendo
- Bell Labs, Fraunhofer Institute, Dolby Labs, Sony and Nokia
- Description
- BRSTM (Binary Revolution Stream) is an audio file format developed by Nintendo for streaming sound data in Wii games. It stores compressed or uncompressed PCM/ADPCM audio used for background music and long sound effects. The format is commonly extracted and used by fans for game audio modding and playback in emulators.
- Compressed audio file similar to an .MP3 file, but offers several performance improvements; examples include a higher coding efficiency for both stationary and transient signals, a simpler filterbank, and better handling of frequencies above 16 kHz; maintains quality nearly indistinguishable from the original audio source.
- MIME Type
- audio/x-aac
