- Extension
- .gsm
- .maud
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Audio
- Developer
- European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)
- MAUD Audio Tools
- Description
- A lossy file format used to compress speech in Global Standard for Mobile (GSM) telecommunications. It is very effective for reducing audio file size. However, encoding and decoding audio signals severally is discouraged as the final product will have a lot of noise. Popular with some voice mail software but it is CPU intensive.
- The maud file extension is associated with the Amiga MAUD audio format, developed by Electronic Arts and Commodore in 1985. The MAUD is used for an 8 or 16 bit Amiga sound format. Most likely obsolete.
- MIME Type
- audio/x-gsm
- application/vnd.muvee.style
