- Extension
- .xwma
- .cda
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Audio
- Developer
- Microsoft
- Compact Disc Digital Audio (CD-DA)
- Description
- xWMA is a container format for compressed audio data developed by Microsoft, based on Windows Media Audio (WMA) compression but with a simplified header structure optimized for streaming and playback via the XAudio2 API. It is primarily used in Xbox and Windows game development to store sound effects and music efficiently.
- Audio file ripped from a CD formatted using the CD Digital Audio specification; can be extracted using applications such as iTunes or Logic Pro; used for saving CD audio data to a computer, as well as burning new CDs.
- MIME Type
- audio/x-xwma
- audio/x-cda
