- Extension
- .xwma
- .mp2
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Audio
- Developer
- Microsoft
- Moving Picture Experts Group
- 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 format that uses MPEG-1 Layer II compression to reduce the file size; mainly replaced by the ubiquitous .MP3 format, but is still used for digital radio and digital television broadcasts.
- MIME Type
- audio/x-xwma
- audio/mpeg
