- Extension
- .xwma
- .tta
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Audio
- Developer
- Microsoft
- True Audio Software
- 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 compressed with the Free Lossless True Audio codec (TTA); supports compression of multichannel 8, 16, and 24-bit .WAV data; compresses the original audio data with compression ratios of 30-70 percent.
- MIME Type
- audio/x-xwma
- audio/x-tta
