VOC to WV Converter
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Creative Sound Blaster VOC and WavPack exist for different jobs: VOC is the Sound Blaster native audio format — the sound of every DOS game from the late 80s and early 90s. Convert WV albums to FLAC for maximum compatibility.
This converter runs entirely in your browser using WebAssembly — your files never leave your device, nothing is uploaded, and there are no watermarks, sign-ups or queues. Drop in several files at once to convert them as a batch.
How VOC compares to WV
| VOC | WV | |
|---|---|---|
| Structure | Creative Voice file blocks (0x08 header) | wvpk frame blocks |
| Types / schema | 8-bit PCM / ADPCM variants | Lossless/hybrid, up to 32-bit |
| Compatibility | ffmpeg, Sound Blaster era tools | ffmpeg, WavPack CLI, fb2k |
| Best for | Retro-game audio rescue | Flexible archiving workflows |
How to convert VOC to WV
- 1
Select your files
Drag & drop your VOC files onto the area above, or click to browse. You can add multiple files at once for batch conversion.
- 2
Convert instantly
Click "Convert to WV". The conversion runs entirely inside your browser using WebAssembly — no upload, no queue, no waiting.
- 3
Download results
Download each converted WV file individually, or grab everything at once as a ZIP archive.
About the VOC format
VOC is the Creative Sound Blaster format — if a DOS game made a sound between 1989 and 1994, it was probably a VOC: 8-bit samples at exotic sample rates, with loop points, silence blocks and hardware-specific appendices that made each card sing differently.
ffmpeg decodes the standard sample blocks and converts VOC to WAV or MP3 — the cheapest time machine for retro-game audio.
+Strengths
- ✓The DOS gaming era's audio format
- ✓Unique features: loops, silence, transfer blocks
- ✓Simple to decode
!Limitations
- −8-bit/11kHz era fidelity
- −Creative hardware extensions lost on convert
- −Rarely produced after 1995
About the WV format
WavPack's signature trick is the hybrid mode: encode once into a small lossy .wv plus a tiny .wvc correction file — together they are bit-exact lossless, apart the small file plays like a high-quality MP3. It also offers pure lossless and pure lossy modes in the same container.
Full WavPack files decode losslessly through ffmpeg into FLAC or WAV; hybrid correction files are handled by the original encoder only, so a .wvc alone cannot be restored.
+Strengths
- ✓Unique hybrid lossy+correction mode
- ✓Fast decode, open source
- ✓Error-robust streaming modes
!Limitations
- −Ratios slightly behind APE
- −.wvc correction files are orphaned here
- −Hardware support rare
Why convert VOC to WV?
There is a concrete reason this conversion exists: 8-bit/11kHz era fidelity WV sidesteps that — Unique hybrid lossy+correction mode If that is your situation, the tool above settles it in seconds, entirely on your device.
Frequently asked questions
Is this VOC to WV converter really free?
Yes — completely free, with no sign-up, no watermark and no daily conversion limits. The site is supported by advertising.
Are my files uploaded to a server?
No. The conversion runs entirely inside your browser using WebAssembly, so your files never leave your device — that is what makes it instant and private.
Does it work on Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android?
Yes. Anything with a modern browser works: Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS. No software installation is required.
Is there a file size limit for VOC to WV?
The only limit is your device's memory, since nothing is uploaded. Files up to a few hundred megabytes work fine on a modern desktop browser; very large files simply take a little longer.
Will converting VOC to WV reduce audio quality?
If WV is lossless, the output contains everything the VOC file contains — no further loss is added. If WV is lossy, one recompression pass is unavoidable; the quality slider controls how much. Loss that already happened in the source file can never be undone by converting.
Are tags like title and artist preserved?
Tag handling varies between target formats and this conversion focuses on the audio itself. For archival copies where tags matter, keep the original file; the converted copy is for playback and sharing.