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VAG (PS Single Waveform Data)

ADPCM waveform data of one sampled sound.

VAG (PS Single Waveform Data)
Extension.VAG
IDVAGp

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Overview

VAG is the PlayStation single waveform data format. It holds ADPCM-encoded data of a sampled sound.1

Sampled sounds include piano sounds, explosions and music. The typical extension in DOS is ".VAG".1

A VAB file manages several VAG files as one group.1

Structure

A VAG file has the following fields:1

Table 1: VAG format
Field Byte count
ID (VAGp) 4
Version 4
Reserved 4
Data size (Bytes) 4
Sampling frequency 4
Reserved 12
Name 16
Waveform data Any

References


  1. ^ a b c d Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. File Formats. November 1998. Page 4-5, Figure 201.

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