Convert Westwood Studios audio streams, unit voice lines, and sound effects (.aud) from Command & Conquer, Red Alert, and Dune 2000 into standard 16-bit linear PCM WAV directly in your browser. 100% private in-browser decoder.
Detailed side-by-side format architecture for AUD Sound Stream / Module (.aud) and Waveform Audio File Format (.wav). Every conversion executes strictly within isolated browser memory without network transit.
Drag and drop your .aud file onto the working surface or use the system file dialog. File magic bytes are verified locally on device.
Select a quality preset (Lossless, Visually Lossless, Balanced, Smallest) or adjust advanced encoding switches in the options panel.
Click CONVERT to execute local WebAssembly compilation. Save the finished .wav directly to local storage, or stage it for chaining.
Prefer local shell scripting? Run this standard POSIX command on your machine to achieve equivalent transcoding without a web interface:
# Convert AUD to WAV locally
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The AUD format is a proprietary compressed audio container developed by Westwood Studios in the 1990s. It was used to store sound effects, iconic unit voice lines (such as 'Unit ready', 'Affirmative', 'Construction complete'), and cinematic soundtracks across their real-time strategy titles.
AUD files were used in Command & Conquer (Tiberian Dawn), Command & Conquer: Red Alert, Dune II: Building of a Dynasty, Dune 2000, Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny, and Tiberian Sun.
Modern operating systems and digital audio workstations cannot parse Westwood ADPCM chunk streams natively. Converting AUD to 16-bit linear PCM WAV allows sound designers, game modders, and nostalgia enthusiasts to listen, sample, and preserve vintage video game audio on modern platforms.
Never. All audio decoding and WAV synthesis run 100% locally in your browser memory using pure TypeScript. No audio files or data are ever transmitted over the network.
AUD Sound Stream / Module (AUD) and Waveform Audio File Format (WAV) serve distinct roles across the digital workflow. Converting to WAV provides optimized compatibility, modern compression efficiency, or standardized playback across web browsers, operating systems, and media production environments.
The output format (WAV) is inherently lossless or supports lossless operation. Your original visual or audio fidelity is mathematically preserved without quantization artifacts.
Never. convrtr is architected with a strict zero-upload model. All processing, decoding, decompression, and encoding happen 100% locally on your machine using sandboxed WebAssembly and Web Workers. Your data never touches an external server, database, or analytics collector.
You can execute this conversion locally via command-line utilities such as ffmpeg, cwebp, or ImageMagick. For example: see the developer terminal recipe provided in the technical specifications dossier above. convrtr provides the identical local-first capability directly inside your browser without installing CLI packages.
Yes. You can drop multiple .aud files into the instrument to process them concurrently in browser Web Workers, or click 'Open in Master Studio' to queue mixed formats, configure individual targets, and export as a single ZIP archive.
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