MAUD to WVE Converter

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MAUD to WVE

Transform vintage Amiga MAUD recordings into WVE — bridging retro computing audio with retro PDA and Psion handheld audio.

No Amiga Required

Convert MAUD to WVE without booting an Amiga emulator or installing vintage software. Works from any modern platform.

Quick Results

MAUD files are typically compact. Conversion to WVE completes rapidly on our cloud servers with minimal wait.

How to convert MAUD to WVE

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Select files from Computer, Google Drive, Dropbox, URL or by dragging it on the page.

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Choose wve or any other format you need as a result (more than 200 formats supported)

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Let the file convert and you can download your wve file right afterwards

About formats

MAUD is an audio file format developed by MacroSystem for the Commodore Amiga platform, introduced in the early 1990s as part of their digital video and audio production tools. Built on the Amiga IFF (Interchange File Format) chunk architecture, MAUD files organize data into clearly delineated chunks — MHDR for the header, MDAT for sample data, and optional annotation chunks for metadata. The format supports mono and stereo layouts with bit depths of 8 or 16 bits and sample rates up to 48 kHz, which represented professional-grade specifications on Amiga hardware. Both signed linear PCM and A-law/mu-law encodings are available, offering a choice between fidelity and file size. MAUD saw primary use in the Amiga video production community, where MacroSystem Retina and VLab Motion boards demanded synchronized audio that the standard 8SVX format could not deliver. Conversion support exists today through SoX and libsndfile, ensuring vintage Amiga productions remain recoverable. Three distinct advantages stand out: clean IFF-based structure that any chunk-aware parser can navigate, 16-bit stereo capability ahead of typical Amiga audio, and lightweight overhead that left maximum CPU headroom for video rendering.
Initial release: 1992
WVE is the audio format native to the Psion Series 3 family of personal digital assistants, released by British company Psion PLC beginning in September 1991. These clamshell PDAs included a built-in voice recorder, and all dictation functionality relied on WVE files to store captured sound. Each file begins with the ASCII signature "ALawSoundFile**" followed by a minimal header, then raw A-law encoded audio sampled at 8 kHz — a rate inherited from digital telephony standards. At 8000 bytes per second, a one-minute recording occupies just 480 KB, which was essential given that Psion devices stored data on SRAM cards typically ranging from 128 KB to 2 MB. The A-law encoding provides reasonable speech clarity within these tight storage constraints, prioritizing intelligibility over high-fidelity reproduction. WVE files can be converted to WAV or other modern formats using SoX, Awave Studio, or specialized Psion file utilities. While the format is firmly a product of early-1990s handheld computing, it holds historical significance as one of the first audio recording formats designed for pocket-sized consumer devices. Collectors and researchers studying mobile computing history occasionally encounter WVE files when recovering data from legacy SRAM media.
Developer: Psion PLC
Initial release: 1991

Frequently Asked Questions

Why convert MAUD to WVE?

WVE provides Psion handheld audio format. Converting from MAUD brings vintage Amiga audio into this format for retro PDA and Psion handheld audio.

What opens WVE files?

Psion devices, EPOC emulators, and SoX can handle WVE format files for playback and editing.

Is quality preserved?

Quality depends on the WVE encoding. The conversion faithfully represents whatever audio content the MAUD source contains.

What is MAUD?

MAUD is a Commodore Amiga audio format from 1985, used by Amiga audio software for samples and recordings. It requires conversion for modern use.

Can I batch convert?

Upload multiple MAUD files and convert them all to WVE at once — process your entire Amiga audio collection in one session.