.BCWAV File Extension
BCWAV Audio
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What is a BCWAV file?
A BCWAV file is an audio file used by a Nintendo 3DS video game. It is saved in a proprietary version of the .WAV format, used only by 3DS games. However, modders have created utilities that allow them to play and convert the audio that BCWAV files contain.
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Binary CTR Wave, or BCWAV, files contain sound effects or music played in a Nintendo 3DS video game. For example, the game Fire Emblem Fates contains many BCWAV files used to play in-game sounds.
BCWAV files are stored in .BCSAR audio archives, located in a 3DS cartridge's romfs/sound directory. While most gamers will never encounter a game's BCWAV files, 3DS modders regularly extract, modify, play, and replace BCWAV files, to customize 3DS games.
How to open a BCWAV file
You can open a BCWAV file and play the audio it contains with Foobar2000 (Windows), after installing the vgmstream plug-in.
How to convert a BCWAV file
You can use Foobar2000 with the vgmstream plug-in installed to convert BCWAV files to .WAV and other common audio formats.
Also, you can use BCFSTM-BCFWAV-Converter (Windows) to convert BCWAV files to some other proprietary Nintendo audio formats, including .BCSTM, .BFSTM, BFSTP, and .BFWAV.
How to convert a WAV or OGG file to a BCWAV file
You can use cwavtool (multiplatform) to convert WAV and OGG audio files to the BCWAV format, for use in modded 3DS games.