SPC700 sound format
An
SPC700 sound file (or SPC) file is a
sound data file, akin to a
MIDI file and the
PSF file format from the
Playstation, copied from a
Super Famicom or
Super NES (SNES for short) game, especially through the
ZSNES emulator. The format name .SPC comes from the name of the sound chip used in the Super Famicom and the SNES, i.e. Sony
SPC700. With
Winamp's Alpha II SPC player plugin, the SPCs can be played at sample rates higher than 44.1 k
Hz. That is not possible on the original Super Famicom or SNES console. The SNES console has a sample rate of 32 kHz, compared to the CD audio sample rate which is 44.1 kHz. The
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 has a maximum sample rate of 96 kHz. Winamp allows the user to sample SPC files at the
computer's
sound card's maximum sample rate, possibly making SPC files played in this manner sound more realistic than on the Super Famicom or SNES console.
See also: NSF, GYM, PSF and PSF2, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, list of SNES games, ZSNES, console emulator, video game music
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