VOC File

VOC is an audio file format supported by Sound Blaster sound cards by Creative Labs.

Contents of VOC files

VOC store data in divided into sections, of which the most important is the headed and audio data. The latter stores information related to:

• audio tracks,
• sound effects,
• audio samples.

VOC files store audio data with bit depth of 8 bits per sample.

Uses of VOC files

VOC files were quite popular before the introduction of WAV standard. Computers at that time required sound card in order to process audio data and music on the hardware level. VOC format was used by Sound Blaster cards and in this format man early PC games stored the audio. VOC popularity ended along with the introduction of AC'97 codec that supported WAV files on Windows machines.