Free online GTP to WAV converter

A player, DAW, video editor, or audio archive may require a rendered sound file instead of editable Guitar Pro notation. Converting a .gtp score to .wav renders its playback as audio; it does not preserve the score as editable notation.

What the GTP format is

.gtp is the native Guitar Pro tablature format used by early Guitar Pro releases, primarily Guitar Pro 1 and 2. It stores guitar or bass tablature, standard notation, tuning, tempo, measures, effects, lyrics, and track information for playback and editing.

GTP is a score file, not a recording. Guitar Pro or compatible notation software generates the sound from the stored musical instructions, instrument assignments, synthesizer, sound bank, tempo, repeats, and playback settings. Later Guitar Pro releases and some compatible programs can import many GTP files, but support for old effects and notation details varies.

What the WAV format is

.wav is an audio container commonly used for uncompressed PCM sound. PCM WAV is widely supported by DAWs, audio editors, video software, sample tools, and media players, and it avoids the lossy compression used by formats such as MP3.

A WAV export contains the audible playback rather than notes, tablature, chord diagrams, lyrics, or structured Guitar Pro effects. A stereo 44.1 kHz, 16-bit PCM file uses approximately 10 MB per minute, so WAV requires substantially more storage than compressed audio.

How to convert GTP to WAV

Using Guitar Pro

1. Open the .gtp file in a Guitar Pro release that supports the format. Use File → Open, then save an updated copy if the program asks to convert the old file.
2. Check the imported score, tuning, tempo, repeats, alternate endings, track mutes, instrument assignments, effects, and start and end measures. Any notation or import error will affect the rendered audio.
3. Use the version-specific audio export command, commonly File → Export → Audio, and choose WAV.
4. Select the output folder and, where available, sample rate, bit depth, channel mode, and the measures or tracks to render. Use 44.1 or 48 kHz and 16 or 24 bit for general production; 24 bit provides headroom for subsequent processing but does not add detail to the original synthesized playback.
5. Open the exported WAV in an audio player or editor and verify that all tracks, repeats, fades, and the complete ending were rendered.

Menu names and audio-export support differ between Guitar Pro releases. If the installed version can open GTP but cannot export WAV, use File → Export → MIDI, then import the MIDI file into a DAW with a software instrument and render that instrument to WAV. MIDI contains performance instructions, not audio, so its result depends on the selected synthesizer or virtual instrument.

Using 101convert.com

You can convert the file on 101convert.com for free without installing software: upload the GTP file, select WAV as the output format, start the conversion, and download the rendered file. Use desktop software when the score is confidential or when you need control over sound banks, instrument patches, playback interpretation, sample rate, or bit depth.

Quality and compatibility limits

The result is a playback render, not a lossless transfer of the notation. It cannot be reopened as an editable Guitar Pro score, and WAV cannot retain the source’s notes, tablature, lyrics, chord data, or effect parameters as musical objects.

The same GTP file can sound different in different Guitar Pro versions or with different synthesizers and sound banks. Unsupported effects, percussion mappings, articulations, or very old notation features may be altered or omitted during import, so inspect the score and listen to the render before using it in production.

WAV does not automatically improve the source sound: increasing sample rate or bit depth cannot restore information absent from the playback engine. For distribution, create MP3 or another compressed format only after checking the WAV; retain the original GTP file when future notation editing is required.