Free online SPC to MP3 converter

SPC files are commonly ripped from Super Nintendo game audio, but many phones, music players, and editing apps do not play them. Converting one to MP3 makes the music easier to share and use in standard audio software.

What the SPC format is

SPC is a game-music format that stores a snapshot of the Super Nintendo’s SPC700 audio system, usually with track metadata. Emulators and game-music ripping tools create SPC files; they are commonly encountered in collections of video-game soundtracks. An SPC is not a conventional recording, so playback software synthesizes the audio from the stored state.

What the MP3 format is

MP3 is a widely supported, lossy audio format. Its small files work with most phones, computers, portable players, and audio-editing applications, making it useful for sharing or adding game music to a regular music library.

How to convert SPC to MP3

Online on 101convert.com

1. Upload the SPC file on the converter page. Multiple files can be added for batch conversion; each file is subject to the size limit shown on the page.
2. Choose the desired bitrate, sample rate, and number of channels.
3. Start the conversion, then download the MP3 file or files.

The page’s converter uses FFmpeg on the server.

Offline with desktop software

On Windows, foobar2000 can convert SPC files using its Game Emu Player input component. Install foobar2000 and the foo_input_gme component, then open the SPC file. Right-click it and choose Convert → …; select MP3 as the output format and configure the bitrate. If MP3 encoding is unavailable in the converter, install or configure a LAME encoder. Check the Game Emu Player component’s playback-length and fade settings before converting: SPC audio may not contain a defined end, so those settings determine how much music is rendered.

Quality and limitations

The MP3 is a real-time render of the SPC playback, not a lossless extraction of an existing recording. Use a higher bitrate to reduce additional lossy-encoding artifacts; the result cannot restore audio information that was not present in the SPC playback. Because SPC files can represent continuing playback rather than a complete song with a fixed endpoint, verify the rendered duration and fade.