Identify audio codec by audio tag
An audio tag is a (16 bit) binary number indicating which audio codec was used to encode the audio in a given media file. Audio tags are usually expressed as decimal numbers or HEX numbers, and this page contains both versions.
On this page you can:
- Find out audio tags matches which audio codecs.
How to find the audio tag
To find the audio tag of a media file use a media inspection tool such as:
Audio tags and their corresponding audio codecs
| Decimal | Hex | Audio codec |
|---|---|---|
| 1025 | 0x401 | Intel Music Coder (IMC) |
| 117 | 0x75 | VoxWare MetaSound |
| 26447 | 0x674f | Ogg Vorbis Codec |
| 26479 | 0x676f | Vorbis Ogg ACM Codec 1.0 |
| 26481 | 0x6771 | Ogg Vorbis MSACM Codec |
| 304 | 0x130 | ACELP.net Audio Codec |
| 353 | 0x161 | DivX ;-) Audio Compressor |
| 50 | 0x32 | MSN Audio |
| 69 | 0x45 | G 726 Audio Codec |
| 8192 | 0x2000 | AC3 filter fccHandler AC-3 ACM Freeware |
| 85 | 0x55 | MPEG-1 Layer 3 Codec |
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What is not listed here
Filters/decoders and codec packs are not included on this page. This is bacause they implement many different codecs in one package. This page shows individual codecs only.
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