AV1 to SMP Converter

Extract SMP sample audio from AV1 video online

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Sampler Format

SMP is the Turtle Beach SampleVision format — converting from AV1 creates samples for vintage music hardware.

Online Tool

No legacy sampler software needed — convert AV1 to SMP in your modern browser.

Data Privacy

AV1 uploads are erased right after conversion, and SMP outputs are deleted within 24 hours.

How to convert AV1 to SMP

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Select files from Computer, Google Drive, Dropbox, URL or by dragging it on the page.

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Choose smp or any other format you need as a result (more than 200 formats supported)

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Let the file convert and you can download your smp file right afterwards

About formats

AV1 (AOMedia Video 1) is an open, royalty-free video coding format developed by the Alliance for Open Media, a consortium whose founding members include Google, Mozilla, Microsoft, Amazon, Netflix, and Intel, among others. The specification was finalized in June 2018 with the goal of providing a next-generation video codec that surpasses the compression efficiency of H.264 and HEVC while remaining free from licensing fees. AV1 achieves roughly 30-50% better compression than HEVC at equivalent visual quality, making it particularly attractive for streaming platforms seeking to reduce bandwidth costs without sacrificing viewer experience. The codec supports a broad range of features including film grain synthesis, flexible tiling for parallel processing, content-adaptive resolution switching, and a rich set of intra and inter prediction modes. Hardware decoding support has expanded rapidly across mobile processors, GPUs, and smart TVs, addressing early concerns about computational demands during encoding. AV1 has seen wide adoption from major streaming services for delivering 4K and HDR content, and it serves as the video component of the WebM container for web-based playback. The royalty-free status makes AV1 especially important for open web standards and accessible media distribution.
Initial release: June 25, 2018
SMP is the native file format of SampleVision, a sample editing application developed by Turtle Beach Systems around 1990. SampleVision was among the first PC-based visual sample editors, letting musicians view waveforms on screen and perform cut, copy, paste, and loop-point editing — capabilities previously limited to expensive dedicated hardware samplers. The SMP format stores 16-bit mono PCM audio along with sampling-specific metadata: loop start and end points, sustain loops, release loops, and MIDI root note assignments. This made SMP files directly useful for creating and exchanging patches between hardware samplers via MIDI Sample Dump Standard (SDS) transfers, which SampleVision automated through its interface. A primary advantage was bridging the PC world with professional sampling hardware from Akai, E-mu, Ensoniq, and Roland — devices that had tiny screens and minimal editing tools. The format also supported common sample rates (22050, 44100 Hz) and brief text descriptions alongside audio data. Though Turtle Beach pivoted to gaming peripherals and SampleVision was discontinued, SMP files persist in vintage sample library archives and can be converted using SoX.
Initial release: 1990

Frequently Asked Questions

Why convert AV1 to SMP?

SMP is a Turtle Beach SampleVision format — used by specific sampler hardware and vintage music production equipment.

What opens SMP files?

Turtle Beach SampleVision, SoX, and compatible sampler editors handle SMP files for sample editing and loading.

Is SMP widely used?

SMP is a legacy sampler format. For modern sampling, WAV or AIFF are standard across all current platforms.

What quality does SMP support?

SMP supports 16-bit audio at various sample rates — adequate for the sampler hardware it was designed to serve.

Is my data safe?

AV1 uploads are deleted immediately. SMP outputs are removed within 24 hours.