MAUD to DVMS Converter

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MAUD to DVMS

Transform vintage Amiga MAUD recordings into DVMS — bridging retro computing audio with voicemail and telephony message systems.

No Amiga Required

Convert MAUD to DVMS without booting an Amiga emulator or installing vintage software. Works from any modern platform.

Quick Results

MAUD files are typically compact. Conversion to DVMS completes rapidly on our cloud servers with minimal wait.

How to convert MAUD to DVMS

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

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Choose dvms 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 dvms file right afterwards

About formats

MAUD is an audio file format developed by MacroSystem for the Commodore Amiga platform, introduced in the early 1990s as part of their digital video and audio production tools. Built on the Amiga IFF (Interchange File Format) chunk architecture, MAUD files organize data into clearly delineated chunks — MHDR for the header, MDAT for sample data, and optional annotation chunks for metadata. The format supports mono and stereo layouts with bit depths of 8 or 16 bits and sample rates up to 48 kHz, which represented professional-grade specifications on Amiga hardware. Both signed linear PCM and A-law/mu-law encodings are available, offering a choice between fidelity and file size. MAUD saw primary use in the Amiga video production community, where MacroSystem Retina and VLab Motion boards demanded synchronized audio that the standard 8SVX format could not deliver. Conversion support exists today through SoX and libsndfile, ensuring vintage Amiga productions remain recoverable. Three distinct advantages stand out: clean IFF-based structure that any chunk-aware parser can navigate, 16-bit stereo capability ahead of typical Amiga audio, and lightweight overhead that left maximum CPU headroom for video rendering.
Initial release: 1992
DVMS (Dutch Voice Messaging System) is a telephony-grade audio encoding born from the Netherlands' early push toward digital voicemail infrastructure. Deployed through KPN (formerly PTT Telecom) in the mid-1980s, the format stores mono voice data at a narrow 8 kHz sample rate, prioritizing compact message size over sonic breadth. Audio is compressed with a proprietary variant of logarithmic companding similar to European A-law encoding, squeezing recordings to roughly 8 kbit/s while keeping speech intelligible. Each file carries a small header identifying sample rate, compression type, and message metadata, which made automated routing across early PBX and voicemail systems straightforward. Although DVMS never gained traction outside Dutch telecom circles, it influenced how European carriers designed later voice messaging protocols. Tools like SoX and several legacy telephony libraries still read and write DVMS files, allowing archival playback of decades-old messages. Among its practical advantages: extremely small file sizes (a one-minute message occupies roughly 60 KB), reliable speech clarity despite aggressive compression, and a simple container layout that is easy to parse programmatically.
Developer: Dutch PTT Telecom
Initial release: 1984

Frequently Asked Questions

Why convert MAUD to DVMS?

DVMS provides digital voice message storage. Converting from MAUD brings vintage Amiga audio into this format for voicemail and telephony message systems.

What opens DVMS files?

Enterprise voicemail platforms can handle DVMS format files for playback and editing.

Is quality preserved?

Quality depends on the DVMS encoding. The conversion faithfully represents whatever audio content the MAUD source contains.

What is MAUD?

MAUD is a Commodore Amiga audio format from 1985, used by Amiga audio software for samples and recordings. It requires conversion for modern use.

Can I batch convert?

Upload multiple MAUD files and convert them all to DVMS at once — process your entire Amiga audio collection in one session.