MPEG to FAP Converter

Extract audio from MPEG and save as FAP format

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PARIS Workstation

FAP is the native format for Ensoniq PARIS systems. Extract MPEG audio ready for this professional audio environment.

Audio Settings

Set sample rate and bit depth before conversion. Produce FAP files matching the specifications of your PARIS setup.

Cloud Extraction

No PARIS hardware needed for conversion. Our servers handle MPEG to FAP encoding and deliver the result online.

How to convert MPEG to FAP

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

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Choose fap 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 fap file right afterwards

About formats

MPEG (MPEG-1) is a foundational video and audio compression standard published in August 1993 by the Moving Picture Experts Group as ISO/IEC 11172. It was the first international standard for lossy compression of moving pictures and associated audio, establishing principles and techniques that would influence virtually all subsequent video codecs. MPEG-1 video achieves compression through a combination of motion-compensated prediction, discrete cosine transform coding, and variable-length entropy encoding, organized around three frame types: I-frames (intra-coded), P-frames (predicted), and B-frames (bidirectionally predicted). The standard targets bit rates around 1.5 Mbps for combined audio and video, producing quality comparable to VHS tape at SIF resolution (352x240 for NTSC). This compression level was specifically chosen to match the data throughput of 1x-speed CD-ROM drives, enabling the Video CD format that brought digital video to consumers in the early 1990s. The audio component, particularly Layer III (MP3), went on to become the most influential audio format in history. The I/P/B frame structure, motion estimation approach, and block-based transform coding established the architectural template followed by every major video codec since, from MPEG-2 through H.264 and beyond. Though long surpassed in compression efficiency, MPEG-1 remains supported by virtually all media software.
Initial release: August 1993
FAP is a byte-swapped variant of the PAF (Paris Audio File) format associated with the Ensoniq PARIS digital audio workstation, a recording environment popular among project-studio engineers in the late 1990s. Where standard PAF stores sample data in big-endian order, FAP reverses the byte layout for little-endian architectures, enabling direct memory mapping on Intel-based processors without a runtime byte-swap penalty. The underlying payload is uncompressed linear PCM at up to 24-bit depth and 96 kHz sampling, preserving full studio-grade fidelity. Because there is no lossy coding stage, recordings survive unlimited edit cycles with zero generational loss — a critical property during tracking and mixing. The SoX command-line utility maintains read/write support for FAP, making it the most accessible tool for converting legacy PARIS sessions to modern formats. Despite its niche origins, FAP demonstrates solid engineering: the header is minimal and deterministic, eliminating ambiguity that sometimes plagues chunk-based containers. Advantages include bit-perfect audio preservation, fast I/O on x86 hardware due to native byte order, and straightforward interoperability with raw PCM tools.
Developer: Ensoniq
Initial release: 1998

Frequently Asked Questions

Why convert MPEG to FAP?

FAP is a PARIS audio workstation format. Converting MPEG to FAP prepares audio for Ensoniq PARIS editing systems.

What opens FAP files?

The Ensoniq PARIS audio workstation, SoX, and some specialized audio editors can read and process FAP files.

Is FAP widely used?

FAP is specific to the PARIS audio workstation ecosystem. It has a small but dedicated user base among PARIS enthusiasts.

Does FAP support high resolution?

FAP supports the audio specifications of the PARIS system, including 24-bit audio at professional sample rates.

Can I convert several files?

Yes — upload multiple MPEG videos and extract FAP audio from each simultaneously.