TTA to VMS Converter

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Messaging Format

Generate VMS audio from lossless TTA — ready for voicemail and automated phone messaging platforms.

Clean Voice

Lossless TTA ensures voice recordings reach VMS format without any prior compression artifacts.

Secure Handling

TTA uploads are erased after conversion. VMS results are purged within 24 hours.

How to convert TTA to VMS

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

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Choose vms 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 vms file right afterwards

About formats

TTA (True Audio) is a real-time lossless audio compression codec developed by Aleksander Djourik, with its origins tracing back to the early 2000s. The format reconstructs the original PCM stream bit-for-bit upon decoding, guaranteeing that no sonic detail is lost during storage or transfer. TTA handles standard CD-quality audio as well as high-resolution content up to 32-bit integer samples, making it suitable for everyday listening and professional archiving alike. Processing speed is one of TTA's defining strengths — the codec achieves fast encoding and decoding without heavy CPU demands, keeping it lightweight even on older hardware. The file structure supports ID3v1, ID3v2, and APEv2 metadata tags, so track information and album art travel with the audio. Hardware support appeared in several portable players, giving TTA a practical edge over some competing lossless formats. The open-source reference implementation ships under the GNU GPL, encouraging community adoption and third-party integrations. While newer codecs like FLAC have captured a larger share of the lossless audio landscape, TTA continues to serve users who value its simplicity and transparent compression.
Developer: Aleksander Djourik
Initial release: 2003
VMS (Voice Messaging System) is a compressed audio format designed for telephony and voice mail applications, originally used in Germany. Files with the .vms extension encode spoken audio using Continuously Variable Slope Delta modulation (CVSD), a method suited to low-bandwidth voice transmission over telephone networks. The format operates at 8 kHz, matching the standard digital telephony sampling frequency, and produces self-describing files that embed encoding parameters within a short header. This header distinguishes VMS from raw CVSD streams, letting playback tools process recordings without external configuration. The SoX audio toolkit provides native read and write support, making it straightforward to convert VMS recordings into WAV or other modern formats. A practical advantage is the format's small file size — CVSD compression keeps voice mail messages compact enough for systems with limited disk capacity, which was critical in early telephony infrastructure. The encoding degrades gracefully under noisy channel conditions, preserving speech intelligibility even when errors occur. Although VMS has been superseded by modern codecs in current voice messaging platforms, it remains relevant for recovering legacy voice mail archives.
Developer: SoX Contributors
Initial release: 1991

Frequently Asked Questions

What is VMS?

VMS is a voice messaging system format used in automated phone-based message recording and playback platforms.

Why convert TTA to VMS?

Phone messaging systems may require VMS audio. Lossless TTA provides clear voice recordings for encoding.

What plays VMS?

Telephony servers, voicemail platforms, SoX, and PBX systems handle VMS audio playback.

Is VMS for music?

No — VMS handles voice-band audio at telephony quality only.

Is my audio secure?

TTA uploads are deleted immediately. VMS results are removed within 24 hours.