GYM Converter

Extract text from Sega Genesis audio files (GYM)


Drop or upload your .GYM file
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How to extract text from your GYM file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your GYM file.
  2. You’ll see a preview, if available.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert GYM to another file type

To convert GYM audio files to another format, you need foobar2000 or other Audio software.

Convert a file to GYM

To convert other file formats to the "Video Game Audio File" file type, you need software like foobar2000 or a similar tool.


About GYM files

A .GYM file is a logged audio file containing music and sound data extracted directly from Sega Genesis (Mega Drive) video games. It records the exact instructions sent to the console's Yamaha YM2612 FM synthesizer and SN76489 PSG sound chips. You can play these files using highly specific audio environments like foobar2000 or Winamp equipped with retro chiptune plugins. The format presents severe usability challenges today because it is entirely proprietary and obsolete. Web browsers, smartphones, and standard media players (like VLC or Apple Music) cannot open .GYM files natively. Furthermore, because a .GYM file stores hardware instructions rather than PCM waveform audio, it is impossible to open or edit it in standard audio software. To use this music in modern workflows, conversion is mandatory. For web use and casual listening on mobile devices, convert to MP3. For video editing or archival purposes where audio fidelity matters, convert to WAV or FLAC. Drag and drop your file here to analyze and convert it - free, online, and without installing software.

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FAQ

If you want to convert GYM file to MP3, WAV, AAC, FLAC, OGG, WMA, M4A, AIFF, OPUS, ALAC, APE or WV, you can use foobar2000 or similar software from the "Video Game Music Playback" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert MIDI, AAC, TTA, AU, WV, DTS, MID, FLAC, RA, MP3, PCM or WAV files to GYM, try foobar2000 or another comparable tool in the "Video Game Music Playback" category.



The GYM Converter Story

The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our GYM converter.