Extract text from HMA files
To convert your HMA file to another format, you need SonicStage or other Audio software.
To convert other file formats to the "Proprietary Audio Container" file type, you need software like SonicStage or a similar tool.
The .HMA extension is a multi-purpose container most frequently encountered as a Sony Hi-MD Audio File. These files were the proprietary format used by Sony's Hi-MD MiniDisc recorders (like the Walkman MZ-RH1) to store high-fidelity audio or voice recordings alongside track data.
However, users often stumble upon .HMA files in completely different contexts: as data archives for the Hitman video game series (developed by IO Interactive), project data for the qualitative analysis tool ATLAS.ti, or track index files for Humminbird fish finders.
The primary problem for .HMA audio files is obsolescence. They are locked within Sony's discontinued ATRAC3plus ecosystem and typically require the defunct SonicStage software to open - a program known for compatibility issues on modern Windows 10/11 systems. Users cannot simply play these files in VLC or Windows Media Player, nor can they import them into DAWs like Audacity without prior conversion. For Hitman or Humminbird files, the challenge is proprietary encryption; these are binary blobs meant strictly for their parent hardware or software and are generally not "readable" by humans.
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Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your HMA file.
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If you want to convert HMA file to MP3, WAV, AAC, FLAC, OGG, WMA, M4A, AIFF, OPUS, ALAC, APE or WV, you can use SonicStage or similar software from the "Sony Hi-MD Audio Storage" 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 HMA, try SonicStage or another comparable tool in the "Sony Hi-MD Audio Storage" category.
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 HMA converter.