Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your RFL file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert RFL to another file type
To convert RFL sound banks to another format, you need Reason or other Audio software.
Convert a file to RFL
To convert other file formats to the "Sound Bank Archive" file type, you need software like Reason or a similar tool.
About RFL files
The .RFL file is primarily a proprietary Reason ReFill Sound Bank used by Reason to store audio samples, instrument patches, and loops in a highly compressed archive. Secondary uses include game resource parameter files for the Sega Hedgehog Engine and UnityFS-based level maps for the game Ravenfield. The main disadvantage of the .RFL format is its heavily restricted, closed nature. ReFill files require a paid music production software license to open and are intentionally encrypted to protect the copyright of sound designers. Users often want to convert .RFL to WAV, AIFF, or MID to use the audio in other DAWs like Ableton Live or FL Studio. However, standard online converters fail to process these files because of this proprietary encryption. Because this file format is so strictly controlled, it is difficult to open or convert outside of its native ecosystem. Often, only the original software can properly read or export the data. Despite these severe limitations, you can just drag and drop your file to identify the format, view it, and convert it when possible on convert.guru. Our system can inspect the binary headers to confirm if your file is a Reason bank, a Sonic resource, or a Ravenfield UnityFS map. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format that lacks encryption, viewing or partial conversion may still be possible.
Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your RFL file.
If you want to convert RFL file to MP3, WAV, AAC, FLAC, OGG, WMA, M4A, AIFF, OPUS, ALAC, APE or WV, you can use Reason or similar software from the "Reason Sound Bank 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 RFL, try Reason or another comparable tool in the "Reason Sound Bank Storage" category.
The RFL 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 RFL converter.