Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your RIR file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert RIR to another file type
To convert your RIR file to another format, you need Torpedo Wall of Sound or other Audio software.
Convert a file to RIR
To convert other file formats to the "Cabinet Simulation File" file type, you need software like Torpedo Wall of Sound or a similar tool.
About RIR files
The .rir extension is a source of frequent confusion because it refers to two completely different, high-level technical formats, plus a common file naming error.
Two Notes Impulse Response (35%): Most commonly, this is a DynIR (Dynamic Impulse Response) database file used by Two Notes Audio Engineering hardware and software (like Torpedo Wall of Sound). Unlike standard WAV impulse responses, these files are proprietary, encrypted databases containing thousands of capture points (mic placement, distance, cabinet type) in a single container. Friction Point: Musicians often try to convert these to standard WAV format for use in third-party loaders (like Helix or Quad Cortex), but direct conversion is often blocked by DRM encryption unless the software allows a specific export.
Photopia Ray Data (20%): In the lighting industry, an .rir file is a Rayset file used by LTI Optics Photopia. It contains raw 3D ray-tracing data for LED and lamp simulations. Constraint: These files are massive and mathematical; they cannot be opened by standard image viewers. Lighting designers often need to convert these into photometric standards like IES or LDT for use in architectural software like DIALux or AGi32.
Renamed Archive (16%): Frequently, .rir is simply a RAR archive that has been renamed - either to bypass email filters that block archive attachments or due to a typo. In this case, the file is just a compressed folder.
Convert.Guru analyzes your RIR file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert RIR file to MP3, WAV, AAC, FLAC, OGG, WMA, M4A, AIFF, OPUS, ALAC, APE or WV, you can use Torpedo Wall of Sound or similar software from the "Impulse Response Database" 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 RIR, try Torpedo Wall of Sound or another comparable tool in the "Impulse Response Database" category.
The RIR 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 RIR converter.