What is a .BAMTA file?
A .BAMTA file is a special kind of computer file that is used with video games on the Nintendo Wii U or Nintendo Switch gaming consoles. The term "Binary Audio Metadata" refers to what the .BAMTA file is made for. "Binary" means it is in a format that computers can read but not humans, "Audio" indicates it is related to sound, and "Metadata" means it is data about other data, not the actual sound or music itself but information about it.
These .BAMTA files are not standalone; they are found inside another type of file called a .BARS file. A .BARS file stands for Binary Audio Resource Archive, which is like a big container or a box that holds many different audio files and their related information together in one place. Think of the .BARS file as a library and the .BAMTA files as the library cards that tell you information about each book (or in this case, audio file) in the library. Each .BAMTA file is connected to one specific audio file in the .BARS archive, providing details about that audio file.
However, opening a .BAMTA file directly is not something you can do easily because, as of now, there are no specific programs designed to open them. This is likely because these files are meant to be used by the video games themselves on the Wii U or Switch consoles, not by people on their computers. So, if you come across a .BAMTA file, it's part of a game's way of organizing and using sound, and not something you would open and edit on its own.
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