What is a .GENH file?
A .GENH file is a type of audio file that is used to play music from video games. It works with a program called vgmstream, which is specially designed to play this kind of music. The "GENH" part of the file name stands for "Generic Binary Header Music File." This means the file has a special section at the beginning, called a header, which has important information that tells the vgmstream program how to correctly play the music stored in the file.
To open and listen to music in a .GENH file, you need to use the vgmstream program. This program is very good at playing music from lots of different video games because it understands hundreds of video game music formats. If you have a music file from a video game that vgmstream can't play yet, you can still make it work by using another tool called VGMToolBox's GENH creator. This tool lets you change the music file a bit by adding a new header to it, turning it into a .GENH file that vgmstream can play.
Here's how it works: If you have a video game music file that isn't supported by vgmstream, you open it with the GENH creator tool. This tool helps you add a new header to the file. This header is like a set of instructions that tells vgmstream how to understand and play the music in the file. After you add the header, you save the file with a .GENH extension. Now, when you open this new .GENH file with vgmstream, the program reads the instructions in the header and plays the music just like it's supposed to.
In summary, .GENH files are special audio files for playing video game music with the vgmstream program. If you have video game music that isn't already in a format vgmstream can play, you can use the GENH creator tool to convert it into a .GENH file. Then, you can enjoy your favorite video game tunes using vgmstream.
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