Audio Files And Extensions - RTHKKona/MHGU-Modding GitHub Wiki
Descriptions of Filetypes
.mca/.adpcm
.mca files are Capcom DSP Adpcm encoded audio files that are identical to .adpcm files. Used in the MT Framework, it is used to store in-game voice, music, and sound effects, but for MHGU it is strictly voices and sfx.
Ways to Listen
vgmstream - able to listen to it online and export as mp3
XMPlayer with vgmstream - listen to files offline
.opus
.opus is a filename extension for audio files encoded with the Opus codec. Within MHGU they are the music files located in primarily /bgm/sound and are the place of higher quality audio.
Ways to Listen
vgmstream - able to listen to it online and export as mp3
XMPlayer with vgmstream - listen to files offline
.stqr
.stqr are the index of .opus files which include the filesize of .opus files in bytes, the loop start and end in samples and sample rate in Hz.