Exporting Sounds

Source 2 Viewer can play and export audio files from Source 2 games. Sound files are decompiled back to WAV or MP3 format.

Finding Sounds

• Sound files are .vsnd_c files, typically in sounds/ or sound/ folders
• Common subfolders:
  • sounds/weapons/ for weapon firing, reload, and handling sounds
  • sounds/vo/ or sounds/voice/ for voice lines and dialogue
  • sounds/music/ for music tracks and stingers
  • sounds/ui/ for interface and menu sounds
  • sounds/ambient/ for environmental and ambient sounds

Audio Player

Double-click a .vsnd_c file to open the built-in audio player. It shows:

• A waveform visualization of the audio
• Play/pause, rewind, and loop controls
• Volume slider
• Duration and current position

Exporting Sounds

1. Open a .vsnd_c file or locate it in the file tree
2. Right-click and select Decompile & Export
3. The file is saved as WAV or MP3

For batch export of an entire sound folder:

• Right-click the sounds/ folder → Decompile & Export
• Or use the CLI:

Source2Viewer-CLI -i "pak01_dir.vpk" -o "exported/" -d \
    --vpk_extensions "vsnd_c" \
    --vpk_filepath "sounds/"

TIP

Source 2 games store sounds in a compiled format internally. The decompiled output is standard WAV or MP3 depending on the original source format.

Sound Events

Source 2 uses sound event files (.vsndevts_c) to define how sounds are played in-game (volume, pitch, randomization, etc.). These can be viewed and decompiled as text files in Source 2 Viewer, which is useful for understanding how the game references its audio assets.