# FMOD Opus support?

**URL:** <https://qa.fmod.com/t/fmod-opus-support/19471>\
**Category:** FMOD Studio\
**Created:** [November 3, 2022, 12:08am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/fmod-opus-support/19471 "2022-11-03T00:08:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![DrewKski0](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/drewkski0/32/1775_2.png) [@DrewKski0](https://qa.fmod.com/u/DrewKski0)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 12:08am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/fmod-opus-support/19471/1 "2022-11-03T00:08:39Z")

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Hey there friendly neighborhood FMOD experts,

I was wondering if there have been any updates on support for Opus in FMOD Studio. The most recent post I could find was back from 2020, and since we’re just 2 months away from 2023 I figured I’d check in. The Switch’s hardware supports Opus and since the Switch is notoriously not-as-great with CPU handling, this would be a major win for Switch devs using FMOD.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Connor\_FMOD](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/connor_fmod/32/3685_2.png) [@Connor\_FMOD](https://qa.fmod.com/u/Connor_FMOD)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 4:12am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/fmod-opus-support/19471/2 "2022-11-03T04:12:02Z")

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Hi,

Yes it is possible to encode to Opus for Switch, the option currently isn’t listed as an option for the default Switch, I shall make a task to add it. An explanation and how to find these settings are under [FMOD Studio | Getting Events Into Your Game](https://fmod.com/docs/2.02/studio/getting-events-into-your-game.html#platform-settings).

To do so you’ll want to make a `Custom Platform` in your `Build` preferences, found under `Edit -> Preferences -> Build`. Add a new platform and choose the `Custom` option. Name it something like ‘Switch Opus’ and rename its `Output sub-directory` as well to match its name. You will now have the option to encode to `Opus` from the dropdown.  
 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fmod/original/2X/a/a3b2382e440ccbd6a4ae72a0d2f54ee9275befb8.png)

Now set your platform to your new custom class e.g. ‘Switch Opus’

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fmod/original/2X/c/cb7c3e9d946d9e556c79f7691cea795ebf1773b9.png)

And rebuild your banks. Now you have Opus banks to use on a switch.

Hope this helps!

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**Author:** ![DrewKski0](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/drewkski0/32/1775_2.png) [@DrewKski0](https://qa.fmod.com/u/DrewKski0)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 4:39am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/fmod-opus-support/19471/3 "2022-11-03T04:39:00Z")

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Thank you so much, Connor! This is exactly what we needed.