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Extended Module

2020-07-24T21:02:12Z

Floofstrid: Included "Xm.txt" as a pastebin link, file can be found in the .rar files at the modland FTP software link (on this page)

{{FormatInfo
|formattype=electronic
|subcat=Audio and Music
|extensions={{ext|xm}}
|pronom={{PRONOM|fmt/323}}
}}

:''Not to be confused with the Sirius XM satellite radio service, with which it has nothing to do.''

'''XM''' (extended module) is an audio format introduced by (and primarily produced by) FastTracker 2, a now defunct tracker for [[MS-DOS]]. The format is also used by other trackers, such as [[DigiTracker]] and [[MilkyTracker]].

== Information ==

The tracker which produced the file can be identified by means of the 20-byte string at offset 38 (0x26):

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:200px; height:200px;"
|+ Tracker / Identifying string
|-
!
! String
|-
! DigiTracker
| Composer's name
|-
! FastTracker 2
| "FastTracker II"
|-
! OpenMPT
| "OpenMPT " and then the version number
|-
! AmigaMML
| By default, "AmigaMML " and the version number; can be changed
|-
! MilkyTracker
| "MilkyTracker " (with 8 padding spaces)
|}

* [https://pastebin.com/F5S0Nbn9 Original file format documentation by Mr.H of Triton (1994), included with the FT2 distribution as "Xm.txt"]
* [http://16-bits.org/xm/ The above, with a number of corrections and additions] (link seems to be dead?)
* [http://ftp.modland.com/pub/documents/format_documentation/FastTracker%202%20(.xm)%20%232.txt Errors in the XM format documentation]
* [http://ftp.modland.com/pub/documents/format_documentation/FastTracker%202%20v2.04%20%28.xm%29.html Mr.H documentation with corrections by Guru and Alfred of Sahara Surfers (1995)] ([https://pastebin.com/FP8XXgVu pastebin mirror])
* [http://zzo38computer.org/textfile/music/xm-form.txt Further corrected version of the above] ([https://pastebin.com/pEi8Ehzd pastebin mirror])
* [http://jss.sourceforge.net/moddoc/xm-form.txt A more complete file format documentation, by ccr@tnsp (2001)] ([https://pastebin.com/rFWAhEEr pastebin mirror])

== Software ==

* [ftp://ftp.modland.com/pub/software/trackers/DOS/FastTracker%202/ FastTracker 2]
* [https://archive.org/details/msdos_Fast_Tracker_2_1994 FastTracker 2 in-browser emulation]
* [http://xmp.sourceforge.net/ Extended Module Player]

== Sample files ==
* https://telparia.com/fileFormatSamples/music/TWOINONE.XM
* [ftp://ftp.modland.com/pub/modules/Fasttracker%202/ Example .xm files]

== Links ==
* [http://www.textfiles.com/programming/FORMATS/xmformat.mus Format info]

Extended Module

2020-07-24T20:58:48Z

Floofstrid: (whoops, broke the formatting)

{{FormatInfo
|formattype=electronic
|subcat=Audio and Music
|extensions={{ext|xm}}
|pronom={{PRONOM|fmt/323}}
}}

:''Not to be confused with the Sirius XM satellite radio service, with which it has nothing to do.''

'''XM''' (extended module) is an audio format introduced by (and primarily produced by) FastTracker 2, a now defunct tracker for [[MS-DOS]]. The format is also used by other trackers, such as [[DigiTracker]] and [[MilkyTracker]].

== Information ==

The tracker which produced the file can be identified by means of the 20-byte string at offset 38 (0x26):

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:200px; height:200px;"
|+ Tracker / Identifying string
|-
!
! String
|-
! DigiTracker
| Composer's name
|-
! FastTracker 2
| "FastTracker II"
|-
! OpenMPT
| "OpenMPT " and then the version number
|-
! AmigaMML
| By default, "AmigaMML " and the version number; can be changed
|-
! MilkyTracker
| "MilkyTracker " (with 8 padding spaces)
|}

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150503020123/http://hackipedia.org/File%20formats/Music/Sample%20based/text/XM%20module%20format%20description%20for%20XM%20files%20version%20v1.04.ascii.txt.utf-8.txt The XM module format description for XM files version $0104] ([https://pastebin.com/dbQAtTsY pastebin mirror])
* [http://16-bits.org/xm/ The above, with a number of corrections and additions] (link seems to be dead?)
* [http://ftp.modland.com/pub/documents/format_documentation/FastTracker%202%20(.xm)%20%232.txt Errors in the XM format documentation]
* [http://ftp.modland.com/pub/documents/format_documentation/FastTracker%202%20v2.04%20%28.xm%29.html Version of the format description with corrections by Guru and Alfred of Sahara Surfers (1995)] ([https://pastebin.com/FP8XXgVu pastebin mirror])
* [http://zzo38computer.org/textfile/music/xm-form.txt Further corrected version of the above] ([https://pastebin.com/pEi8Ehzd pastebin mirror])
* [http://jss.sourceforge.net/moddoc/xm-form.txt A more complete file format documentation, by ccr@tnsp (2001)] ([https://pastebin.com/rFWAhEEr pastebin mirror])

== Software ==

* [ftp://ftp.modland.com/pub/software/trackers/DOS/FastTracker%202/ FastTracker 2]
* [https://archive.org/details/msdos_Fast_Tracker_2_1994 FastTracker 2 in-browser emulation]
* [http://xmp.sourceforge.net/ Extended Module Player]

== Sample files ==
* https://telparia.com/fileFormatSamples/music/TWOINONE.XM
* [ftp://ftp.modland.com/pub/modules/Fasttracker%202/ Example .xm files]

== Links ==
* [http://www.textfiles.com/programming/FORMATS/xmformat.mus Format info]

Extended Module

2020-07-24T20:58:26Z

Floofstrid: Update tracker identifier info

{{FormatInfo
|formattype=electronic
|subcat=Audio and Music
|extensions={{ext|xm}}
|pronom={{PRONOM|fmt/323}}
}}

:''Not to be confused with the Sirius XM satellite radio service, with which it has nothing to do.''

'''XM''' (extended module) is an audio format introduced by (and primarily produced by) FastTracker 2, a now defunct tracker for [[MS-DOS]]. The format is also used by other trackers, such as [[DigiTracker]] and [[MilkyTracker]].

== Information ==

The tracker which produced the file can be identified by means of the 20-byte string at offset 38 (0x26):

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:200px; height:200px;"
|+ Tracker / Identifying string
|-
!
! String
|-
! DigiTracker
| Composer's name
|-
! FastTracker 2
| "FastTracker II"
|-
! OpenMPT
| "OpenMPT " and then the version number
|-
! AmigaMML
| By default, "AmigaMML " and the version number; can be changed
|-
! MilkyTracker
|- "MilkyTracker " (with 8 padding spaces)
|}

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150503020123/http://hackipedia.org/File%20formats/Music/Sample%20based/text/XM%20module%20format%20description%20for%20XM%20files%20version%20v1.04.ascii.txt.utf-8.txt The XM module format description for XM files version $0104] ([https://pastebin.com/dbQAtTsY pastebin mirror])
* [http://16-bits.org/xm/ The above, with a number of corrections and additions] (link seems to be dead?)
* [http://ftp.modland.com/pub/documents/format_documentation/FastTracker%202%20(.xm)%20%232.txt Errors in the XM format documentation]
* [http://ftp.modland.com/pub/documents/format_documentation/FastTracker%202%20v2.04%20%28.xm%29.html Version of the format description with corrections by Guru and Alfred of Sahara Surfers (1995)] ([https://pastebin.com/FP8XXgVu pastebin mirror])
* [http://zzo38computer.org/textfile/music/xm-form.txt Further corrected version of the above] ([https://pastebin.com/pEi8Ehzd pastebin mirror])
* [http://jss.sourceforge.net/moddoc/xm-form.txt A more complete file format documentation, by ccr@tnsp (2001)] ([https://pastebin.com/rFWAhEEr pastebin mirror])

== Software ==

* [ftp://ftp.modland.com/pub/software/trackers/DOS/FastTracker%202/ FastTracker 2]
* [https://archive.org/details/msdos_Fast_Tracker_2_1994 FastTracker 2 in-browser emulation]
* [http://xmp.sourceforge.net/ Extended Module Player]

== Sample files ==
* https://telparia.com/fileFormatSamples/music/TWOINONE.XM
* [ftp://ftp.modland.com/pub/modules/Fasttracker%202/ Example .xm files]

== Links ==
* [http://www.textfiles.com/programming/FORMATS/xmformat.mus Format info]

Extended Module

2020-07-24T20:56:58Z

Floofstrid: Add a few more format documentation references, mirrors of existing ones + fixed some dead links

{{FormatInfo
|formattype=electronic
|subcat=Audio and Music
|extensions={{ext|xm}}
|pronom={{PRONOM|fmt/323}}
}}

:''Not to be confused with the Sirius XM satellite radio service, with which it has nothing to do.''

'''XM''' (extended module) is an audio format introduced by (and primarily produced by) FastTracker 2, a now defunct tracker for [[MS-DOS]]. The format is also used by other trackers, such as [[DigiTracker]] and [[MilkyTracker]].

== Information ==

The tracker which produced the file can be identified by means of the string at offset 38:

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:200px; height:200px;"
|+ Tracker / Identifying string
|-
!
! String
|-
! DigiTracker
| Composer's name
|-
! FastTracker 2
| "FastTracker II"
|-
! OpenMPT
| "OpenMPT " and then the version number
|-
! AmigaMML
| By default, "AmigaMML " and the version number; can be changed
|}

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150503020123/http://hackipedia.org/File%20formats/Music/Sample%20based/text/XM%20module%20format%20description%20for%20XM%20files%20version%20v1.04.ascii.txt.utf-8.txt The XM module format description for XM files version $0104] ([https://pastebin.com/dbQAtTsY pastebin mirror])
* [http://16-bits.org/xm/ The above, with a number of corrections and additions] (link seems to be dead?)
* [http://ftp.modland.com/pub/documents/format_documentation/FastTracker%202%20(.xm)%20%232.txt Errors in the XM format documentation]
* [http://ftp.modland.com/pub/documents/format_documentation/FastTracker%202%20v2.04%20%28.xm%29.html Version of the format description with corrections by Guru and Alfred of Sahara Surfers (1995)] ([https://pastebin.com/FP8XXgVu pastebin mirror])
* [http://zzo38computer.org/textfile/music/xm-form.txt Further corrected version of the above] ([https://pastebin.com/pEi8Ehzd pastebin mirror])
* [http://jss.sourceforge.net/moddoc/xm-form.txt A more complete file format documentation, by ccr@tnsp (2001)] ([https://pastebin.com/rFWAhEEr pastebin mirror])

== Software ==

* [ftp://ftp.modland.com/pub/software/trackers/DOS/FastTracker%202/ FastTracker 2]
* [https://archive.org/details/msdos_Fast_Tracker_2_1994 FastTracker 2 in-browser emulation]
* [http://xmp.sourceforge.net/ Extended Module Player]

== Sample files ==
* https://telparia.com/fileFormatSamples/music/TWOINONE.XM
* [ftp://ftp.modland.com/pub/modules/Fasttracker%202/ Example .xm files]

== Links ==
* [http://www.textfiles.com/programming/FORMATS/xmformat.mus Format info]