View source for Sound Description Interchange Format

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SDIF is a binary format where data are encoded in time-tagged FRAMES.<ref>https://support.ircam.fr/docs/om/om6-manual/co/SDIF-Intro.html</ref><ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SDIF</ref><ref>https://cnmat.org/SDIF/</ref> SDIF consists of a basic data format framework and an extensible set of standard sound descriptions.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20040905022312/http://www.ircam.fr/equipes/analyse-synthese/sdif/standard/types-main.html</ref>

==Format Information==
'''SDIF''' files are binary and begin with the ASCII {{magic|SDIF}}<ref>https://sdif.sourceforge.net/standard/sdif-standard.html#The%20Format</ref>

===Specification & Samples===
* [https://sdif.sourceforge.net/standard/sdif-standard.html Format Specification Format Version 3]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071217035856/http://www.cnmat.berkeley.edu/SDIF/Spec.html Earlier Specificiation]
* [https://cnmat.org/SDIF/ICMC2000/results/TASS/ircam/ SDIF Samples]
* [https://cnmat.org/SDIF/alpha/SDIF-Files/sdif-resonance-models/ SDIF Samples]

==See Also==
[[MUBU]]

==References==
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