OctaMED module (MED)

File Format
Name	OctaMED module (MED)
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Audio and Music OctaMED module (MED)
Extension(s)	.med
Released	1989

OctaMED, by Teijo Kinnunen (originally just MED), is a music editor for the Amiga. It used both "standard" notes and "tracker"-style notations. Songs had up to 100 blocks of up to 256 lines. There could be up to 99 songs in memory, sharing 63 instruments.

Identification

There are a number of sub formats that are referred to generically as "MED" files.

• MED - MED version 1.0 to 2.0 "Song and Samples" file
  • MED2 - MED version 1.12
  • MED3 - MED version 2.00
  • MED4 - MED version 2.10
• MMD - "Med MoDule" files used by MED version 2.1 and above, and OctaMED Professional.
  • MMD0 - MED version 2.1 "Med MoDule 0" file
  • MMD1 - OctaMED Professional file
  • MMD2 - OctaMED Professional V5 file

The OctaMED Professional package includes details of many of these file formats in the "Programmers" directory

Software

• Extended Module Player
• zxtune

Sample files

• SKIDMARKS.MED, MMD1
• dexvert samples — music/med

Links

• Description and instructions
• Info on file formats