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== Introduction ==
 
 
[[Electronic_File_Formats|Electronic Formats]] concerned with audio and musical data, including sound recording, instrument control, musical notation, etc.
 
[[Electronic_File_Formats|Electronic Formats]] concerned with audio and musical data, including sound recording, instrument control, musical notation, etc.
  
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For additional multimedia formats that may contain audio, see [[Video]].
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== Introduction ==
 
* For an excellent introduction to the issues around audio and video formats, see [http://www.avpreserve.com/blog/a-primer-on-codecs-for-moving-image-and-sound-archives-2/ A Primer on Codecs for Moving Image and Sound Archives - and 10 Recommendations for Codec Selection & Management] [http://www.avpreserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/AVPS_Codec_Primer.pdf PDF version]
 
* For an excellent introduction to the issues around audio and video formats, see [http://www.avpreserve.com/blog/a-primer-on-codecs-for-moving-image-and-sound-archives-2/ A Primer on Codecs for Moving Image and Sound Archives - and 10 Recommendations for Codec Selection & Management] [http://www.avpreserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/AVPS_Codec_Primer.pdf PDF version]
 
* [http://www.garymcgath.com/streamingprotocols.html Basics of streaming protocols]
 
* [http://www.garymcgath.com/streamingprotocols.html Basics of streaming protocols]
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** [[DTS-HD]] (Lossless variant of DTS- DTS-HD Master Audio)
 
** [[DTS-HD]] (Lossless variant of DTS- DTS-HD Master Audio)
 
** [[FLAC]] (Free Lossless Audio Codec)
 
** [[FLAC]] (Free Lossless Audio Codec)
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** [[Kexis]] (.kxs)
 
** [[LA]] (Lossless Audio)
 
** [[LA]] (Lossless Audio)
 
** [[LiteWave]]
 
** [[LiteWave]]
 
** [[LPAC]] (Lossless Predictive Audio Coding)
 
** [[LPAC]] (Lossless Predictive Audio Coding)
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** [[MKW]]
 
** [[MLP]] (Meridian Lossless Packing Audio)
 
** [[MLP]] (Meridian Lossless Packing Audio)
 
** [[Monkey's Audio]] (.ape)
 
** [[Monkey's Audio]] (.ape)
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*** [[VOX]]
 
*** [[VOX]]
 
** [[Adaptive Multi-Rate WideBand Audio]]
 
** [[Adaptive Multi-Rate WideBand Audio]]
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** [[Archimedes VIDC audio]]
 
** ATRAC or [[Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding]] (.aa3, .oma, .at3)
 
** ATRAC or [[Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding]] (.aa3, .oma, .at3)
 
** [[Audible Audiobook]] (.aa, .aax)
 
** [[Audible Audiobook]] (.aa, .aax)
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** [[MP2]] (MPEG-1 Audio Layer II)
 
** [[MP2]] (MPEG-1 Audio Layer II)
 
** [[MP3]] (MPEG-1 / MPEG-2 Audio Layer III)
 
** [[MP3]] (MPEG-1 / MPEG-2 Audio Layer III)
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*** [[packMP3]]
 
** [[MPA]] (MPEG Audio)
 
** [[MPA]] (MPEG Audio)
 
** [[Musepack Audio]] (.mpc)
 
** [[Musepack Audio]] (.mpc)
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* [[MP4]] (MPEG-4 Part 14 media container)
 
* [[MP4]] (MPEG-4 Part 14 media container)
 
* [[Ogg]] (.ogg, .oga, .ogx, .spx, .opus)
 
* [[Ogg]] (.ogg, .oga, .ogx, .spx, .opus)
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* [[Qualcomm QCP]] (Purevoice)
 
* [[Rich Music Format]] (.rmf)
 
* [[Rich Music Format]] (.rmf)
 
* [[RealMedia]] (.rm)
 
* [[RealMedia]] (.rm)
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* [[3G2]] (3GPP, also a video format)
 
* [[3G2]] (3GPP, also a video format)
 
* [[3GP]] (3GPP, also a video format)
 
* [[3GP]] (3GPP, also a video format)
* [[Atari SoundHeader]] (.sndh)
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* [[Atari SoundHeader]] (SNDH)
 
* [[AY]] (Amstrad CPC / ZX Spectrum)
 
* [[AY]] (Amstrad CPC / ZX Spectrum)
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* [[AZX]] (ZX Spectrum)
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* [[Custom Amiga Module]] (CUST)
 
* [[DSF]] (Dreamcast [[Portable Sound Format|PSF]])
 
* [[DSF]] (Dreamcast [[Portable Sound Format|PSF]])
 
* [[EPSGMOD]] (.epsgmod, Mod2PSG)
 
* [[EPSGMOD]] (.epsgmod, Mod2PSG)
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* [[KSS]] (MSX)
 
* [[KSS]] (MSX)
 
* [[KSSX]] (Possible expansion of [[KSS]])
 
* [[KSSX]] (Possible expansion of [[KSS]])
* [[MDX]] (Sharp X68000 / MXDRV)
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* [[MDX (X68000)|MDX]] (Sharp X68000 / MXDRV)
 
* [[NES Sound Format]] (.nsf)
 
* [[NES Sound Format]] (.nsf)
 
* [[NES Sound Format Extended]] (.nsfe)
 
* [[NES Sound Format Extended]] (.nsfe)
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* [[PSF2]] (Playstation 2 [[PSF]])
 
* [[PSF2]] (Playstation 2 [[PSF]])
 
* [[QSF]] (Capcom Q-Sound [[PSF]])
 
* [[QSF]] (Capcom Q-Sound [[PSF]])
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* [[SC68]] (Atari ST / Atari STE / Amiga)
 
* [[SGC]] (Sega Master System / Game Gear / Colecovision)
 
* [[SGC]] (Sega Master System / Game Gear / Colecovision)
* [[SID]] (Commodore)
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* [[SID]] (Commodore 64)
* [[SND]] (Atari ST)
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* [[SPC (Audio)|SPC]] (Super Nintendo SPC700)
 
* [[SPC (Audio)|SPC]] (Super Nintendo SPC700)
 
* [[SSF]] (Sega Saturn [[Portable Sound Format|PSF]])
 
* [[SSF]] (Sega Saturn [[Portable Sound Format|PSF]])
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** [[AMOS Music Bank]] (.abk)
 
** [[AMOS Music Bank]] (.abk)
 
** [[AMOS Memory Bank#AMOS Samples Bank|AMOS Samples Bank]] (.abk)
 
** [[AMOS Memory Bank#AMOS Samples Bank|AMOS Samples Bank]] (.abk)
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** [[Amos Basic Konverter]] (.ambk)
 
** [[Art & Magic]] (.aam)
 
** [[Art & Magic]] (.aam)
 
** [[Audio Sculpture]] (.as)
 
** [[Audio Sculpture]] (.as)
 
** [[Beathoven Synthesiser]] (.bss)
 
** [[Beathoven Synthesiser]] (.bss)
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** [[Ben Replay]] (.ben)
 
** [[Benn Daglish]] (.bd)
 
** [[Benn Daglish]] (.bd)
 
** [[Benn Daglish SID]] (.bds)
 
** [[Benn Daglish SID]] (.bds)
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** [[FWMP]] (.fw)
 
** [[FWMP]] (.fw)
 
** [[Game Music Creator]] (.gmc)
 
** [[Game Music Creator]] (.gmc)
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** [[Gnu Player]] (.gp)
 
** [[Hippel]] (.hip)
 
** [[Hippel]] (.hip)
 
** [[Hippel-COSO]] (.hipc)
 
** [[Hippel-COSO]] (.hipc)
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** [[Power Music]] (.pm)
 
** [[Power Music]] (.pm)
 
** [[Professional Sound Artists]] (.psa)
 
** [[Professional Sound Artists]] (.psa)
** [[Promizer]] (.pr1)
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** [[Promizer 0.1]] (.pm01)
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** [[Promizer 1.0c]] (.pm10)
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** [[Promizer 1.8a]] (.pm18)
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** [[Promizer 2.0]] (.pm20)
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** [[Promizer 4.0]] (.pm40)
 
** [[ProPacker 1.0]] (.pp10)
 
** [[ProPacker 1.0]] (.pp10)
 
** [[ProPacker 2.1]] (.pp21)
 
** [[ProPacker 2.1]] (.pp21)
 
** [[ProPacker 3.0]] (.pp30)
 
** [[ProPacker 3.0]] (.pp30)
** [[Prorunner 1.0]] (.prun)
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** [[Prorunner 1.0]] (.prun1)
** [[Prorunner 2.0]] (.pru2)
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** [[Prorunner 2.0]] (.prun2)
 
** [[Richard Joseph]] or Vectordean (.rjp)
 
** [[Richard Joseph]] or Vectordean (.rjp)
 
** [[Rob Hubbard]] (.rh, .rho)
 
** [[Rob Hubbard]] (.rh, .rho)
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** [[Sidmon II]] (.sid2)
 
** [[Sidmon II]] (.sid2)
 
** [[Silmarils]] (.mok)
 
** [[Silmarils]] (.mok)
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** [[SKYT Packer]] (.skyt)
 
** [[Sonic Arranger]] (.sa)
 
** [[Sonic Arranger]] (.sa)
 
** [[Sound Images]] (.tw)
 
** [[Sound Images]] (.tw)
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** [[Steve Barrett]] (.sb)
 
** [[Steve Barrett]] (.sb)
 
** [[Jason Page|Steve Turner]] (.jpo)
 
** [[Jason Page|Steve Turner]] (.jpo)
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* [[Star Trekker Packer]] (.stpk)
 
** [[Synth Dream]] (.sdr)
 
** [[Synth Dream]] (.sdr)
 
** [[Synth Pack]] (.osp)
 
** [[Synth Pack]] (.osp)
 
** [[The Musical Enlightenment]] (.tme)
 
** [[The Musical Enlightenment]] (.tme)
** [[The Player 4.x]] (.p4x)
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** [[The Player 2.2a]] (.p22a)
** [[The Player 6.x]] (.p6x)
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** [[The Player 3.0a]] (.p30a)
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** [[The Player 4.0a]] (.p40a)
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** [[The Player 4.0b]] (.p40b)
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** [[The Player 5.0a]] (.p50a)
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** [[The Player 6.0a]] (.p60a)
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** [[The Player 6.1a]] (.p61a)
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** [[Titanics Player]] (.ttp)
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** [[Tracker Packer 1]] (.tp1)
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** [[Tracker Packer 2]] (.tp2)
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** [[Tracker Packer 3]] (.tp3)
 
** [[Thomas Hermann]] (.thm)
 
** [[Thomas Hermann]] (.thm)
 
** [[Wally Beben]] (.wb)
 
** [[Wally Beben]] (.wb)
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** [[Wanton Packer]] (.wn)
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** [[XANN Packer]] (.xann)
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** [[Zen Packer]] (.zen)
 
* CRI Middleware
 
* CRI Middleware
 
** [[ADX]]
 
** [[ADX]]
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** [[DE2]] (ADPCM)
 
** [[DE2]] (ADPCM)
 
** [[Xbox IMA ADPCM]] (.matx, .wavm, .wvs, .xmu, .xvas, .xwav)
 
** [[Xbox IMA ADPCM]] (.matx, .wavm, .wvs, .xmu, .xvas, .xwav)
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* Mojang AB (Minecraft)
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** [[Minecraft sounds.json]]
 
* Nintendo
 
* Nintendo
 
** [[Advanced Mario Sequencer file]] (.mss)
 
** [[Advanced Mario Sequencer file]] (.mss)
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* [[Amiga Module]] (.mod)
 
* [[Amiga Module]] (.mod)
 
* [[AProSys module]] (.aps)
 
* [[AProSys module]] (.aps)
* [[Archimedes Tracker module]]
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* [[Archimedes Tracker module]] (.musx)
 
* [[Arkos Tracker]] (.aks)
 
* [[Arkos Tracker]] (.aks)
 
* [[Art of Noise module]] (.aon)
 
* [[Art of Noise module]] (.aon)
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* Future Composer
 
* Future Composer
 
** [[Future Composer v1.x module]] (.fc)
 
** [[Future Composer v1.x module]] (.fc)
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** [[Future Composer v1.3 module]] (.fc13)
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** [[Future Composer v1.4 module]] (.fc14)
 
* Future Composer (BSI)
 
* Future Composer (BSI)
 
** [[Future Composer (BSI) module]]
 
** [[Future Composer (BSI) module]]
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* [[MOD Edit sample]] (.sam)
 
* [[MOD Edit sample]] (.sam)
 
* [[Module Protector + noID]] (.mp)
 
* [[Module Protector + noID]] (.mp)
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* Microdeal Quartet
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** [[4V]]
 
* Moonblaster (MSX)
 
* Moonblaster (MSX)
 
** [[Moonblaster music]] (.mbm)
 
** [[Moonblaster music]] (.mbm)
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** [[OctaMED v5 module]] (.mmd2)
 
** [[OctaMED v5 module]] (.mmd2)
 
** [[OctaMED SS module]] (.mmd3)
 
** [[OctaMED SS module]] (.mmd3)
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** [[MED Packer]] (.mmdc)
 
* Oktalyzer
 
* Oktalyzer
 
** [[Oktalyzer module]] (.okt, .okta)
 
** [[Oktalyzer module]] (.okt, .okta)
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* [[SQ-Tracker module]] (.sqt)
 
* [[SQ-Tracker module]] (.sqt)
 
* [[Starkos Tracker module]] (.sks)
 
* [[Starkos Tracker module]] (.sks)
* [[StarTrekker / Star Tracker module]] (.mod, .nt)
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* [[StarTrekker / Star Tracker module]] (.mod, .nt, .flt4)
 
* [[SunVox module]] (.sunvox)
 
* [[SunVox module]] (.sunvox)
 
* TFMX
 
* TFMX
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** [[Theta Music Composer v2.x module]] (.tm2)
 
** [[Theta Music Composer v2.x module]] (.tm2)
 
* [[Trackerpacker 3 module]] (.tp3)
 
* [[Trackerpacker 3 module]] (.tp3)
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* [[Unic Tracker 1.0]] (.unic1)
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* [[Unic Tracker 2.0]] (.unic2)
 
* [[Ultra Tracker]] (.ult)
 
* [[Ultra Tracker]] (.ult)
 
* [[Velvet Studio AMS v1.x module]] (.ams)
 
* [[Velvet Studio AMS v1.x module]] (.ams)
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* [[RAM (RealAudio)]]
 
* [[RAM (RealAudio)]]
 
* [[SMIL]] (W3C open standard)
 
* [[SMIL]] (W3C open standard)
* [[WPL]] (Windows Media Playlist)
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* [[Windows Media Metafile]] (.asx, .wax, .wxv)
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* [[Windows Media Playlist]] (.wpl)
 
* [[XML Sharable Playlist]]
 
* [[XML Sharable Playlist]]
  
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* [[ACM]] (Audio Compression Manager)
 
* [[ACM]] (Audio Compression Manager)
 
* [[ADM]] (ADM Audio File)
 
* [[ADM]] (ADM Audio File)
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* [[Audfprint fingerprint file]] (.afpk)
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* [[AVR]]
 
* [[B1S]]
 
* [[B1S]]
 
* [[BDSP]] (BotDetect Sound Package)
 
* [[BDSP]] (BotDetect Sound Package)
 
* [[BVG]]
 
* [[BVG]]
 
* [[CBD2]]
 
* [[CBD2]]
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* [[DeskMate Music]] (.sng)
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* [[DeskMate Sound]] (.snd)
 
* [[DSM]] (DSIK Internal)
 
* [[DSM]] (DSIK Internal)
 
* [[DSPW]]
 
* [[DSPW]]

Revision as of 14:44, 21 September 2019

File Format
Name Audio and Music
Ontology

Musical notation

Musical notation

Electronic Formats concerned with audio and musical data, including sound recording, instrument control, musical notation, etc.

For additional multimedia formats that may contain audio, see Video.

Contents

Introduction

Audio and sequencer software

Audio recording and sound waves

Chiptune

Configuration files

  • X2A (Yamaha S70xs/S90xs keyboard workstations)

Container formats

Converters

Emulated music

Game audio and music

(see also Game data files)

Metadata formats and related data

Music trackers

Musical instrument control

Musical notation

Playlists, music libraries, music store downloaders

Programming languages and APIs (audio/music-specific)

Ringtones

Signal processing

These aren't specific file formats, but generic mathematical methods used by other file formats.

Sound card related formats

Speech synthesis

Unclassified (need to move to other categories)

See the Open Cubic Player homepage for a list of demo formats: http://www.cubic.org/player/features.html

See also Piano Rolls (which is under the Physical File Formats).

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