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* [[Audacity Project Format]] (.aup)
 
* [[Audacity Project Format]] (.aup)
 
* Cakewalk
 
* Cakewalk
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** [[Cakewalk Bundle (BUN)]] (.bun)
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** [[Cakewalk Bundle (CWB)]] (.cwb)
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** [[Cakewalk Dump Request Macro]] (.drm)
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** [[Cakewalk Instrument Definition File]] (.ins)
 
** [[Cakewalk Project (CWP)]] (.cwp)
 
** [[Cakewalk Project (CWP)]] (.cwp)
 
** [[Cakewalk Project (WRK)]] (.wrk)
 
** [[Cakewalk Project (WRK)]] (.wrk)
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* [[CPS project]] (.cps)
 
* [[CPS project]] (.cps)
 
* FruityLoops / FL Studio
 
* FruityLoops / FL Studio
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** [[BeatCreator/BeatSlicer Grid File]] (.zgr)
 
** [[DrumSynth Preset]] (.ds)
 
** [[DrumSynth Preset]] (.ds)
 
** [[FL Studio Score File]] (.fsc)
 
** [[FL Studio Score File]] (.fsc)
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** [[GarageBand MagicMentor template]] (.mwand)
 
** [[GarageBand MagicMentor template]] (.mwand)
 
* [[Hydrogen]] (.h2song, .h2pattern)
 
* [[Hydrogen]] (.h2song, .h2pattern)
* [[Jacker song]]
 
 
* Jeskola Buzz
 
* Jeskola Buzz
 
** [[Jeskola Buzz machine]] (.dll)
 
** [[Jeskola Buzz machine]] (.dll)
** [[Jeskola Buzz machine preset]] (.prs)
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** [[Jeskola Buzz machine preset]] (.prs, .prs.xml)
** [[Jeskola Buzz song]] (.bmx)
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** [[Jeskola Buzz song]] (.bmx, .bmw)
 
* [[LMMS]] (Linux MultiMedia Studio) (.mmp, .mmpz)
 
* [[LMMS]] (Linux MultiMedia Studio) (.mmp, .mmpz)
* [[LOGIC]] (Logic)
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* Logic Pro / Logic / Notator Logic
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** [[Logic Pro project file]] (.logic, .logicx)
 
* [[Maestro]] (RISC OS)
 
* [[Maestro]] (RISC OS)
 
* [[Make-A-Melody]] (''Big Blue Disk'' #42) (.mus)
 
* [[Make-A-Melody]] (''Big Blue Disk'' #42) (.mus)
* Piston Collage
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* Piston Collage / PxTone
 
** [[Piston Collage noise]] (.ptnoise)
 
** [[Piston Collage noise]] (.ptnoise)
 
** [[Piston Collage song]] (.ptcop, .pttune)
 
** [[Piston Collage song]] (.ptcop, .pttune)
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* Pro Tools
 
* Pro Tools
 
** [[PTS]] (Pro Tools 7-9)  
 
** [[PTS]] (Pro Tools 7-9)  
** [[PTX]] (Pro Tools 10)
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** [[PTX (Pro Tools)|PTX]] (Pro Tools 10)
 
* Propellerhead Reason
 
* Propellerhead Reason
 
** [[Propellerhead Reason NN-XT Patch File]] (.sx2)
 
** [[Propellerhead Reason NN-XT Patch File]] (.sx2)
** [[Propellerhead Reason Reason Project File]] (.rsn)
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** [[Propellerhead Reason Project File]] (.rsn, .reason)
** [[Propellerhead Reason Reason Song File]](.rns)
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** [[Propellerhead Reason REX2 Audio File]] (.rx2)
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** [[Propellerhead Reason ReCycle Loop File]] (.rex)
 
** [[Propellerhead Reason ReCycle Loop File]] (.rex)
 
** [[Propellerhead Reason ReFill Sound Bank]] (.rfl)
 
** [[Propellerhead Reason ReFill Sound Bank]] (.rfl)
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** [[Propellerhead Reason REX2 Audio File]] (.rx2)
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** [[Propellerhead Reason Song File]] (.rns)
 
* [[Renoise]]
 
* [[Renoise]]
 
** [[Renoise song]] (.xrns)
 
** [[Renoise song]] (.xrns)
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*** [[VOX]]
 
*** [[VOX]]
 
** [[Adaptive Multi-Rate WideBand Audio]]
 
** [[Adaptive Multi-Rate WideBand Audio]]
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** [[Adaptive Multi-Rate Audio]] (.amr)
 
** [[Archimedes VIDC audio]]
 
** [[Archimedes VIDC audio]]
 
** ATRAC or [[Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding]] (.aa3, .oma, .at3)
 
** ATRAC or [[Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding]] (.aa3, .oma, .at3)
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** [[Bonk]] (lossy/lossless audio compression)
 
** [[Bonk]] (lossy/lossless audio compression)
 
** [[INRS-Telecom file]] (.aud)
 
** [[INRS-Telecom file]] (.aud)
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** [[SIFF]] (.son)
 
** [[SPPACK]] (.d)
 
** [[SPPACK]] (.d)
 
** [[WVE (Psion)]]
 
** [[WVE (Psion)]]
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** [[ProPacker 2.1]] (.pp21)
 
** [[ProPacker 2.1]] (.pp21)
 
** [[ProPacker 3.0]] (.pp30)
 
** [[ProPacker 3.0]] (.pp30)
** [[Prorunner 1.0]] (.prun1)
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** [[Prorunner]] (.prun1, .prun2)
** [[Prorunner 2.0]] (.prun2)
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** [[Richard Joseph]] or Vectordean (.rjp)
 
** [[Richard Joseph]] or Vectordean (.rjp)
 
** [[Rob Hubbard]] (.rh, .rho)
 
** [[Rob Hubbard]] (.rh, .rho)
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** [[Sean Connolly]] (.scn)
 
** [[Sean Connolly]] (.scn)
 
** [[Sean Conran]] (.scr)
 
** [[Sean Conran]] (.scr)
** [[Sidmon]] (.sid)
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** [[Sidmon]] (.sid, .sid2)
** [[Sidmon II]] (.sid2)
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** [[Silmarils]] (.mok)
 
** [[Silmarils]] (.mok)
 
** [[SKYT Packer]] (.skyt)
 
** [[SKYT Packer]] (.skyt)
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** [[Synth Pack]] (.osp)
 
** [[Synth Pack]] (.osp)
 
** [[The Musical Enlightenment]] (.tme)
 
** [[The Musical Enlightenment]] (.tme)
** [[The Player 2.2a]] (.p22a)
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** [[The Player]] (.p22a, .p30a, .p40a, .p40b, .p50a, .p60a, .p61a)
** [[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)
 
** [[Titanics Player]] (.ttp)
 
** [[Tracker Packer 1]] (.tp1)
 
** [[Tracker Packer 1]] (.tp1)
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* Origin Software
 
* Origin Software
 
** [[Ultima 6 Music]] (.m)
 
** [[Ultima 6 Music]] (.m)
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* PC-98 and PC-88
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** [[Professional Music Driver PMD]] (.m, .m2)
 
* Pixel
 
* Pixel
 
** [[PMD (Pixel)]]
 
** [[PMD (Pixel)]]
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* [[APE tag]]
 
* [[APE tag]]
 
* Cue Sheet - See [[CUE and BIN]]
 
* Cue Sheet - See [[CUE and BIN]]
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* [[ELAN Annotation Format]]
 
* [[Exif]]
 
* [[Exif]]
 
* [[ID3]]
 
* [[ID3]]
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** [[Impulse Tracker sample]] (.its)
 
** [[Impulse Tracker sample]] (.its)
 
* [[JAMCracker Pro module]] (.jam)
 
* [[JAMCracker Pro module]] (.jam)
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* jacker-tracker
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** [[Jacker song]]
 
* klystrack
 
* klystrack
 
** [[klystrack instrument]] (.ki)
 
** [[klystrack instrument]] (.ki)
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** [[Scream Tracker 3 / DigiTracker sample]] (.s31)
 
** [[Scream Tracker 3 / DigiTracker sample]] (.s31)
 
** [[Scream Tracker 3 / DigiTracker sample]] (.smp)
 
** [[Scream Tracker 3 / DigiTracker sample]] (.smp)
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* [[SMUS]]
 
* [[SoundFX module]] (.sfx, .sfx2)
 
* [[SoundFX module]] (.sfx, .sfx2)
 
* Sound Tracker
 
* Sound Tracker
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** [[KAR]] ([[MIDI]] Audio)
 
** [[KAR]] ([[MIDI]] Audio)
 
** [[MIDI]] (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)
 
** [[MIDI]] (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)
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*** [[MIDI Instrument Definition File]]
 
** [[MIDS]] ([[MIDI]] clone)
 
** [[MIDS]] ([[MIDI]] clone)
 
** [[MIZ]] (Compressed [[MIDI]])
 
** [[MIZ]] (Compressed [[MIDI]])
 
** [[MSS (MIDI)|MSS]] ([[MIDI]] Clone)
 
** [[MSS (MIDI)|MSS]] ([[MIDI]] Clone)
 
** [[RIFF MIDI]]
 
** [[RIFF MIDI]]
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** [[RIFF MIDS]]
 
** [[Scalable Polyphony MIDI]]
 
** [[Scalable Polyphony MIDI]]
 
** [[SFARK]] (SoundFont archive compressed file)
 
** [[SFARK]] (SoundFont archive compressed file)
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* [[MSF]]
 
* [[MSF]]
 
* [[MTAF]]
 
* [[MTAF]]
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* [[The Music Studio|Music Studio, The]] (Activision / Audio Light) (.sng, .song, .mss, .snd, .sound)
 
* [[S98]] (NEC PC-98)
 
* [[S98]] (NEC PC-98)
 
* [[SD]] (ESPS sampled data file)
 
* [[SD]] (ESPS sampled data file)
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* [[SNG (SCC Musixx)|SNG]] (SCC Musixx)
 
* [[SNG (SCC Musixx)|SNG]] (SCC Musixx)
 
* [[Sound Effect Editor]] (.see, MSX)
 
* [[Sound Effect Editor]] (.see, MSX)
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* [[SoundHelix XML]]
 
* [[TFMX]] (TFMX)
 
* [[TFMX]] (TFMX)
 
* [[Vivaldi]] (RISC OS)
 
* [[Vivaldi]] (RISC OS)

Revision as of 04:54, 19 October 2020

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

Album formats

(files containing entire music albums, with some track structure)

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

(For more on this subject, listen to Jason Scott Talks His Way Out Of It: The Music Tracker Episode.)

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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