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* Ableton
 
* Ableton
 
** [[Ableton Live]]
 
** [[Ableton Live]]
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* Adobe Audition
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** [[Cool Edit / Audition Multi Track Session file]] (.ses)
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** [[Audition]] (.sesx)
 
* Aldrin
 
* Aldrin
 
** [[Creative Commons Module]] (.ccm)
 
** [[Creative Commons Module]] (.ccm)
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** [[Cakewalk Project (WRK)]] (.wrk)
 
** [[Cakewalk Project (WRK)]] (.wrk)
 
** [[Cakewalk Sample Definition File]] (.sfz)
 
** [[Cakewalk Sample Definition File]] (.sfz)
* [[Cool Edit / Audition Multi Track Session file]] (.sss)
 
 
* [[CPS project]] (.cps)
 
* [[CPS project]] (.cps)
 
* [[Digital Performer]]
 
* [[Digital Performer]]
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* [[Dynamic Studio Professional module]]
 
* FruityLoops / FL Studio
 
* FruityLoops / FL Studio
 
** [[BeatCreator/BeatSlicer Grid File]] (.zgr)
 
** [[BeatCreator/BeatSlicer Grid File]] (.zgr)
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* [[Maestro]] (RISC OS)
 
* [[Maestro]] (RISC OS)
 
* [[Make-A-Melody]] (''Big Blue Disk'' #42) (.mus)
 
* [[Make-A-Melody]] (''Big Blue Disk'' #42) (.mus)
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* [[Nero SoundTrax]] (.npf)
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* [[Nero WaveEditor]] (.nwf)
 
* Piston Collage / PxTone
 
* Piston Collage / PxTone
 
** [[Piston Collage noise]] (.ptnoise)
 
** [[Piston Collage noise]] (.ptnoise)
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* Propellerhead (Reason, ReCycle)
 
* Propellerhead (Reason, ReCycle)
 
** [[Propellerhead Reason NN-XT Patch File]] (.sx2)
 
** [[Propellerhead Reason NN-XT Patch File]] (.sx2)
** [[Propellerhead Reason Project File]] (.rsn, .reason)
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** [[Propellerhead Reason Project File]] / song file (.reason, .rns, others)
 
** [[Propellerhead Reason ReFill Sound Bank]] (.rfl)
 
** [[Propellerhead Reason ReFill Sound Bank]] (.rfl)
** [[Propellerhead Reason Song File]] (.rns)
 
 
** [[Propellerhead ReCycle Loop File]] (.rex)
 
** [[Propellerhead ReCycle Loop File]] (.rex)
 
** [[Reason Studios REX2 Audio File]] (.rx2)
 
** [[Reason Studios REX2 Audio File]] (.rx2)
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** [[Renoise instrument]] (.xrni)
 
** [[Renoise instrument]] (.xrni)
 
** [[Renoise DSP device-chain]] (.xrnt)
 
** [[Renoise DSP device-chain]] (.xrnt)
* Roxio
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* [[ROXIO|Roxio]]
 
** [[DMSE]] (Sound Editor project)  
 
** [[DMSE]] (Sound Editor project)  
 
** [[DMSA]] (Music Disc Creator project)
 
** [[DMSA]] (Music Disc Creator project)
* SeaTone
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* SeaTone / PixTone
** [[SeaTone song]] (.pxt)
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** [[PXT]] (.pxt)
 
* [[SoundDesigner II]] (.sd2)
 
* [[SoundDesigner II]] (.sd2)
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* [[Soundtrack Pro]] (.stmp)
 
* Steinberg
 
* Steinberg
** [[CUBASE]]
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** [[Cubase]]
*** [[ALL]] - A Steinberg [[CUBASE]] VST file for saving songs (pre 2002).
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*** [[ALL]] - A Steinberg [[Cubase]] VST file for saving songs (pre 2002).
*** [[ARR]]  - A Steinberg [[CUBASE]] VST file for saving arrangements (pre 2002).  
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*** [[ARR]]  - A Steinberg [[Cubase]] VST file for saving arrangements (pre 2002).  
*** [[CPR]] - A Steinberg [[CUBASE]] SX file for saving projects (2002 - ).
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*** [[CPR]] - A Steinberg [[Cubase]] SX file for saving projects (2002 - ).
*** [[NPR]] - A Steinberg [[NUENDO]] file for saving arrangements (2002 - ).
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** [[Nuendo]]
** Wavelab
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*** [[NPR]] - A Steinberg [[Nuendo]] file for saving arrangements (2002 - ).
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** [[WaveLab]]
 
*** [[MON]] (Audio montage)
 
*** [[MON]] (Audio montage)
 
* [[(Super) Studio Session song]] (.sss)
 
* [[(Super) Studio Session song]] (.sss)
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* Lossy compression
 
* Lossy compression
 
** [[AAC]] (Advanced Audio Coding)
 
** [[AAC]] (Advanced Audio Coding)
** Adaptive differential pulse-code modulation
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** [[ADPCM|Adaptive differential pulse-code modulation]]
 
*** [[ACT]]
 
*** [[ACT]]
*** [[MNF]] (Yamaha ADPCM)
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*** [[ADPCM-A]] (Yamaha)
*** [[SPB]] (Yamaha ADPCM)
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*** [[ADPCM-B]] (Yamaha)
 
*** [[VOX]]
 
*** [[VOX]]
 
** [[Adaptive Multi-Rate WideBand Audio]]
 
** [[Adaptive Multi-Rate WideBand Audio]]
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** 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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** [[Audition Loop]] (.cel)
 
** [[CELT]] (.ogg)
 
** [[CELT]] (.ogg)
** [[Dolby Digital]] (AC-3 or ATSC A/52)
 
 
** [[Digital Theater Systems]] (.dts)
 
** [[Digital Theater Systems]] (.dts)
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** [[Dolby Digital]] (AC-3 or ATSC A/52)
 
** [[GSM]] (GSM 6.10 RPE-LTP)
 
** [[GSM]] (GSM 6.10 RPE-LTP)
** [[MPEG-4 Audio]] (.m4a, .m4b, .m4p, .m4r, .mp4)
 
 
** [[M4B]] (iTunes Audio Book)
 
** [[M4B]] (iTunes Audio Book)
 
** [[M4P]] (Fairplay DRM Encrypted [[M4A]])
 
** [[M4P]] (Fairplay DRM Encrypted [[M4A]])
** [[MPC (Musepack)|MP+]] (MPEGplus Audio)
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** MP1: See [[MPEG Audio Layer I]]
** [[MP1]] (MPEG Audio Layer 1)
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** MP2: See [[MPEG Audio Layer II]]
** [[MP2]] (MPEG-1 Audio Layer II)
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** [[MP3]] (MPEG-1 / MPEG-2 Audio Layer III)
 
** [[MP3]] (MPEG-1 / MPEG-2 Audio Layer III)
 
*** [[packMP3]]
 
*** [[packMP3]]
** [[MPA]] (MPEG Audio)
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** MPA (MPEG Audio): See [[MPEG Audio Layer II]]
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** MP+ (MPEGplus Audio): See [[Musepack Audio]]
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** MPEG-4 Audio: Can refer to various formats connected with [[MPEG-4]], including [[AAC]]. (.m4a, .m4b, .m4p, .m4r, .mp4, .aac)
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** [[MPEG Audio Layer I]] (MP1)
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** [[MPEG Audio Layer II]] (MP2; MPEG-1 Audio Layer II)
 
** [[Musepack Audio]] (.mpc)
 
** [[Musepack Audio]] (.mpc)
 
** [[Opus]] (.opus)
 
** [[Opus]] (.opus)
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** [[Digital Voice File]] (.dvf)
 
** [[Digital Voice File]] (.dvf)
 
** [[IC Sound]] (.ics)
 
** [[IC Sound]] (.ics)
** [[IKLAX]] (iKlax Media)
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** [[iKlax]] (iKlax Media)
 
** [[Memory Stick Voice]] (.msv)
 
** [[Memory Stick Voice]] (.msv)
 
** [[Pono]]
 
** [[Pono]]
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** [[AU]] (Sun Microsystems audio format)
 
** [[AU]] (Sun Microsystems audio format)
 
** [[Computerized Speech Lab NSP]] (.nsp)
 
** [[Computerized Speech Lab NSP]] (.nsp)
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** [[DiamondWare Digitized]] (.dwd)
 
** [[Bonk]] (lossy/lossless audio compression)
 
** [[Bonk]] (lossy/lossless audio compression)
 
** [[INRS-Telecom file]] (.aud)
 
** [[INRS-Telecom file]] (.aud)
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* [[3GP]] (3GPP, also a video format)
 
* [[3GP]] (3GPP, also a video format)
 
* [[Atari SoundHeader]] (SNDH)
 
* [[Atari SoundHeader]] (SNDH)
* [[AY]] (Amstrad CPC / ZX Spectrum)
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* [[AY]] (Amstrad CPC / ZX Spectrum / ZXAYEMUL)
 
* [[AZX]] (ZX Spectrum)
 
* [[AZX]] (ZX Spectrum)
 
* [[Custom Amiga Module]] (CUST)
 
* [[Custom Amiga Module]] (CUST)
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* [[EPSGMOD]] (.epsgmod, Mod2PSG)
 
* [[EPSGMOD]] (.epsgmod, Mod2PSG)
 
* [[Fuxoft AY Language]] (.fmx)
 
* [[Fuxoft AY Language]] (.fmx)
* [[GBR]] (Game Boy Sound)
 
 
* [[Game Boy Sound]] (.gbs)
 
* [[Game Boy Sound]] (.gbs)
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* [[GBR]] (Game Boy Sound)
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* [[Gens Sound Record]] (GSR)
 
* [[GSF]] (Game Boy Advance [[PSF]])
 
* [[GSF]] (Game Boy Advance [[PSF]])
* [[GSR]] (Gens Sound Record)
 
 
* [[HES]] (Hudson Entertainment System)
 
* [[HES]] (Hudson Entertainment System)
 
* [[KSS]] (MSX)
 
* [[KSS]] (MSX)
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* [[NES Sound Format]] (.nsf)
 
* [[NES Sound Format]] (.nsf)
 
* [[NES Sound Format Extended]] (.nsfe)
 
* [[NES Sound Format Extended]] (.nsfe)
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* [[NSD (audio)|NSD]]
 
* [[Portable Sound Format|PSF]] (Portable Sound Format)
 
* [[Portable Sound Format|PSF]] (Portable Sound Format)
 
* [[PSF1]] (Playstation [[PSF]])
 
* [[PSF1]] (Playstation [[PSF]])
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* [[USF]] (Nintendo 64 [[Portable Sound Format|PSF]])
 
* [[USF]] (Nintendo 64 [[Portable Sound Format|PSF]])
 
* [[YM]] (Amstrad CPC / Spectrum ZX / Atari ST)
 
* [[YM]] (Amstrad CPC / Spectrum ZX / Atari ST)
* [[ZXAYEMUL Sound]] (.cpc)
 
  
 
== Game audio and music ==
 
== Game audio and music ==
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* [[Extreme's Tracker module]] (.ams)
 
* [[Extreme's Tracker module]] (.ams)
 
* [[FAC Soundtracker]] (MSX, extension unknown)
 
* [[FAC Soundtracker]] (MSX, extension unknown)
* [[Face the Music module]] (.ftm)
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* [[Face The Music module]] (.ftm)
 
* Famitracker
 
* Famitracker
 
** [[FamiTracker module]] (.ftm)
 
** [[FamiTracker module]] (.ftm)
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** [[Music Pro Tracker module (MD2)]] (.md2)
 
** [[Music Pro Tracker module (MD2)]] (.md2)
 
** [[Music Pro Tracker module (MPT)]] (.mpt)
 
** [[Music Pro Tracker module (MPT)]] (.mpt)
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* [[The Music Studio|Music Studio, The]] (Activision / Audio Light) (.sng, .song, .mss, .snd, .sound)
 
* [[Nerdtracker II module]] (.ned)
 
* [[Nerdtracker II module]] (.ned)
 
* [[NesTracker module]] (.nest)
 
* [[NesTracker module]] (.nest)
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* [[Unic Tracker 2.0]] (.unic2)
 
* [[Unic Tracker 2.0]] (.unic2)
 
* [[Ultra Tracker]] (.ult)
 
* [[Ultra Tracker]] (.ult)
* [[Velvet Studio AMS v1.x module]] (.ams)
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* [[Velvet_Studio]] (.ams)
 
* [[VIC-TRACKER module]] (.vt)
 
* [[VIC-TRACKER module]] (.vt)
 
* [[Vortex Tracker module]] (.vtx)
 
* [[Vortex Tracker module]] (.vtx)
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** [[RIFF MIDI]]
 
** [[RIFF MIDI]]
 
** [[RIFF MIDS]]
 
** [[RIFF MIDS]]
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** [[Sample Vision]] (.smp)
 
** [[Scalable Polyphony MIDI]]
 
** [[Scalable Polyphony MIDI]]
 
** [[SFARK]] (SoundFont archive compressed file)
 
** [[SFARK]] (SoundFont archive compressed file)
** [[SoundFont 1.0]]
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** [[SoundFont 1.0]] (.sbk)
 
** [[SoundFont 2.0]] (.sf2)
 
** [[SoundFont 2.0]] (.sf2)
 
** [[Synthetic Music Application Format]]
 
** [[Synthetic Music Application Format]]
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** [[DOSBox Raw OPL]] (.dro)
 
** [[DOSBox Raw OPL]] (.dro)
 
** [[Downloadable Sounds Banks]] (.dls)
 
** [[Downloadable Sounds Banks]] (.dls)
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** [[Ensoniq Concert Wavetable]] (.ecw)
 
** Gravis Ultrasound
 
** Gravis Ultrasound
 
*** [[UltraSound GF1 patch]] (.pat)
 
*** [[UltraSound GF1 patch]] (.pat)
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* [[MAGMA]] ([[Magnet URI]])
 
* [[MAGMA]] ([[Magnet URI]])
 
* [[MOD4WIN Module List]] (.mol)
 
* [[MOD4WIN Module List]] (.mol)
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* [[MusicBee Library]] (.mbl)
 
* [[PLS]] (Multimedia Playlist)
 
* [[PLS]] (Multimedia Playlist)
 
* [[RAM (RealAudio)]]
 
* [[RAM (RealAudio)]]
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* [[DSPW]]
 
* [[DSPW]]
 
* [[DTK]]
 
* [[DTK]]
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* [[EUPHONY]] (FM Towns computer system)
 
* [[FFW]]
 
* [[FFW]]
 
* [[First Rate Music Hall]] (.pck, MSX-Music song editor using [[Music Macro Language]])
 
* [[First Rate Music Hall]] (.pck, MSX-Music song editor using [[Music Macro Language]])
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* [[MSF]]
 
* [[MSF]]
 
* [[MTAF]]
 
* [[MTAF]]
* [[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)

Revision as of 02:30, 30 August 2021

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)

Identifiers of musical works, recordings, artists, etc.

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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