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** [[Cakewalk Sample Definition File]] (.sfz)
 
** [[Cakewalk Sample Definition File]] (.sfz)
 
* [[CPS project]] (.cps)
 
* [[CPS project]] (.cps)
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* [[DeLuxe Music Score]]
 
* [[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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** [[GarageBand MagicMentor template]] (.mwand)
 
** [[GarageBand MagicMentor template]] (.mwand)
 
* [[Hydrogen]] (.h2song, .h2pattern)
 
* [[Hydrogen]] (.h2song, .h2pattern)
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* [[iZotope RX]] (.rxdoc)
 
* Jeskola Buzz
 
* Jeskola Buzz
 
** [[Jeskola Buzz machine]] (.dll)
 
** [[Jeskola Buzz machine]] (.dll)
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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 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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* [[Reaper Project]] (.rpp)
 
* [[Renoise]]
 
* [[Renoise]]
 
** [[Renoise song]] (.xrns)
 
** [[Renoise song]] (.xrns)
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** [[PXT]] (.pxt)
 
** [[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 - ).
** [[NUENDO]]
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** [[Nuendo]]
*** [[NPR]] - A Steinberg [[NUENDO]] file for saving arrangements (2002 - ).
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*** [[NPR]] - A Steinberg [[Nuendo]] file for saving arrangements (2002 - ).
** Wavelab
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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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* [[Waveburner]] (.wb3)
  
 
== Audio recording and sound waves ==
 
== Audio recording and sound waves ==
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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)
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** [[Panasonic VM1]] (.vm1)
 
** [[Pono]]
 
** [[Pono]]
 
* Separated parts of tracks
 
* Separated parts of tracks
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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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** [[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)
** [[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 Daglish]] (.bd)
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** [[Ben Daglish SID]] (.bds)
 
** [[Ben Replay]] (.ben)
 
** [[Ben Replay]] (.ben)
** [[Benn Daglish]] (.bd)
 
** [[Benn Daglish SID]] (.bds)
 
 
** [[Channel Players]] (.chan)
 
** [[Channel Players]] (.chan)
 
** [[Cinemaware]] (.cin)
 
** [[Cinemaware]] (.cin)
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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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* [[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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** [[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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*** [[FXB]] (Bank of presets)
 
*** [[FXB]] (Bank of presets)
 
*** [[FXP]] (single preset)
 
*** [[FXP]] (single preset)
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* [[E-Seq]] Yamaha (.fil, .esq)
  
 
== Musical notation ==
 
== Musical notation ==
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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]])

Revision as of 08:26, 30 April 2022

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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