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[[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 ==
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* 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]
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* [http://www.garymcgath.com/streamingprotocols.html Basics of streaming protocols]
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== Album formats ==
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(files containing entire music albums, with some track structure)
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* [[Connected Media Experience]] (CME, CMX)
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* [[iTunes LP]]
  
 
== Audio and sequencer software ==
 
== Audio and sequencer software ==
  
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* [[AUP]] (Audacity)
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* Ableton
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* [[BMX]] (Jeskola Buzz song)
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** [[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)
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* Aldrin
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** [[Creative Commons Module]] (.ccm)
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* [[Audacity Project Format]] (.aup)
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** [[Audacity AU]] (.au)
 
* Cakewalk
 
* Cakewalk
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** [[CWP]] (Cakewalk Project)
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** [[Cakewalk Bundle (BUN)]] (.bun)
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** [[SFZ]] (Cakewalk Sample Definition File)
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** [[Cakewalk Bundle (CWB)]] (.cwb)
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** [[WRK]] (Cakewalk Project)
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** [[Cakewalk Dump Request Macro]] (.drm)
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* [[ENS]] (Native Instruments Reaktor ensemble)
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** [[Cakewalk Instrument Definition File]] (.ins)
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** [[Cakewalk Project (CWP)]] (.cwp)
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** [[Cakewalk Project (WRK)]] (.wrk)
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** [[Cakewalk Sample Definition File]] (.sfz)
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* [[CPS project]] (.cps)
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* [[DeLuxe Music Score]]
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* [[Digital Performer]]
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* [[Dynamic Studio Professional module]]
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* FruityLoops / FL Studio
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** [[BeatCreator/BeatSlicer Grid File]] (.zgr)
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** [[DrumSynth Preset]] (.ds)
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** [[FL Studio Score File]] (.fsc)
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** [[FL Studio State File]] (.fst)
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** [[Humanize Preset]] (.fpr)
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** [[Raw FL Studio Project]] (.flp)
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** [[SimSynth Preset]] (.syn)
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** [[Speech Preset]] (.speech)
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* GarageBand (Mac)
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** [[GarageBand project]] (.band, .gbproj)
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** [[Magic GarageBand template]] (.wand)
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** [[GarageBand MagicMentor template]] (.mwand)
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* [[Hydrogen]] (.h2song, .h2pattern)
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* [[iZotope RX]] (.rxdoc)
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* Jeskola Buzz
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** [[Jeskola Buzz machine]] (.dll)
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** [[Jeskola Buzz machine preset]] (.prs, .prs.xml)
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** [[Jeskola Buzz song]] (.bmx, .bmw)
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* [[LMMS]] (Linux MultiMedia Studio) (.mmp, .mmpz)
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* Logic Pro / Logic / Notator Logic
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** [[Logic Pro project file]] (.logic, .logicx)
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* [[Maestro]] (RISC OS)
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* [[Make-A-Melody]] (''Big Blue Disk'' #42) (.mus)
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* [[Nero SoundTrax]] (.npf)
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* [[Nero WaveEditor]] (.nwf)
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* Piston Collage / PxTone
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** [[Piston Collage noise]] (.ptnoise)
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** [[Piston Collage song]] (.ptcop, .pttune)
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** [[Piston Collage voice]] (.ptvoice)
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* Pro Tools
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** [[Pro Tools (Mac)]] (.pt5, .p24, .pt4, .pt3)
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** [[PTS]] (Pro Tools 5.1-6.9)
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** [[PTF]] (Pro Tools 7-9)
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** [[PTX (Pro Tools)|PTX]] (Pro Tools 10)
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* Propellerhead (Reason, ReCycle)
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** [[Propellerhead Reason NN-XT Patch File]] (.sx2)
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** [[Propellerhead Reason Project File]] / song file (.reason, .rns, others)
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** [[Propellerhead Reason ReFill Sound Bank]] (.rfl)
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** [[Propellerhead ReCycle Loop File]] (.rex)
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** [[Reason Studios REX2 Audio File]] (.rx2)
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* [[Reaper Project]] (.rpp)
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* [[Renoise]]
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** [[Renoise song]] (.xrns)
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** [[Renoise instrument]] (.xrni)
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** [[Renoise DSP device-chain]] (.xrnt)
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* [[ROXIO|Roxio]]
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** [[DMSE]] (Sound Editor project)
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** [[DMSA]] (Music Disc Creator project)
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* SeaTone / PixTone
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** [[PXT]] (.pxt)
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* [[Sonic Foundry Acid]] (.acd)
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* [[SoundDesigner II]] (.sd2)
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* [[Soundtrack Pro]] (.stmp)
 
* Steinberg
 
* Steinberg
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** [[CUBASE]]
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** [[Cubase]]
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*** [[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).
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*** [[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).  
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*** [[CPR]] - A Steinberg [[CUBASE]] SX file for saving projects (2002 - ).
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*** [[CPR]] - A Steinberg [[Cubase]] SX file for saving projects (2002 - ).
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*** [[NPR]] - A Steinberg [[NUENDO]] file for saving arrangements (2002 - ).
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** [[Nuendo]]
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** [[FXP]] (VST preset)
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*** [[NPR]] - A Steinberg [[Nuendo]] file for saving arrangements (2002 - ).
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** Wavelab
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** [[WaveLab]]
 
*** [[MON]] (Audio montage)
 
*** [[MON]] (Audio montage)
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* [[FLP]] (FruityLoops / FL Studio project files)
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* [[(Super) Studio Session song]] (.sss)
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* [[LOGIC]] (Logic)
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* [[Waveburner]] (.wb3)
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* Pro Tools
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** [[PTS]] (Pro Tools 7-9)
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** [[PTX]] (Pro Tools 10)
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* Propellerhead Reason
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** [[REX]] - Propellerhead Reason ReCycle Loop File
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** [[RFL]] - Propellerhead Reason ReFill Sound Bank
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** [[RNS]] - Propellerhead Reason Reason Song File
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** [[RSN]] - Propellerhead Reason Reason Project File
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** [[RX2]] - Propellerhead Reason REX2 Audio File
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** [[SX2]] - Propellerhead Reason NN-XT Patch File
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* Renoise
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** [[NTK (Renoise)|NTK]] (Renoise Song)
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** [[PTK]] (Renoise Song)
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** [[RNS]] (Renoise Song)
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** [[XRNS]] (Renoise Song)
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* [[SES (Cool Edit / Audition)]] (Cool Edit / Audition Multi Track Session file)
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== Audio recording and sound waves ==
 
== Audio recording and sound waves ==
  
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* Container formats
 
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** [[ASF]] (Advanced Systems Format)
 
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** [[MP4]] (MPEG-4 Part 14 media container)
 
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** [[OGG]] (Vorbis, CELT or Opus audio compression format)
 
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** [[RM]] (RealMedia)
 
 
* Lossless compression
 
* Lossless compression
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** [[AAL]] (Lossless variant of ATRAC)
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** [[ATRAC Advanced Lossless]] (.aal)
 
** [[ADA]]  (Advanced Digital Audio)
 
** [[ADA]]  (Advanced Digital Audio)
 
** [[ALAC]] (Apple Lossless Audio Codec)
 
** [[ALAC]] (Apple Lossless Audio Codec)
 
** [[APAC]] (Marian's A-pac)
 
** [[APAC]] (Marian's A-pac)
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** [[APE]] (Monkey's Audio)
 
 
** [[Dakx Wav]]
 
** [[Dakx Wav]]
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** [[Dolby TrueHD]]
 
** [[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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** [[G.711]]
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** [[G.729]]
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** [[HALAC]]
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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)
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** [[Monkey's Audio]] (.ape)
 
** [[MPEG-4 ALS]] (MPEG-4 Audio Lossless Coding)
 
** [[MPEG-4 ALS]] (MPEG-4 Audio Lossless Coding)
 
** [[MPEG-4 SLS]] (MPEG-4 Scalable lossless coding mode)
 
** [[MPEG-4 SLS]] (MPEG-4 Scalable lossless coding mode)
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** [[OFR]] (OptimFROG lossless audio)
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** [[MQA]] (Master Quality Authenticated)
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** [[PCA]] (Sony's Perfect Clarity Audio)
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** [[OptimFROG]] (.ofr, .ofs)
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** [[Perfect Clarity Audio]] (.pca)
 
** [[RALF]] (Real Lossless Audio Codec)
 
** [[RALF]] (Real Lossless Audio Codec)
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** [[RKA]] (RK Audio)
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** [[RK Audio]] (.rka)
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** [[SHN]] (Shorten)
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** [[Shorten]] (.shn)
 
** [[Sonarc]]
 
** [[Sonarc]]
 
** [[Split2000]]
 
** [[Split2000]]
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** [[TAK]] (Tom's Lossless Audio Kompressor)
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** [[TAK]] (.tak)
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** [[TrueHD]] (Dolby TrueHD)
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** [[True Audio]] (.tta)
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** [[TTA]] (True Audio)
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** [[VocPack]]
 
** [[VocPack]]
 
** [[WavArc]]
 
** [[WavArc]]
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** [[WavPack]] (WavPack Lossless)
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** [[WavPack]] (.wv)
 
** [[WMA Lossless]] (Windows Media Audio 9 Lossless)
 
** [[WMA Lossless]] (Windows Media Audio 9 Lossless)
 
* Lossy compression
 
* Lossy compression
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** [[AA]] (Audible Audiobook)
 
 
** [[AAC]] (Advanced Audio Coding)
 
** [[AAC]] (Advanced Audio Coding)
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** Adaptive differential pulse-code modulation
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** [[ADPCM|Adaptive differential pulse-code modulation]]
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*** [[MNF]] (Yamaha ADPCM)
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*** [[ACT]]
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*** [[SPB]] (Yamaha ADPCM)
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*** [[ADPCM-A]] (Yamaha)
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*** [[ADPCM-B]] (Yamaha)
 
*** [[VOX]]
 
*** [[VOX]]
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** [[ATRAC]] (Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding)
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** [[Adaptive Multi-Rate WideBand Audio]]
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** [[AAX]] (Audible Audiobook)
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** [[Adaptive Multi-Rate Audio]] (.amr)
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** [[GSM]] (Raw GSM 6.10 Audio Stream)
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** [[Archimedes VIDC audio]]
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** [[M4A]] (MPEG-4 Audio)
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** ATRAC or [[Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding]] (.aa3, .oma, .at3)
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** [[Audible Audiobook]] (.aa, .aax)
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** [[Audition Loop]] (.cel)
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** [[CELT]] (.ogg)
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** [[Digital Theater Systems]] (.dts)
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** [[Dolby Digital]] (AC-3 or ATSC A/52)
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** [[GSM]] (GSM 6.10 RPE-LTP)
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** [[LB]] (Low Bitrate)
 
** [[M4B]] (iTunes Audio Book)
 
** [[M4B]] (iTunes Audio Book)
 
** [[M4P]] (Fairplay DRM Encrypted [[M4A]])
 
** [[M4P]] (Fairplay DRM Encrypted [[M4A]])
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** [[M4R]] (Apple iPhone Ringtones - see [[M4A]])
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** MP1: See [[MPEG Audio Layer I]]
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** [[MPC (Musepack)|MP+]] (MPEGplus Audio)
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** MP2: See [[MPEG Audio Layer II]]
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** [[MP1]] (MPEG Audio Layer 1)
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** [[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)
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** [[MPA]] (MPEG Audio)
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*** [[packMP3]]
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** [[MPC (Musepack)|MPC]] (Musepack Audio, formerly known as MPEGplus)
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*** [[mp3PRO]]
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** [[RA]] (RealAudio)
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*** [[MP3 wrapper]] - '''reversibly''' combine mp3 files into one playable mp3 (often used on filesharing services that banned other formats like zip/rar)
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** [[SPX]] (Speex)
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**** [[zip/rar.mp3]]
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**** [[AlbumWrap (ALBW)]]
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**** [[MooseWrap (DJWrap)]]
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**** [[Mp3Wrap]]
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**** [[Track Wrapper (TRKW)]]
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**** [[MP3 Album Maker]]
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**** [[M3A]]
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**** [[Wrapster]] (when adding MP3 files to a wrapped MP3 file)
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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)
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** [[Musepack Audio]] (.mpc)
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** [[Opus]] (.opus)
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** [[Quite OK Audio]] (.qoa)
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** [[RealAudio]] (.ra)
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** [[Speex]] (.spx)
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** [[SWA]]
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** [[Vorbis]] (.logg, .oga, .ogg)
 
** [[WMA]] (Windows Media Audio)
 
** [[WMA]] (Windows Media Audio)
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* Proprietary
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** [[DCT]] (Dictation format by NCH Software)
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** [[Digital Speech Standard]] (.dss)
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** [[Digital Voice File]] (.dvf)
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** [[IC Sound]] (.ics)
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** [[iKlax]] (iKlax Media)
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** [[Memory Stick Voice]] (.msv)
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** [[Panasonic VM1]] (.vm1)
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** [[Pono]]
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** [[PXD]]
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** [[RCA-VOC]] (.voc)
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* Separated parts of tracks
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** [[Stems]]
 
* Uncompressed audio
 
* Uncompressed audio
 
** [[AIFF|AIF / AIFF]] (Audio Interchange File Format)
 
** [[AIFF|AIF / AIFF]] (Audio Interchange File Format)
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** [[LPCM]] (Linear Pulse Code Modulated Audio)
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** [[Berkeley/IRCAM/Carl Sound Format]] (.sf)
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** [[RAW (Sample)|RAW]] (RAW audio)
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** [[BWF]] (Broadcast Wave Format; variant of WAV)
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** [[DSD]] (Direct Stream Digital) (.dsf)
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** [[RAW (Audio)|RAW]] (.raw, .pcm)
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** [[RF64]] (extended variant of BWF)
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** [[Sony Wave64]] (.w64)
 
** [[WAV]] (Waveform Audio File Format)
 
** [[WAV]] (Waveform Audio File Format)
 
* Various encodings
 
* Various encodings
 
** [[AIFC]] ([[AIFF]] Compressed)
 
** [[AIFC]] ([[AIFF]] Compressed)
 
** [[AU]] (Sun Microsystems audio format)
 
** [[AU]] (Sun Microsystems audio format)
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** [[Computerized Speech Lab NSP]] (.nsp)
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** [[DiamondWare Digitized]] (.dwd)
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** [[Bonk]] (lossy/lossless audio compression)
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** [[INRS-Telecom file]] (.aud)
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** [[SIFF]] (.son)
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** [[SPPACK]] (.d)
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** [[WVE (Psion)]]
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== Chiptune ==
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* [[SAM Coupé song]] (.cop, .sng)
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== Configuration files ==
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* [[X2A]] (Yamaha S70xs/S90xs keyboard workstations)
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== Container formats ==
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* [[AAF]] (Advanced Authoring Format)
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* [[ASF]] (Advanced Systems Format)
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* [[Core Audio Format]] (.caf)
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* [[Extensible Music Format]] (.xmf)
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* [[IFF]]
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* [[Matroska Audio]] (.mka)
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* [[MP4]] (MPEG-4 Part 14 media container)
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* [[Ogg]] (.ogg, .oga, .ogx, .spx, .opus)
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* [[OMF Interchange]] (Open Media Framework Interchange format)
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* [[Qualcomm QCP]] (Purevoice)
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* [[Rich Music Format]] (.rmf)
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* [[RealMedia]] (.rm)
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* [[WAV]]
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* [[WebM]] (.webm) (also used for video)
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== Converters ==
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* [[Konvertor]]
  
 
== Emulated music ==
 
== Emulated music ==
  
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* [[2SF]] (Nintendo DS [[PSF]])
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* [[2SF]] (Nintendo DS [[Portable Sound Format|PSF]])
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* [[3G2]] (3GPP, also a video format)
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* [[3GP]] (3GPP, also a video format)
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* [[Atari SoundHeader]] (SNDH)
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* [[AY]] (Amstrad CPC / ZX Spectrum / ZXAYEMUL)
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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]])
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* [[DSFLIB]] ([[DSF]] Library)
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* [[EPSGMOD]] (.epsgmod, Mod2PSG)
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* [[GSF]] (Game Boy Advance [[PSF]])
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* [[Fuxoft AY Language]] (.fmx)
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* [[GSFLIB]] ([[GSF]] Library)
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* [[Game Boy Sound]] (.gbs)
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* [[MINIGSF]] ([[GSF]] track)
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* [[GBR]] (Game Boy Sound)
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* [[MINIPSF]] ([[PSF]] track)
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* [[Gens Sound Record]] (GSR)
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* [[MINIPSF2]] ([[PSF2]] track)
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* [[GSF]] (Game Boy Advance [[Portable Sound Format|PSF]])
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* [[MINIQSF]] ([[QSF]] track)
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* [[HES]] (Hudson Entertainment System)
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* [[MINISNSF]] ([[SNSF]] track)
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* [[KSS]] (MSX)
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* [[MINISSF]] ([[SSF]] track)
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* [[KSSX]] (Possible expansion of [[KSS]])
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* [[MINIUSF]] ([[USF]] track)
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* [[MDX (X68000)|MDX]] (Sharp X68000 / MXDRV)
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* [[NES Sound Format]] (.nsf)
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* [[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)
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* [[PSF1]] (Playstation [[PSF]])
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* [[PSF1]] (Playstation [[Portable Sound Format|PSF]])
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* [[PSF2]] (Playstation 2 [[PSF]])
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* [[PSF2]] (Playstation 2 [[Portable Sound Format|PSF]])
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* [[QSF]] (Capcom Q-Sound [[PSF]])
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* [[QSF]] (Capcom Q-Sound [[Portable Sound Format|PSF]])
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* [[QSFLIB]] ([[QSF]] Library)
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* [[SC68]] (Atari ST / Atari STE / Amiga)
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* [[SGC]] (Sega Master System / Game Gear / Colecovision)
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* [[SID]] (Commodore 64)
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* [[SPC (Audio)|SPC]] (Super Nintendo SPC700)
 
* [[SSF]] (Sega Saturn [[Portable Sound Format|PSF]])
 
* [[SSF]] (Sega Saturn [[Portable Sound Format|PSF]])
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* [[SSFLIB]] ([[SSF]] Library)
 
 
* [[USF]] (Nintendo 64 [[Portable Sound Format|PSF]])
 
* [[USF]] (Nintendo 64 [[Portable Sound Format|PSF]])
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* [[USFLIB]] ([[USF]] library)
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* [[YM]] (Amstrad CPC / Spectrum ZX / Atari ST)
  
 
== Game audio and music ==
 
== Game audio and music ==
  
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(see also [[Game data files]])
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* [[4X IMA ADPCM]]
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* Accolade
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** [[Accolade MIDI File Format]]
 
* Adept Software
 
* Adept Software
 
** [[God of Thunder Music Format]]
 
** [[God of Thunder Music Format]]
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* [[AFC]] (AFX Audio File) -- used in Mass Effect 2
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* Apogee
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** [[Crystal Caves Sound format]]
 
* Atari
 
* Atari
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** [[SAP]] (Atari POKEY)
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** [[Slight Atari Player]] (Atari POKEY)
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* [[BAF]] (Blur ADPCM)
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* [[BAKA]] (PCM 16 bit)
 
* Bandai
 
* Bandai
 
** [[WSR]] (WonderSwan / WonderSwan Color)
 
** [[WSR]] (WonderSwan / WonderSwan Color)
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* [[CIN]] (Cinemaware)
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* [[BH2PCM]]
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* [[CORE]] (Core Design)
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* [[BNSF]] (G.722.1)
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* Cave Story
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** [[Organya]]
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* Commodore Amiga
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** [[A.M. Composer v1.2]] (.amc)
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** [[AC1D-DC1A Packer]] (.ac1d)
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** [[Actionamics Sound Tool]] (.ast)
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** [[AMOS Music Bank]] (.abk)
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** [[AMOS Memory Bank#AMOS Samples Bank|AMOS Samples Bank]] (.abk)
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** [[Art & Magic]] (.aam)
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** [[Audio Sculpture]] (.as)
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** [[Beathoven Synthesiser]] (.bss)
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** [[Ben Daglish]] (.bd)
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** [[Ben Daglish SID]] (.bds)
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** [[Ben Replay]] (.ben)
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** [[Channel Players]] (.chan)
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** [[Cinemaware]] (.cin)
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** [[Core Design]] (.core)
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** [[CustomMade]] (.cm)
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** [[Darius Zendeh]] (.dz)
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** [[Dave Lowe]] (.dl)
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** [[Dave Lowe New]] (.dln)
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** [[David Hanney]] (.dh)
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** [[David Whittaker]] (.dw)
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** [[Desire]] (.dsr)
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** [[Digital Illusions]] (.di)
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** [[Digital Sonix & Chrome]] (.dsc)
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** [[Digital Sound Creations]] (.han)
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** [[Dirk Bialluch]] (.tpu)
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** [[Dynamic Synthesizer]] (.dns)
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** [[Editeur Musical Sequentiel]] (.ems)
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** [[Follin Player II]] (.tf)
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** [[Fred Editor]] (.fred)
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** [[Fred Gray]] (.fg)
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** [[Future Player]] (.fp)
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** [[FWMP]] (.fw)
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** [[Game Music Creator]] (.gmc)
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** [[Gnu Player]] (.gp)
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** [[Hippel]] (.hip)
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** [[Hippel-COSO]] (.hipc)
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** [[Hornet Packer]] (.hrt)
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** [[Howie Davies]] (.hd)
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** [[IFF-MAUD]]
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** [[Images Music System]] (.ims)
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** [[Infogrames INS]] (.ins)
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** [[Janko Mrsic-Flogel]] (.jmf)
 +
** [[Jason Brooke]] (.jcb)
 +
** [[Jason Page]] (.jp)
 +
** [[Jeroen Tel]] (.jt)
 +
** [[Jesper Olsen]] (.jo)
 +
** [[Jochen Hippel]] (.hip)
 +
** [[Kefrens Sound Machine]] (.ksm)
 +
** [[Kris Hatlelid]] (.kh)
 +
** [[Leggless Music Editor]] (.lme)
 +
** [[Magnetic Fields Packer]] (.mfp)
 +
** [[Maniacs of Noise]] (.mon, .jt)
 +
** [[Mark Cooksey]] (.mc)
 +
** [[Mark II Sound-System]] (.mii, .mk2, .mkii)
 +
** [[Martin Walker]] (.mw)
 +
** [[MaxTrax]] (.mxtx)
 +
** [[Mike Davies]] (.md)
 +
** [[MMDC]] (Module packer)
 +
** [[Mugician]] (.mug)
 +
** [[Mugician II]] (.mug2)
 +
** [[NoiseRunner]] (.nr)
 +
** [[NovoTrade Packer]] (.ntp)
 +
** [[Pierre Adane Packer]] (.pap)
 +
** [[Power Music]] (.pm)
 +
** [[Professional Sound Artists]] (.psa)
 +
** [[Promizer 0.1]] (.pm01)
 +
** [[Promizer 1.0c]] (.pm10)
 +
** [[Promizer 1.8a]] (.pm18)
 +
** [[Promizer 2.0]] (.pm20)
 +
** [[Promizer 4.0]] (.pm40)
 +
** [[ProPacker 1.0]] (.pp10)
 +
** [[ProPacker 2.1]] (.pp21)
 +
** [[ProPacker 3.0]] (.pp30)
 +
** [[Prorunner]] (.prun1, .prun2)
 +
** [[Richard Joseph]] or Vectordean (.rjp)
 +
** [[Rob Hubbard]] (.rh, .rho)
 +
** [[Ron Klaren]] (.rk)
 +
** [[Sean Connolly]] (.scn)
 +
** [[Sean Conran]] (.scr)
 +
** [[Sidmon]] (.sid, .sid2)
 +
** [[Silmarils]] (.mok)
 +
** [[SKYT Packer]] (.skyt)
 +
** [[Sonic Arranger]] (.sa)
 +
** [[Sound Images]] (.tw)
 +
** [[Sound Master]] (.sm)
 +
** [[Sound Programming Language]] (.spl)
 +
** [[Soundcontrol]] (.sct)
 +
** [[Soundfactory]] (.psf)
 +
** [[SoundPlayer]] (.sjs)
 +
** [[Special FX]] (.jd)
 +
** [[Speedy System]] (.ss)
 +
** [[Steve Barrett]] (.sb)
 +
** [[Jason Page|Steve Turner]] (.jpo)
 +
* [[Star Trekker Packer]] (.stpk)
 +
** [[Synth Dream]] (.sdr)
 +
** [[Synth Pack]] (.osp)
 +
** [[The Musical Enlightenment]] (.tme)
 +
** [[The Player]] (.p22a, .p30a, .p40a, .p40b, .p50a, .p60a, .p61a)
 +
** [[Titanics Player]] (.ttp)
 +
** [[Tracker Packer 1]] (.tp1)
 +
** [[Tracker Packer 2]] (.tp2)
 +
** [[Tracker Packer 3]] (.tp3)
 +
** [[Thomas Hermann]] (.thm)
 +
** [[Wally Beben]] (.wb)
 +
** [[Wanton Packer]] (.wn)
 +
** [[XANN Packer]] (.xann)
 +
** [[Zen Packer]] (.zen)
 
* CRI Middleware
 
* CRI Middleware
 
** [[ADX]]
 
** [[ADX]]
 
** [[AFS]] (container format for [[ADX]] / [[AHX (CRI)]])
 
** [[AFS]] (container format for [[ADX]] / [[AHX (CRI)]])
 
** [[AHX (CRI)]]
 
** [[AHX (CRI)]]
−
* [[DI]] (Digital Illusions)
+
** [[AIX]]
 +
* [[DCS]] (ADPCM)
 +
* [[Death Rally Archive]] (.bpa)
 +
* [[DMSG]] (PCM 16 bit)
 +
* [[EACS IMA ADPCM]] (.kcey)
 
* Electronic Arts
 
* Electronic Arts
−
** [[8SVX|8SV / 8SVX]] (IFF-8SVX)
+
** [[8-Bit Sampled Voice]] (.8svx, .iff)
 +
** [[Asylum Music Format]] (.amf, used in Crusader: No Remorse / Crusader: No Regret)
 +
** [[Electronic Arts AS4 / ASF Music]] (.as4, .asf)
 +
** [[Electronic Arts CMV]]
 +
** [[Electronic Arts KSF Music]] (.ksf)
 +
** [[Electronic Arts MAD]]
 +
** [[Electronic Arts MUS]] (.mus)
 +
** [[Electronic Arts SCxl]]
 +
** [[Electronic Arts Sound Effects]] (.bnk, .crd)
 +
** [[Electronic Arts Sound / Speech Files]] (.eas, .sph)
 +
** [[Electronic Arts TGV]]
 +
** [[Electronic Arts WVE]]
 
** [[IFF]] (Amiga 8SVX)
 
** [[IFF]] (Amiga 8SVX)
−
* [[EMS]] (Editeur Musical Sequentiel)
+
*** [[IFF-MAUD]]
 +
** [[Sonix Music Driver]] (.smus)
 +
* [[EMFF]] (ADPCM)
 
* Epic Megagames
 
* Epic Megagames
−
** [[MASI]] (Epic Megagames MASI)
+
** [[Epic Megagames MASI]] (.masi, .psm)
−
** [[PSM (Epic)|PSM]] (Epic Megagames MASI)
+
* [[Final Fantasy XI Music file]] (.bgw)
 +
* [[FMOD Sample Bank]] (.fsb)
 +
* [[Funcom ISS]]
 +
* Galaxy Music System
 +
** [[Galaxy Music System v4.0]]
 +
** [[Galaxy Music System v5.0]] (.j2b)
 +
* [[GCW]] (PCM 16 bit)
 +
* [[Generic Header]] (.genh, Generic Header Creator)
 +
* Herad Music System
 +
** [[Herad Music System AGD]] (.agd)
 +
** [[Herad Music System SDB]] (.sdb)
 +
** [[Herad Music System SQX]] (.sqx)
 +
* [[HIS]] (PCM 8 bit)
 
* id Software
 
* id Software
−
** [[DNF]] (id Software)
+
** [[Doom MUS]]
−
** [[IMF (id)|IMF]] (id Software Music Format)
+
** [[id Software DNF]] (.dnf)
−
** [[WLF]] (id Software)
+
** [[id Software Music Format]] (.imf)
 +
** [[id Software WLF]] (.wlf)
 +
* [[IMA ADPCM]] (.bar, .dvi, .hwas, .idvi, .ivaud, .myspd, .stma, .strm)
 
* [[Interplay ACM]] (.acm)
 
* [[Interplay ACM]] (.acm)
−
* [[INS (Infogrames)|INS]] (Infogrames)
+
* [[Inverse Frequency Sound format]]
−
* [[J2B]] (XMP Game Module)
+
* [[iXMF]] (Interactive [[Extensible Music Format]])
 +
* Ken Silverman
 +
** [[Ken's Adlib Music]] (.ksm)
 +
** [[Ken's Digital Music]] (.kdm)
 +
** [[SM (Ken Silverman)]] (.sm)
 +
** [[SND (Ken Silverman)]] (.snd)
 +
* [[LOUDNESS Sound System]] (.lds)
 
* LucasArts
 
* LucasArts
−
** [[LAA]] (LucasArts Adlib Audio)
+
** [[LucasArts Adlib Audio]] (.laa)
 
** [[SCUMM]] (SCUMM)
 
** [[SCUMM]] (SCUMM)
−
* Nintendo
+
* [[Martin Fernandez]] (.adlib)
−
** [[ADP]] (Nintendo Gamecube)
+
* Microsoft
−
** [[AFC]] (Nintendo Gamecube)
+
** [[0x0069]] (Xbox ADPCM)
−
** [[AGSC]] (AGSC Audio File)
+
** [[2DX]]
−
** [[ASN]] (Nintendo Gamecube)
+
** [[2DX9]] (ADPCM)
−
** [[ASR]] (Nintendo Wii)
+
** [[DE2]] (ADPCM)
−
** [[AST (Wii)|AST]] (Nintendo Wii sound format)
+
** [[Xbox IMA ADPCM]] (.matx, .wavm, .wvs, .xmu, .xvas, .xwav)
−
** [[BRSTM]] (Nintendo Wii streaming format)
+
* Mojang AB (Minecraft)
−
** [[DSP]] (Donkey Konga 2)
+
** [[Minecraft sounds.json]]
−
** [[GBR]] (Game Boy Sound)
+
 
−
** [[GBS]] (Game Boy Sound)
+
−
** [[GCA]] (Nintendo Wii)
+
−
** [[GOT]] (God of Thunder)
+
−
** [[KRAW]] (Nintendo Wii)
+
 
* Origin Software
 
* Origin Software
−
** [[M]] (Origin Software - Ultima 6 Music)
+
** [[Ultima 6 Music]] (.m)
 +
* PC-98 and PC-88
 +
** [[Professional Music Driver PMD]] (.m, .m2)
 +
* Pixel
 +
** [[PMD (Pixel)]]
 +
* [[Pixel Painters]] (.fmf)
 +
* [[Ragnarok Online 2 RMP]]
 +
* [[Shadowlands]] (.cal)
 
* Sierra
 
* Sierra
−
** [[AGI]] (Sierra AGI)
+
** [[Sierra AGI]] (Sierra AGI)
−
** [[SCI]] (Used in Sierra PC games)
+
** [[Sierra SCI]] (Used in Sierra PC games)
−
* Sony
+
* [[Sound Images Generation 2]] (.sig)
−
** [[ADS]] (PSX Audio)
+
* [[Sound Interface System]] (.lem)
−
** [[ASS]] (Sony Playstation)
+
* [[STOS memory bank]] (.mbk)
−
** [[CCC]] (Sony Playstation)
+
* [[Unreal Music Format]] (.umx)
−
** [[DXH]] (Sony Playstation)
+
−
** [[FAG]] (Sony Playstation)
+
−
** [[FSB]] (Sony Playstation)
+
−
** [[GMS]] (Sony Playstation)
+
−
** [[KHV (PSX)|KHV]] (Sony Playstation)
+
−
** [[LEG]] (Sony Playstation)
+
−
** [[I100]] (Sony Playstation)
+
−
** [[I400]] (Sony Playstation)
+
−
** [[I80]] (Sony Playstation)
+
−
** [[ILD]] (Sony Playstation)
+
−
** [[KCES]] (Sony Playstation)
+
−
** [[MI2]] (Sony Playstation 2)
+
−
** [[MI4]] (Sony Playstation)
+
−
** [[MIB]] (Sony Playstation)
+
−
** [[MIC]] (Sony Playstation)
+
−
** [[SPU]] (Sony Playstation)
+
−
** [[VB2]] (Playstation / PS2)
+
−
* [[UMX]] (Unreal Music Format)
+
 
* Union Logic Software Publishing
 
* Union Logic Software Publishing
 
** [[Vinyl Goddess From Mars Instrument Format]]
 
** [[Vinyl Goddess From Mars Instrument Format]]
 
** [[Vinyl Goddess From Mars Music Format]]
 
** [[Vinyl Goddess From Mars Music Format]]
−
* [[UDS]] (Unique Development Studios)
+
* [[Unique Development Studios]] (.uds)
−
* [[VGM]] (Videogame Music)
+
* [[Video Game Music]] (.vgm, .vgz)
 
* Westwood Studios
 
* Westwood Studios
−
** [[ADL (Westwood)|ADL]] (Westwood Studios)
+
** [[Westwood Studios ADL]] (.adl)
−
** [[AUD (Westwood)|AUD]] (Westwood Studios)
+
** [[Westwood Studios AUD]] (.aud)
 +
* [[Whacky Wheels]] (.klm)
 +
* [[XMP Game Module]] (.j2b)
  
−
== Metadata formats ==
+
=== Nintendo ===
  
−
* [[MDZ]] - strictly not itself a music format, but a metadata file for other music files used by Open Cubic Player. See http://www.cubic.org/player/doc/node72.htm
+
* [[Advanced Mario Sequencer file]] (.mss)
 +
* [[BRSTMPSM]] (Super Paper Mario)
 +
* [[Donkey Konga 2 DSP]] (Donkey Konga 2)
 +
* [[Mario Paint Composer]] (MPC)
 +
* [[Mario Sequencer file]] (.msq)
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii AAAP]]
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii ADP]] (Nintendo Gamecube) (.adp)
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii AFC]] (Nintendo Gamecube)
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii AGSC]] (.agsc)
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii AMTS]]
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii ASN]] (Nintendo Gamecube)
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii ASR]] (Nintendo Wii)
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii AST]] (Nintendo Wii sound format)
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii BNS]]
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii BO2]]
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii BRSTM]] (Nintendo Wii streaming format)
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii CAPDSP]]
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii CFN]]
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii DDSP]]
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii DSP]]
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii GCA]] (Nintendo Wii)
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii GCM]]
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii GSP]]
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii HPS]]
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii IDSP]]
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii ISD]]
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii ISH]]
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii KRAW]] (Nintendo Wii)
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii LPS]]
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii MPDS]]
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii MPDSP]]
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii MSS]]
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii MUS]]
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii PDT]]
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii SDT]]
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii SMP]]
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii SNS]]
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii SPD]]
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii SPT]]
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii SSM]]
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii STM]]
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii STR]]
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii STS]]
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii SWD]]
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii THP]]
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii TYDSP]]
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii VJDSP]]
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii WAS]]
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii WSD]]
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii WSI]]
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii YDSP]]
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii YMF]]
 +
* [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii ZWDSP]]
 +
* [[SHI]] ([http://battleofthebits.org/lyceum/View/ShroomTool ShroomTool] Instrument, used for Mario Paint instruments)
 +
* [[SHO]] (ShroomTool, used for Mario Paint sounds)
 +
 
 +
=== Sony ===
 +
 
 +
* [[ADS (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[ASS (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[AST (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[BG00 (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[BMDX (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[CCC (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[CNK (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[DXH (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[ENTH (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[FAG (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[FILP (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[FSB (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[GCM (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[GMS (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[HGC1 (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[I100 (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[I400 (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[I80 (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[IKM (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[ILD (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[IVB (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[JOE (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[KCES (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[KHV (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[LEG (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[MCG (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[MI4 (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[MIB (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[MIC (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[MIH (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[MIHB (PlayStation)]] (merged [[MIB|MIB (PlayStation)]] & [[MIH|MIH (PlayStation)]])
 +
* [[MSA (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[MSVP (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[MUSC (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[NPSF (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[PNB (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[PSH (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[RKV (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[RND (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[RSTM (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[RWS (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[SFS (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[SIR (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[SL3 (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[SMPL (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[SND (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[SPU (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[STER (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[STH (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[STR (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[STS (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[SVAG (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[SVS (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[TEC (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[TK5 (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[VAS (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[VAG (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[VB2 (PlayStation & PS2)]]
 +
* [[VGS (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[VIG (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[VPK (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[VS (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[VSF (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[WP2 (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[XA2 (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[XA30 (PlayStation)]]
 +
* [[MI2 (PS2)]]
 +
 
 +
== Identifiers of musical works, recordings, artists, etc. ==
 +
* [[International Standard Musical Work Code]] (ISWC)
 +
* [[International Standard Recording Code]] (ISRC)
 +
* [[MusicBrainz Identifier]]
 +
 
 +
== Karaoke ==
 +
* [[CD+G]]
 +
* [[UltraStar Karaoke]]
 +
 
 +
== Metadata formats and related data ==
 +
 
 +
* [[APE tag]]
 +
* [[Argoknot]]
 +
* Cue Sheet - See [[CUE and BIN]]
 +
* [[ELAN Annotation Format]]
 +
* [[Exif]]
 +
* [[Zoom Project Settings]] (.hprj)
 +
* [[ID3]]
 +
* [[MDZ]]
 +
* [[Monkey's Audio metadata]] (.apl)
 +
* [[Vorbis comment]]
  
 
== Music trackers ==
 
== Music trackers ==
 +
(For more on this subject, listen to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0nNuUKeh6o Jason Scott Talks His Way Out Of It: The Music Tracker Episode].)
  
−
* [[128]] (Soundtrakker 128)
+
* [[1tracker module]] (.1tm)
−
* [[1TM]] (1tracker)
+
* [[AHX (Abyss)]] (Abyss Highest eXperience)
−
* [[669]] (Composer 669 module)
+
* [[Aley's Module]] (.alm)
−
* Adlib Tracker
+
* [[All Sound Tracker module]] (.ast)
−
** [[A2B]] (Adlib Tracker II bank)
+
* [[Amiga Module]] (.mod)
−
** [[A2F]] (Adlib Tracker II instrument with fm-register macro)
+
* [[AProSys module]] (.aps)
−
** [[A2I]] (Adlib Tracker II instrument)
+
* [[Archimedes Tracker module]] (.musx)
−
** [[A2M]] (Adlib Tracker II song format)
+
−
** [[A2P]] (Adlib Tracker II pattern)
+
−
** [[A2T]] (Adlib Tracker II tiny module)
+
−
** [[A2W]] (Adlib Tracker II bank with macros)
+
−
* [[AMusic module]]
+
 
* [[Arkos Tracker]] (.aks)
 
* [[Arkos Tracker]] (.aks)
−
* BoomTracker v4.0
+
* [[Art of Noise module]] (.aon)
−
** [[CFF]] (BoomTracker v4.0 song format)
+
* [[ASC Sound Master module]] (.asc)
−
** [[CIF (BoomTracker)|CIF]] (BoomTracker 4.0 instrument)
+
* [[B's Pro Tracker module]] (.bpm, .bps)
−
* [[BR]] (BeRoTracker)
+
* [[Beepola song]] (.bbsong)
−
* [[BSF]] (BoyScout Tracker)
+
* [[BeRoTracker module]] (.br)
 +
* [[BoyScout Tracker module]] (.bsf)
 +
* Brian Postma SoundMon
 +
** [[Brian Postma SoundMon v1.x module]] (.bp)
 +
** [[Brian Postma SoundMon v2.x & v3.x module]] (.bp3)
 +
** [[BS]]
 +
* Buzzic
 +
** [[Buzzic v1.x]] (.buz)
 +
** [[Buzzic v2.0]] (.buz2)
 
* Chaos Music Composer
 
* Chaos Music Composer
 
** [[CM3]] ([[CMC]] "3/4")
 
** [[CM3]] ([[CMC]] "3/4")
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** [[CMS]] (Stereo Double [[CMC]])
 
** [[CMS]] (Stereo Double [[CMC]])
 
** [[DMC]] (Double ChaosMusicComposer)
 
** [[DMC]] (Double ChaosMusicComposer)
 +
* [[Chuck Biscuits/Black Artist module]] (.cba)
 +
* [[Coconizer module]]
 +
* [[Composer 669 module]] (.669)
 +
* [[craptracker ii module]] (.ct2)
 +
* [[Custom Amiga Module]] (.cus. .custom)
 
* CyberTracker
 
* CyberTracker
 
** [[CyberTracker instrument]] (.ci)
 
** [[CyberTracker instrument]] (.ci)
 
** [[CyberTracker module]] (.ct)
 
** [[CyberTracker module]] (.ct)
−
* [[CT2]] (craptracker ii)
+
* [[DeliTracker custom]] (.cust)
−
* [[CUST]] (DeliTracker Custom)
+
* [[DeltaMusic module]] (.dta)
 +
* Delta Music Composer
 +
** [[Delta Music Composer module]] (.dlt)
 +
** [[Delta Music 2.0 module]] (.dl2)
 +
* [[Desktop Tracker module]] (.dtt)
 
* DigiBooster / DigiBooster PRO
 
* DigiBooster / DigiBooster PRO
−
** [[DBM]] (DigiBooster PRO v2.x / DigiBooster 3 module)
+
** [[DigiBooster v1.x module]] (.digi)
−
** [[DIGI]] (DigiBooster v1.x module)
+
** [[DigiBooster PRO v2.x / DigiBooster 3 module]] (.dbm)
−
* [[DTM (DeFy)|DTM]] (DeFy Adlib Tracker)
+
* [[Digital Symphony module]] (.dsym)
−
* [[DTM (DigiTrekker)|DTM]] (DigiTrekker)
+
* Digitrakker
−
* [[DTM (Digital Tracker)|DTM]] (Digital Tracker)
+
** [[Digitrakker instrument]] (.ist)
−
* [[DTT]] (Desktop Tracker)
+
** [[Digitrakker module]] (.mdl)
−
* [[EX]] (Fashion Tracker)
+
** [[Digitrakker sample]] (.spl)
 +
* [[DigiTrekker module]] (.dtm)
 +
* [[Digital Tracker module]] (.dtm)
 +
* [[DisorderTracker 2 module]] (.plm)
 +
* [[Dual Module Player DSMI]] (.amf)
 +
* [[Eureka Packer module]] (.eu)
 +
* [[Extended MOD]] (.emd)
 +
* [[Extreme's Tracker module]] (.ams)
 +
* [[FAC Soundtracker]] (MSX, extension unknown)
 +
* [[Face The Music module]] (.ftm)
 +
* Famitracker
 +
** [[FamiTracker module]] (.ftm)
 +
** [[FamiTracker instrument]] (.fti)
 
* Farandole Composer
 
* Farandole Composer
−
** [[F2R]] (Farandole Form 2.0)
+
** [[Farandole Form 2.0]] (.f2r)
−
** [[FAR]] (Farandole Composer)
+
** [[Farandole Composer module]] (.far)
−
** [[FPT]] (Farandole Composer pattern)
+
** [[Farandole Composer pattern]] (.fpt)
−
** [[FSM]] (Farandole Composer Sample / Instrument)
+
** [[Farandole Composer sample]] (.fsm, .usm)
−
** [[USM]] (Unsigned [[FSM]])
+
* [[Fashion Tracker module]] (.ex)
 
* FastTracker / FastTracker 2
 
* FastTracker / FastTracker 2
−
** [[FT]] (FastTracker module)
+
** [[FastTracker module]] (.ft, .ftc)
−
** [[XI]] (Extended instrument)
+
** [[Extended instrument]] (.xi)
−
** [[XM]] (Extended module)
+
** [[Extended Module]] (.xm)
−
* [[FCHS]] (Fuchs Tracker)
+
* [[FC-M Packer module]] (.fcm)
−
* FM-Kingtracker
+
* [[Flash Tracker module]] (.fls)
−
** [[FIB]] (FM-Kingtracker bank)
+
* [[Flex Tracker module]] (.flx)
−
** [[FIN]] (FM-Kingtracker instrument)
+
* [[Fuchs Tracker]] (.fchs)
−
** [[FMK]] (FM-Kingtracker song format)
+
* [[FunkTracker module]] (.fnk)
−
* [[FLS]] (Flash Tracker)
+
−
* [[FLT]] (Startrekker / Audio Sculpturer)
+
−
* [[FLX]] (Flex Tracker)
+
−
* [[FNK]] (FunkTracker)
+
−
* [[FTC]] (Fast Tracker)
+
−
* [[FTM]] (FamiTracker)
+
 
* Future Composer
 
* Future Composer
−
** [[FC]] (Future Composer v1.x)
+
** [[Future Composer v1.x module]] (.fc)
−
** [[FC13]] (Future Composer v1.3)
+
** [[Future Composer v1.3 module]] (.fc13)
−
** [[FC14]] (Future Composer v1.4)
+
** [[Future Composer v1.4 module]] (.fc14)
−
** [[FC3]] (Future Composer v1.3)
+
* Future Composer (BSI)
−
** [[FC4]] (Future Composer v1.4)
+
** [[Future Composer (BSI) module]]
−
* Groumpf Tracker
+
* [[Fuzzac Packer module]] (.fuzz)
−
** [[GT2]] (Groumpf Tracker)
+
* [[General Digital Music module]] (.gdm)
−
** [[GTK]] (Groumpf Tracker)
+
* [[GoatTracker module]] (.sng)
−
* [[GTR]] (Global Tracker v1.x)
+
* [[Grave Composer module]] (.wow)
−
* HSC AdLib Composer / HSC-Tracker
+
* Graoumf Tracker
−
** [[HSC]] (HSC AdLib Composer / HSC-Tracker)
+
** [[Graoumf Tracker module]] (.gtk)
−
** [[HSP]] (HSC AdLib Composer / HSC-Tracker packed)
+
** [[Graoumf Tracker 2 module]] (.gt2)
−
* [[HVL]] (Hively Tracker)
+
* [[Global Tracker v1.x module]] (.gtr)
−
* [[IMF (Imago)|IMF]] (Imago Orpheus)
+
* [[HeatSeeker Module Cruncher v1.0]] (.crb)
 +
* [[Hively Tracker module]] (.hvl)
 +
* [[Ice Tracker module]]
 +
* [[Imago Orpheus module]] (.imf)
 
* Impulse Tracker
 
* Impulse Tracker
−
** [[IT]] (ImpulseTracker module)
+
** [[Impulse Tracker module]] (.it, .itbz, .itgz, .itr, .itz)
−
** [[ITBZ]] (ImpulseTracker [[BZIP2]])
+
** [[Impulse Tracker sample]] (.its)
−
** [[ITGZ]] (ImpulseTracker [[GZIP]])
+
* [[JAMCracker Pro module]] (.jam)
−
** [[ITR]] (ImpulseTracker [[RAR]])
+
* jacker-tracker
−
** [[ITZ]] (ImpulseTracker [[ZIP]])
+
** [[Jacker song]]
−
** [[ITS]] (Impulse Tracker Samples)
+
* klystrack
−
* [[INS (AdLib instrument)|INS]] (HSC-Tracker/RAD-Tracker, SAdT, Amusic/AdLib instrument)
+
** [[klystrack instrument]] (.ki)
−
* [[JAM]] (JAMCracker Pro)
+
** [[klystrack module]] (.kt)
−
* [[KRIS]] (ChipTracker)
+
* [[KRIS Packer / ChipTracker module]] (.kris)
−
* [[KT]] (klystrack Song)
+
* Liquid Tracker
−
* [[LIQ]] (Liquid Tracker)
+
** [[Liquid Digitized Sample]] (.lds)
−
* [[MAD (Mlat)|MAD]] (Mlat Adlib Tracker)
+
** [[Liquid Tracker module]] (.liq)
−
* [[MAD (PlayerPRO)|MAD]] (PlayerPRO module)
+
* MadTracker 2
−
* [[MDL (Digitrakker)|MDL]] (Digitrakker)
+
** [[MadTracker 2 envelope]] (.mte)
−
* [[MGT]] (Megatracker)
+
** [[MadTracker 2 extension]] (.mtx)
−
* [[MOD]] (Amiga Module)
+
** [[MadTracker 2 instrument]] (.mti)
−
* ModPlug Tracker
+
** [[MadTracker 2 module]] (.mt2)
−
** [[MDBZ]] (ModPlug [[BZIP2]])
+
** [[MadTracker 2 pattern]] (.mtp)
−
** [[MDGZ]] (ModPlug [[GZIP]])
+
** [[MadTracker 2 sample]] (.mts)
−
** [[MDR (ModPlug)|MDR]] (ModPlug Tracker [[RAR]])
+
* maxYMiser
−
** [[MDZ]] (ModPlug Tracker [[ZIP]])
+
** [[maxYMiser instrument]] (.myi)
−
** [[MPTM]] (Open MODPlug Tracker)
+
** [[maxYMiser module]] (.snd)
−
* [[MT2]] (MadTracker 2)
+
* [[Megatracker module]] (.mgt)
−
* [[MTM]] (MultiTracker)
+
* [[MO3]] (MP3 / Vorbis compressed module)
−
* [[MTN]] (Soundtracker 2.6 / Ice Tracker)
+
* [[MOD Edit sample]] (.sam)
 +
* [[Module Protector + noID]] (.mp)
 +
* Microdeal Quartet
 +
** [[4V]]
 +
* [[MONOTONE]] (.mon, .pit, .frq)
 +
* Moonblaster (MSX)
 +
** [[Moonblaster music]] (.mbm)
 +
** [[Moonblaster sample kit]] (.mbk)
 +
* [[Multi Track Module]] (.mtm)
 
* Muse Tracker / Pornotracker
 
* Muse Tracker / Pornotracker
−
** [[POI]] (Musetracker / Pornotracker instrument)
+
** [[Musetracker / Pornotracker instrument]] (.poi)
−
** [[POM]] (Musetracker / Pornotracker song)
+
** [[Musetracker / Pornotracker module]] (.pom)
 
* Music Pro Tracker
 
* Music Pro Tracker
−
** [[MD1]]
+
** [[Music Pro Tracker DoublePlay]] (.mpd)
−
** [[MD2]]
+
** [[Music Pro Tracker module (MD1)]] (.md1)
−
** [[MPD]] ([[MPT]] DoublePlay)
+
** [[Music Pro Tracker module (MD2)]] (.md2)
−
** [[MPT]] (Music Pro Tracker)
+
** [[Music Pro Tracker module (MPT)]] (.mpt)
−
* [[NED]] (NerdTracker II)
+
* [[The Music Studio|Music Studio, The]] (Activision / Audio Light) (.sng, .song, .mss, .snd, .sound)
−
* [[NEST]] (NesTracker)
+
* [[Nerdtracker II module]] (.ned)
−
* [[NST]] (NoiseTracker)
+
* [[NesTracker module]] (.nest)
−
* [[NTK (Noisetrekker)|NTK]] (Noisetrekker)
+
* NoisePacker
 +
** [[NoisePacker 2.x]] (.np2)
 +
** [[NoisePacker 3.x]] (.np3)
 +
* [[NoiseTracker module]] (.mod)
 +
* [[Noisetrekker module]] (.ntk)
 
* OctaMED
 
* OctaMED
−
** [[MED]] (OctaMED / MED SoundStudio module)
+
** [[OctaMED module (MED)]] (.med)
−
** [[MED3]] (MED 2.00)
+
** [[OctaMED module (MMD1)]] (.mmd1)
−
** [[MED4]] (MED 2.10)
+
** [[OctaMED v2.00 module]] (.med3)
−
** [[MMD0]] (MED 2.10)
+
** [[OctaMED v2.10 module (MED4)]] (.med4)
−
** [[MMD1]] (OctaMED)
+
** [[OctaMED v2.10 module (MMD0)]] (.mmd0)
−
** [[MMD2]] (OctaMED v5)
+
** [[OctaMED v5 module]] (.mmd2)
−
** [[MMD3]] (OctaMED SS)
+
** [[OctaMED SS module]] (.mmd3)
 +
** [[MED Packer]] (.mmdc)
 
* Oktalyzer
 
* Oktalyzer
−
** [[OKT]] (Oktalyzer module)
+
** [[Oktalyzer module]] (.okt, .okta)
−
** [[OKTA]] (Oktalyzer module)
+
* [[Onyx Music File]] (.omf)
−
* [[PLM]] (DisorderTracker II)
+
* [[Open MODPlug Tracker module]] (.mptm)
 +
* [[Oracle module]] (.orc)
 +
* [[Pha Packer]] (.pha)
 +
* PlayerPRO
 +
** [[Extended PlayerPRO module]] (.madx)
 +
** [[PlayerPRO module]] (.mad)
 +
* [[Polly Tracker module]]
 +
* [[Poly Tracker module]] (.ptm)
 +
* [[Polytone]] (.pol)
 +
* [[Pro Sound Creator v1.xx]] (.psc, ZX Spectrum)
 +
* [[Pro Sound Maker]] (.psm)
 
* Pro Tracker
 
* Pro Tracker
−
** [[PT1]] (Pro Tracker v1.xx)
+
** [[Pro Tracker v1.xx module]] (.pt1)
−
** [[PT2]] (Pro Tracker v2.xx)
+
** [[Pro Tracker v2.xx module]] (.pt2)
−
** [[PT3]] (Pro Tracker v3.xx)  
+
** [[Pro Tracker v3.xx module]] (.pt3)
−
* [[PTM]] (PolyTracker)
+
* [[Pro Tracker (MSX)]] (MSX-Music, extension unknown)
−
* [[Reality AdLib Tracker]]
+
* [[Pumatracker module]] (.puma)
−
* [[SBStudio II]] (.pac, .son, .sou)
+
* [[Quadra Composer module]] (.emod)
 +
* [[RASTER Music Tracker module]] (.rmt)
 +
* Real Tracker
 +
** [[Real Tracker instrument]] (.rti)
 +
** [[Real Tracker module]] (.rtm)
 +
** [[Real Tracker sample]] (.rts)
 +
* [[Renoise]]
 +
** [[Renoise|Renoise song (XRNS)]] (.xrns)
 +
** [[Renoise|Renoise instrument (XRNS)]] (.xrni)
 +
** [[Renoise|Renoise effect chain (XRNT)]] (.xrnt)
 +
** [[Renoise Song (NTK)]] (.ntk)
 +
** [[Renoise Song (PTK)]] (.ptk)
 +
** [[Renoise Song (RNS)]] (.rns)
 +
* [[SBStudio module]] (.pac, .son, .sou)
 +
* SCC Blaffer NT
 +
** [[SCC Blaffer NT music]] (.sbm, MSX)
 +
** [[SCC Blaffer NT instrument kit]] (.sbk)
 
* Scream Tracker
 
* Scream Tracker
−
** [[S3M]] (Scream Tracker 3 module)
+
** [[Scream Tracker Music Interface Kit module]]
−
** [[S31]] (ScreamTracker 3 / DigiTracker Samples)
+
** [[Scream Tracker 1 & 2 module]] (.stm)
−
** [[SMP]] (ScreamTracker 3 / DigiTracker Samples)
+
** [[Scream Tracker 3 Adlib module]] (.as3m)
−
** [[STM]] (ScreamTracker module)
+
** [[Scream Tracker 3 module]] (.s3m)
−
* [[SKS]] (Starkos Tracker)
+
** [[Scream Tracker 3 / DigiTracker sample]] (.s31)
 +
** [[Scream Tracker 3 / DigiTracker sample]] (.smp)
 +
* [[SMUS]]
 +
* [[SoundFX module]] (.sfx, .sfx2)
 +
* Sound Tracker
 +
** [[Soundtracker v2.6 / Ice Tracker module]] (.mtn)
 +
** [[SoundTracker v2.6 module]] (.st26)
 +
** [[Sound Tracker / Super Sonic module]] (.stc)
 +
** [[Sound Tracker Pro module]] (.stp)
 +
* [[SoundSmith module]] (.mtp)
 
* Soundtrakker
 
* Soundtrakker
−
** [[INS (Soundtrakker v1.x)|INS]] (Soundtrakker v1.x instrument)
+
** [[Soundtrakker 128 instrument]] (.ins)
−
** [[INS (Soundtrakker 128)|INS]] (Soundtrakker 128)
+
** [[Soundtrakker 128 module]] (.128)
−
** [[SNG (Soundtrakker v1.x)|SNG]] (Soundtrakker v1.x)
+
** [[Soundtrakker v1.x instrument]] (.ins)
−
** [[SNG (Soundtrakker 128)|SNG]] (Soundtrakker 128)
+
** [[Soundtrakker v1.x module]] (.sng)
−
* [[ST26]] (SoundTracker 2.6)
+
* [[SQ-Tracker module]] (.sqt)
−
* [[STC]] (Sound Tracker / Super Sonic)
+
* [[Starkos Tracker module]] (.sks)
−
* [[STP]] (Sound Tracker Pro)
+
* [[StarTrekker / Star Tracker module]] (.mod, .nt, .flt4)
−
* Surprise! Adlib Tracker
+
* [[SunVox module]] (.sunvox)
−
** [[SAT]] (Surprise! AdLib Tracker v1, 5, 6)
+
−
** [[Surprise! Adlib Tracker v2.0]] (.sa2)
+
 
* TFMX
 
* TFMX
−
** [[MDAT (TFMX)]] ([[TFMX]] pattern data)
+
** [[TFMX pattern data]] (.mdat)
−
** [[MDAT (TFMX 7V)]] (TFMX 7V)
+
** [[TFMX 7V pattern data]] (.mdat)
−
** [[MDAT (TFMX Pro)]] (TFMX Pro)
+
** [[TFMX Pro pattern data]] (.mdat)
−
** [[SMPL]] ([[TFMX]] sample data)
+
** [[TFMX sample data]] (.smpl)
−
* [[TP3]] (Trackerpacker 3)
+
* Theta Music Composer
 +
** [[Theta Music Composer 8-channel stereo module]] (.tm8)
 +
** [[Theta Music Composer v1.x module]] (.tmc)
 +
** [[Theta Music Composer v2.x module]] (.tm2)
 +
* [[Trackerpacker 3 module]] (.tp3)
 +
* [[Unic Tracker 1.0]] (.unic1)
 +
* [[Unic Tracker 2.0]] (.unic2)
 
* [[Ultra Tracker]] (.ult)
 
* [[Ultra Tracker]] (.ult)
−
* [[VT]] (VIC-TRACKER)
+
* [[Velvet_Studio]] (.ams)
−
* [[VTX]] (Vortex Tracker)
+
* [[VIC-TRACKER module]] (.vt)
−
* [[WOW]] (Grave Composer)
+
* [[Vortex Tracker module]] (.vtx)
 
* X-Tracker
 
* X-Tracker
 
** [[D-Lusion Music File]] (.dmf)
 
** [[D-Lusion Music File]] (.dmf)
 
** [[D-Lusion Sound File]] (.dms)
 
** [[D-Lusion Sound File]] (.dms)
−
* [[XMS]] (XMS-Tracker)
 
  
 
== Musical instrument control ==
 
== Musical instrument control ==
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** [[EVT]] - Part of the [[ELECTONE]] format.
 
** [[EVT]] - Part of the [[ELECTONE]] format.
 
* MIDI & Clones
 
* MIDI & Clones
 +
** [[Compact MIDI]]
 
** [[GMD]] ([[MIDI]] clone)
 
** [[GMD]] ([[MIDI]] clone)
 +
** [[Gravis Ultrasound patch]] (used by MIDI synthesizers)
 
** [[HMI]] ([[MIDI]] clone)
 
** [[HMI]] ([[MIDI]] clone)
 
** [[HMP]] ([[MIDI]] clone)
 
** [[HMP]] ([[MIDI]] clone)
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** [[KAR]] ([[MIDI]] Audio)
 
** [[KAR]] ([[MIDI]] Audio)
 
** [[MIDI]] (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)
 
** [[MIDI]] (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)
 +
*** [[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 MIDS]]
 +
** [[Sample Vision]] (.smp)
 +
** [[Scalable Polyphony MIDI]]
 +
** [[SFARK]] (SoundFont archive compressed file)
 +
** [[SoundFont 1.0]] (.sbk)
 +
** [[SoundFont 2.0]] (.sf2)
 +
** [[Synthetic Music Application Format]]
 +
** [[XMI (Extended MIDI)]]
 +
** [[ZIPI]] (proposed MIDI replacement)
 
* Hardware specific
 
* Hardware specific
 +
** AdLib Sound Cards
 +
*** [[AdLib instrument]] (.ins)
 +
*** [[AdLib instrument bank]] (.bnk)
 +
*** [[AdLib MSCplay]] (.msc)
 +
*** [[AdLib music]] (.mus)
 +
*** Adlib Tracker
 +
**** [[Adlib Tracker instrument]] (.ins)
 +
**** [[Adlib Tracker module]] (.sng)
 +
**** [[Adlib Tracker II instrument]] (.a2i)
 +
**** [[Adlib Tracker II instrument|Adlib Tracker II instrument with fm-register macro]] (.a2f)
 +
**** [[Adlib Tracker II instrument bank]] (.a2b)
 +
**** [[Adlib Tracker II instrument bank|Adlib Tracker II instrument bank with macros]] (.a2w)
 +
**** [[Adlib Tracker II module]] (.a2m)
 +
**** [[Adlib Tracker II pattern]] (.a2p)
 +
**** [[Adlib Tracker II module|Adlib Tracker II tiny module]] (.a2t)
 +
*** [[AdLib Visual Composer / Roland Synthesizer song]] (.rol)
 +
*** AMusic
 +
**** [[AMusic module]] (.amd)
 +
**** [[AMusic XMS]] (.xms)
 +
*** [[Beni Tracker module]] (.pis)
 +
*** [[Bob's Adlib Music]] (.bam)
 +
*** Boom Tracker v4.0
 +
**** [[Boom Tracker v4.0 instrument]] (.cif)
 +
**** [[Boom Tracker v4.0 module]] (.cff)
 +
*** [[DeFy Adlib Tracker module]] (.dtm)
 +
*** [[Digital FM module]] (.dfm)
 +
*** [[Drum Traker module]] (.dtl)
 +
*** [[EdLib packed module]] (.d00)
 +
*** [[Exotic AdLib module]] (.xad)
 +
*** [[Extra Simple Music]] (.xsm)
 +
*** [[Faust Music Creator module]] (.sng)
 +
*** [[FM Tracker module]] (.fmt)
 +
*** FM-Kingtracker
 +
**** [[FM-Kingtracker bank]] (.fib)
 +
**** [[FM-Kingtracker instrument]] (.fin)
 +
**** [[FM-Kingtracker module]] (.fmk)
 +
*** HSC AdLib Composer / HSC-Tracker
 +
**** [[HSC AdLib Composer / HSC-Tracker module]] (.hsc)
 +
**** [[HSC AdLib Composer / HSC-Tracker packed module]] (.hsp)
 +
*** [[JBM Adlib Music]] (.jbl)
 +
*** JCH
 +
**** [[JCH-D00]] (.d00)
 +
**** [[JCH-D01]] (.d01)
 +
*** [[Johannes Bjerregård module]] (.jbm)
 +
*** [[Master Tracker module]] (.mtr)
 +
*** [[MK-Jamz audio]] (.mkj)
 +
*** [[Mlat Adlib Tracker module]] (.mad)
 +
*** [[MPU-401 Trakker module]] (.mtk)
 +
*** [[Palladix module]] (.plx)
 +
*** [[RAW (Adlib)|RAW]] (AdLib Sound Card)
 +
*** [[Reality AdLib Tracker module]] (.rad)
 +
*** [[SNG Player module]] (.sng)
 +
*** Surprise! Adlib Tracker
 +
**** [[Surprise! AdLib Tracker v1, 5, 6 module]] (.sat)
 +
**** [[Surprise! Adlib Tracker v2.0]] (.sa2)
 +
*** [[Twin TrackPlayer module]] (.dmo)
 +
*** [[Vibrants module]] (.vib)
 +
*** [[XMS-Tracker module]] (.xms)
 
** Akai
 
** Akai
−
*** [[MLT]] (S-series MESA multi file)
+
*** [[Akai S-series MESA multi file]] (.mlt)
−
*** [[PRG]] (S-series MESA I program)
+
*** [[Akai S-series MESA I program]] (.prg)
−
*** [[S3P]] (S-series MESA II program)
+
*** [[Akai S-series MESA II program]] (.s3p)
−
** [[BNK]] (AdLib instrument bank)
+
** [[Codisk Audio File]]
 
** Creative Labs
 
** Creative Labs
−
*** [[CMF]] (Creative Music Format)
+
*** [[Creative Music Format]] (.cmf)
−
*** [[SBI]] (Sound Blaster Instrument)
+
*** [[Creative Voice File]]
−
** [[DRO]] (DOSBox Raw OPL)
+
*** [[Sound Blaster Instrument]] (.sbi)
−
** [[GYM]] (Genesis YM2612)
+
** [[Disney Sound Source]]
−
** [[IBK]] (Instrument Bank)
+
** [[DOSBox Raw OPL]] (.dro)
−
** [[RAW (Adlib)|RAW]] (AdLib Sound Card)
+
** [[Downloadable Sounds Banks]] (.dls)
 +
** [[Ensoniq Concert Wavetable]] (.ecw)
 +
** Gravis Ultrasound
 +
*** [[UltraSound GF1 patch]] (.pat)
 +
** [[Instrument Bank]] (Instrument Bank)
 +
** [[Software Music Synthesis System]] (for 8080/Z-80 systems with S-100 bus)
 +
** [[TRS-80 Orchestra-90]] (.orc)
 +
** [[Voice Sequence]] (.vsq)
 +
** Yamaha sound chips
 +
*** [[Callus OPL Register Log]] (YM2151, .cym)
 +
*** [[GYM]] (YM2612 / Sega Genesis)
 +
* Software Synthesizers
 +
** [[Farbrausch BR404 music]] (.bmf)
 +
** [[iZotope iDrum]] (.idrum)
 +
** Native Instruments
 +
*** [[Native Instruments Reaktor ensemble]] (.ens)
 +
** Steinberg VST Presets
 +
*** [[FXB]] (Bank of presets)
 +
*** [[FXP]] (single preset)
 +
* [[E-Seq]] Yamaha (.fil, .esq)
  
 
== Musical notation ==
 
== Musical notation ==
  
 +
* [[Drum tablature]]
 
* [[Guitar tablatures]]
 
* [[Guitar tablatures]]
−
** [[tab]], [[btab]], [[txt]] - [[ASCII tab]]
+
** [[ASCII tab]] (.tab, .btab, .txt)
−
** [[gtp]] [[Guitar Pro]]  
+
** [[Guitar Pro]] (.gtp)
−
** [[gp3]] - [[Guitar Pro 3]]  
+
*** [[Guitar Pro 3]] (.gp3)
−
** [[gp4]] - [[Guitar Pro 4]]  
+
*** [[Guitar Pro 4]] (.gp4)
−
** [[gp5]] - [[Guitar Pro 5]]  
+
*** [[Guitar Pro 5]] (.gp5)
−
** [[gp6]] - [[Guitar Pro 6]]  
+
*** [[Guitar Pro 6]] (.gp6)
−
** [[kg]] - [[KGuitar]]  
+
** [[KGuitar]] (.kg)
−
** [[ptb]] - [[Power Tab]]  
+
** [[Power Tab]] (.ptb)
 
** [[Progression]]
 
** [[Progression]]
−
** [[rmtf]] - [[Rich MIDI Tablature Format]]  
+
** [[Rich MIDI Tablature Format]] (.rmtf)
−
** [[tef]] - [[TablEdit]]  
+
** [[TablEdit]] (.tef)
 
** [[VexTab]]
 
** [[VexTab]]
  
 
* [[Musical notation]]
 
* [[Musical notation]]
 +
** [[ABC (musical notation)]]
 +
** [[ANSI Music]]
 
** Capella
 
** Capella
 
*** [[CAP]]
 
*** [[CAP]]
−
*** [[capx]] - [[CapXML]]  
+
*** [[CapXML]] (.capx)
 +
** [[ChordML]]
 +
** [[ConcertWare]]
 
** Copyist
 
** Copyist
 
*** [[CP4]]
 
*** [[CP4]]
 
*** [[CP6]]
 
*** [[CP6]]
−
** [[enc]] - [[Encore]]  
+
** [[Encore]] (.enc)
−
** [[mus]] - [[Finale]]  
+
** [[Extended Notation Format]] (.enf)
−
** [[fnf]] - [[Forte]]  
+
** [[Extensible Music Notation Markup Language]]
−
** [[GUIDO]]
+
** [[Finale]] (.etf, .mus, .musx)
 +
** [[Forte]] (.fnf)
 +
** Guido
 +
*** [[GUIDO]]
 +
*** [[GUIDO XML]]
 +
** JMSL
 +
*** [[JMSL]]
 +
*** [[JMSL Score]]
 +
** [[JScoreML]]
 +
** [[LilyPond]]
 +
** [[MEI]]
 +
** [[MHTML]]
 +
** [[MidiXML]]
 +
** [[minimusic]]
 +
** [[MPEG4-SMR]]
 
** [[Mup]]
 
** [[Mup]]
 
** [[MuseScore]]
 
** [[MuseScore]]
 
*** [[MSC]] -(old file format)
 
*** [[MSC]] -(old file format)
 
*** [[MSCX]] - [[XML file format]]
 
*** [[MSCX]] - [[XML file format]]
−
*** [[MSCZ]] - [[GZIP]] compressed [[MSCX]]
+
*** [[MSCZ]] - [[ZIP]] compressed [[MSCX]]
−
** [[mwk]] - [[MusicWrite]]  
+
** [[Music Description Language]]
−
** [[mus]] - [[Music Time]]  
+
** [[Music Markup Language]]
−
** [[mts]] - [[Music Time Pro]]  
+
** [[Music Time]] (.mus)
−
** [[msf]] - [[Myriad Software]]  
+
** [[Music Time Pro]] (.mts)
−
** [[opt]] - [[Neuratron Photoscore Format]]  
+
** [[Musical Notation Markup Language]]
−
** [[NIFF|Notation Interchange File Format]]
+
** [[MusicML]]
 +
** [[MusicWrite]] (.mwk)
 +
** [[MusicXML]]
 +
** [[MusicXML compressed]] (.mxl)
 +
** [[Musink]] (.musink)
 +
** [[MusiqueXML]]
 +
** [[MusiXML]]
 +
** [[Myriad Software]] (.msf)
 +
** [[NeumesXML]]
 +
** [[Neuratron Photoscore Format]] (.opt)
 +
** [[Notation Interchange File Format]]
 
** [[NoteAbility Pro]]
 
** [[NoteAbility Pro]]
−
** [[nwc]] - [[Noteworthy Composer and Music Publisher]]  
+
** [[Noteworthy Composer and Music Publisher]] (.nwc)
 
** [[NoteWriter]]
 
** [[NoteWriter]]
 
** [[Notion]]
 
** [[Notion]]
 
** [[NtEd]]
 
** [[NtEd]]
−
** [[ove]] - [[Overture]]  
+
** [[Overture]] (.ove)
 
** [[PriMus]]
 
** [[PriMus]]
−
** [[rhp]] - [[Rhapsody Notation Program File]]  
+
** [[Rhapsody Notation Program File]] (.rhp)
−
** [[rg]] - [[Rosegarden]]  
+
** [[Rhapsody 2/3]] (RISC OS.  Unrelated to the above "Rhapsody Notation Program File")
−
** [[qsd]] - [[QuickScore Elite]]  
+
** [[Rhapsody 4]] (RISC OS, .c00)
−
** [[mus]] - [[SCORE]]  
+
** [[Rosegarden]] (.rg)
−
** [[spp]] - [[Score Perfect]]  
+
** [[QuickScore Elite]] (.qsd)
−
** [[scw]] - [[ScoreWriter]]  
+
** [[SCORE]] (.mus)
 +
** [[Score Perfect]] (.spp)
 +
** [[ScoreML]]
 +
** [[ScoreWriter]] (.scw)
 
** [[Sibelius]]
 
** [[Sibelius]]
−
** [[sss]] - [[Studio Session Song]]  
+
** [[SMDL]]
 +
** [[SongWrite]]
 +
** [[Studio Session Song]] (.sss)
 +
** [[Theta]]
 
** [[Tilia]]
 
** [[Tilia]]
 +
** [[VexTab]]
 +
** [[Virtual Musician Markup Language]]
 +
** [[WEDELMUSIC]]
 
** [[XMF]]
 
** [[XMF]]
 +
** [[XMusic]]
 +
** [[XScore]] (eXtensible Score Language)
  
−
== Playlist formats ==
+
== Playlists, music libraries, music store downloaders ==
  
 +
* [[Amazon downloader file]] (.amz)
 
* [[B4S]] (Winamp 3 playlist)
 
* [[B4S]] (Winamp 3 playlist)
 
* [[FPL]] (foobar2000 playlist)
 
* [[FPL]] (foobar2000 playlist)
 +
* [[iTunes Music Library]]
 +
* [[Kapsule]] (Kazaa XML Manifest)
 
* [[KPL]] (Kazaa Playlist Format)
 
* [[KPL]] (Kazaa Playlist Format)
 
* [[M3U]] (Multimedia Playlist Format)
 
* [[M3U]] (Multimedia Playlist Format)
−
* [[PLS]] (Multimedia Playlists)
+
* [[MAGMA]] ([[Magnet URI]])
 +
* [[MOD4WIN Module List]] (.mol)
 +
* [[MusicBee Library]] (.mbl)
 +
* [[PLS]] (Multimedia Playlist)
 +
* [[RAM (RealAudio)]]
 +
* [[SMIL]] (W3C open standard)
 +
* [[Windows Media Metafile]] (.asx, .wax, .wxv)
 +
* [[Windows Media Playlist]] (.wpl)
 +
* [[XML Sharable Playlist]]
  
−
== Unclassified (need to move to other categories) ==
+
== Programming languages and APIs (audio/music-specific) ==
  
−
== # ==
+
* [[ChucK]] (.ck)
−
* [[2DX]] (2DX Audio File)
+
* [[Csound]] (.csd, .orc, .sco)
−
* [[2DX9]] (2DX9 Audio File)
+
* Cycling 74 [[Max]] (.maxpat, .max)
 +
* [[FAUST]] (.dsp)
 +
* [[Music Macro Language]]
 +
* Native Instruments [[Reaktor]] (.rkplr)
 +
* [[Pure Data]] (.pd)
 +
* [[Scala (music software)]] (.kbm, .scl, .cmd)
 +
* [[SuperCollider]] (.scd, .sc)
 +
* [[WaveGL]]
 +
* [[Web Audio API]]
 +
 
 +
== Ringtones ==
 +
 
 +
* [[i Melody]]
 +
* [[M4R]] (Apple iPhone Ringtones - see [[M4A]])
 +
* [[Polyphonic ringtone]]
 +
* [[RTTTL]]
 +
 
 +
== Signal processing ==
 +
 
 +
These aren't specific file formats, but generic mathematical methods used by other file formats.
 +
 
 +
* [[A-law]]
 +
* [[ADPCM]]
 +
* [[DPCM]]
 +
* [[LPCM]]
 +
* [[Pulse code modulation]]
 +
* [[µ-law]] (u-law)
 +
 
 +
== Sound card related formats ==
 +
 
 +
* [[CMS (Creative Music System)]]
 +
 
 +
== Speech synthesis ==
 +
 
 +
* [[Microsoft TTS voice data]] (.vce, .spd)
 +
* [[Microsoft TTS voice definition]] (.cfg, .sdf)
 +
* [[Speech Synthesis Markup Language]] (SSML)
 +
* [[TextGrid]]
 +
* [[VoiceDescription]] (OS X)
 +
 
 +
== Unclassified (need to move to other categories) ==
  
−
== A ==
 
−
* [[AA3]] (Advanced Transform Acoustic Coding)
 
−
* [[AAM]] (Art & Magic)
 
−
* [[AAAP]] (AAAP Audio File)
 
−
* [[abk]] - [[AMOS Music Bank]]
 
−
* [[AC1D]] (AC1D-DC1A Packer)
 
−
* [[AC3]] (Dolby Digital AC-3)
 
 
* [[ACM]] (Audio Compression Manager)
 
* [[ACM]] (Audio Compression Manager)
 
* [[ADM]] (ADM Audio File)
 
* [[ADM]] (ADM Audio File)
−
* [[AFC]] (AFX Audio File)
+
* [[Audfprint fingerprint file]] (.afpk)
−
* [[AHX (Abyss)]] (Abyss Highest eXperience)
+
* [[AVR]]
−
* [[AIX]] (AIX Audio File)
+
−
* [[ALM]] (Aley Keptr)
+
−
* [[AMC]] (AM Composer)
+
−
* [[AMD]] (Amusic)
+
−
* [[AMF]] (ASYLUM Music Format / Advanced Music Format)
+
−
* [[AMS]] (Velvet Studio AMS 1.x modules.)
+
−
* [[AMTS]] (AMTS Audio File)
+
−
* [[AON]] (Art of Noise)
+
−
* [[AS4]] (AS4 Audio File)
+
−
* [[ASC]] (ASC Sound Master)
+
−
* [[ASD]] (ASD Audio File)
+
−
* [[AST (Actionamics)|AST]] (Actionamics Sound Tool)
+
−
* [[AT3]] (Advanced Transform Acoustic Coding)
+
−
* [[AUD (INRS)|AUD]] (INRS-Telecom)
+
−
* [[AY]] (Amstrad CPC / ZX Spectrum)
+
−
 
+
−
== B ==
+
 
* [[B1S]]
 
* [[B1S]]
−
* [[BAF]]
+
* [[BDSP]] (BotDetect Sound Package)
−
* [[BAKA]]
+
−
* [[BAM]] (Bob's Adlib Music)
+
−
* [[BAR]]
+
−
* [[BBSONG]] (Beepola)
+
−
* [[BD]] (Benn Daglish)
+
−
* [[BDS]] (Benn Daglish SID)
+
−
* [[BDSP]]
+
−
* [[BG00]]
+
−
* [[BGW]]
+
−
* [[BH2PCM]]
+
−
* [[BMDX]]
+
−
* [[BMF]] (BR404 Music)
+
−
* [[BNS]]
+
−
* [[BNSF]]
+
−
* [[BO2]]
+
−
* [[BONK]]
+
−
* [[BP (SoundMon 2.0)]] (SoundMon 2.0)
+
−
* [[BP (SoundMon 2.2)]] (SoundMon 2.2)
+
−
* [[BP3]] (Brian Postma's SoundMon v3.x)
+
−
* [[BPA]] (Death Rally Archive))
+
−
* [[BRSTMPSM]]
+
−
* [[BS]] (Brian Postma's SoundMon)
+
−
* [[BSS]] (Beathoven Synthesiser)
+
 
* [[BVG]]
 
* [[BVG]]
−
== C ==
 
−
* [[CAF]]
 
−
* [[CADSP]]
 
−
* [[CBA]] (Chuck Biscuits+Black Artist)
 
 
* [[CBD2]]
 
* [[CBD2]]
−
* [[CFN]] (DSP File)
+
* CLF
−
* [[CHAN]] (Channel Players)
+
** [[Common Loudspeaker Format]]
−
* [[CM]] (CustomMade)
+
** [[Common Instrument Format]]
−
* [[CNK]]
+
* [[DeskMate Music]] (.sng)
−
* [[COP]] (SAM Coupe)
+
* [[DeskMate Sound]] (.snd)
−
* [[CPC]] (ZXAYEMUL Sound)
+
−
* [[CPS]]
+
−
* [[CRB]] (Heatseeker v1.0)
+
−
* [[CUS]] (Custom Amiga Module)
+
−
* [[CUSTOM]] (Custom Amiga Module)
+
−
 
+
−
== D ==
+
−
* [[D]] (SPPACK)
+
−
* [[D00]] (Packed EdLib Module)
+
−
* [[DAT]] (Paul Robotham)
+
−
* [[DCS]]
+
−
* [[DCT]] (Format designed for dictation by NCH Software)
+
−
* [[DDSP]]
+
−
* [[DE2]]
+
−
* [[DFM]] (Digital-FM)
+
−
* [[DH]] (David Hanney)
+
−
* [[DL]] (Dave Lowe)
+
−
* [[DLN]] (Dave Lowe New)
+
−
* [[DLS]] (Downloadable Sounds Banks)
+
−
* [[DLT]] (Delta Music Composer)
+
−
* [[DM2]] (Delta Music 2.0)
+
−
* [[DMO]] (Twin TrackPlayer)
+
−
* [[DMSG]]
+
−
* [[DNS]] (Dynamic Synthesizer)
+
−
* [[DSC]] (Digital Sonix & Chrome)
+
 
* [[DSM]] (DSIK Internal)
 
* [[DSM]] (DSIK Internal)
−
* [[DSR]] (Desire)
 
−
* [[DSP]]
 
 
* [[DSPW]]
 
* [[DSPW]]
−
* [[DSS]] (Digital Speech Standard)
 
−
* [[DSYM]] (Digital Symphony)
 
 
* [[DTK]]
 
* [[DTK]]
−
* [[DTS]]
+
* [[EUPHONY]] (FM Towns computer system)
−
* [[DVF]] (Sony Digital Audio recorders)
+
−
* [[DVI]]
+
−
* [[DW]] (David Whittaker)
+
−
* [[DZ]] (Darius Zendeh)
+
−
 
+
−
== E ==
+
−
* [[EAM]] (EA-XA)
+
−
* [[EMFF]]
+
−
* [[EMOD]] (Quadra Composer)
+
−
* [[EPSGMOD]] (Mod2PSG)
+
−
* [[EU]] (Eureka Packer)
+
−
== F ==
+
−
* [[FCM]] (FC-M Packer)
+
 
* [[FFW]]
 
* [[FFW]]
−
* [[FILP]]
+
* [[First Rate Music Hall]] (.pck, MSX-Music song editor using [[Music Macro Language]])
−
* [[FMX]] (Fuxoft AY Language)
+
−
* [[FP]] (Future Player)
+
−
* [[FRED]] (Fred Editor)
+
−
* [[FUZZ]] (Fuzzac Packer)
+
−
* [[FW]] (FWMP)
+
−
 
+
−
== G ==
+
 
* [[GBTS]]
 
* [[GBTS]]
−
* [[GCM]] (DSP File)
 
 
* [[GCUB]]
 
* [[GCUB]]
−
* [[GCW]]
 
−
* [[GDM]] (General Digital Music)
 
−
* [[GENH]] (artificial header for RAW files)
 
−
* [[GMC]] (Game Music Creator)
 
−
* [[GRAY]] (Fred Gray)
 
 
* [[GSB]]
 
* [[GSB]]
−
* [[GSP]] (DSP File)
 
−
* [[GSR]] (Gens Sound Record)
 
−
== H ==
 
−
* [[HAN]] (Digital Sound Creations)
 
−
* [[HD]] (Howie Davies)
 
−
* [[HES]] (Hudson Entertainment System)
 
−
* [[HGC1]]
 
−
* [[HIP]] (Jochen Hippel / TFMX)
 
−
* [[HIPC]] (Hippel-COSO)
 
−
* [[HIS]]
 
−
* [[HIW]] (Jochen Hippel / TFM2)
 
 
* [[HLWAV]]
 
* [[HLWAV]]
−
* [[HPS]] (DSP File)
 
−
* [[HWAS]]
 
−
== I ==
 
 
* [[IAB]]
 
* [[IAB]]
 
* [[IADP]]
 
* [[IADP]]
−
* [[IDRUM]] (iZotope iDrum)
 
−
* [[IDSP]] (DSP File)
 
−
* [[IKM]]
 
−
* [[IMS]] (Images Music System)
 
 
* [[INT]] (RAW File)
 
* [[INT]] (RAW File)
−
* [[ISD]]
 
−
* [[ISH]] (DSP File)
 
 
* [[ISWS]]
 
* [[ISWS]]
−
* [[IVAUD]]
 
−
* [[IVB]]
 
−
 
−
== J ==
 
−
* [[JBL]] (JBM Adlib Music)
 
−
* [[JC]] (JCalG1 DataPacker)
 
−
* [[JCB]] (Jason Brooke)
 
−
* [[JD]] (Special FX)
 
−
* [[JPO]] (Steve Turner)
 
−
* [[JMF]] (Janko Mrsic-Flogel)
 
−
* [[JO]] (Jesper Olsen)
 
−
* [[JOE]]
 
−
* [[JPN]] (Jason Page)
 
 
* [[JSTM]]
 
* [[JSTM]]
−
* [[JT]] (Jeroen Tel)
 
−
== K ==
 
−
* [[KCEY]]
 
−
* [[KDM]] (Ken's Digital Music)
 
−
* [[KH]] (Kris Hatlelid)
 
−
* [[KHV]]
 
−
* [[KI]] (klystrack Instrument)
 
−
* [[KLM]] (Whacky Wheels)
 
 
* [[KOVS]]
 
* [[KOVS]]
−
* [[KSM]] (Ken's Adlib Music)
 
−
* [[KSS]] (MSX)
 
−
* [[KSSX]] (Possible expansion of [[KSS]])
 
−
== L ==
 
−
* [[LDS]] (LOUDNESS Sound System)
 
−
* [[LME]] (Leggless Music Editor)
 
−
* [[LOGG]]
 
−
* [[LPS]]
 
−
* [[LWAV]]
 
−
 
−
== M ==
 
 
* [[MA]] (Music Assembler)
 
* [[MA]] (Music Assembler)
−
* [[MADX]] (Extended [[MAD]])
 
−
* [[MATX]]
 
−
* [[MBM]] (Moonblaster Music Format)
 
−
* [[MC]] (Mark Cooksey)
 
−
* [[MCG]]
 
−
* [[MD]] (Mike Davies)
 
−
* [[MDX]] (MXDRV16y Music File)
 
−
* [[MDX]] (Sharp X68000)
 
−
* [[MFP]] (Magnetic Fields Packer)
 
−
* [[MIHB]]
 
−
* [[MII]] (Mark II Sound-System)
 
−
* [[MK2]] (Mark 2 Sound System)
 
−
* [[MKII]] (Mark II Sound System))
 
−
* [[MKJ]] (MKJamz Audio)
 
−
* [[MMDC]] (MMDC)
 
−
* [[MML]] (Music Macro Language)
 
 
* [[MNSTR]]
 
* [[MNSTR]]
−
* [[MO3]] (MP3 / OGG Compressed ST-xx)
 
−
* [[MOK]] (Silmarils)
 
−
* [[MOL]] (MOD4WIN Module Lists)
 
−
* [[MON]] (M.O.N New / Old)
 
−
* [[MP]] (Module Protector + noID)
 
−
* [[MPC (Mario)|MPC]] (Mario Paint Composer)
 
−
* [[MPDS]]
 
−
* [[MPDSP]] (DSP File)
 
−
* [[MSA]]
 
−
* [[MSC]] (AdLib MSCplay)
 
 
* [[MSF]]
 
* [[MSF]]
−
* [[MSQ]] (Mario Sequencer)
+
* [[MT9]]
−
* [[MSS (Mario)|MSS]] (Advanced Mario Sequencer)
+
−
* [[MSV]] (Sony dictation machines)
+
−
* [[MSVP]]
+
 
* [[MTAF]]
 
* [[MTAF]]
−
* [[MTK]] (MPU-401 trakker)
+
* [[Photo CD Audio]]
−
* [[MUG]] (Mugician)
+
−
* [[MUG2]] (Mugician II)
+
−
* [[MW]] (Martin Walker)
+
−
* [[MXM]] (Mxmplay)
+
−
* [[MXTX]] (MaxTrax)
+
−
* [[MYI]] (maxYMiser Instrument)
+
−
 
+
−
== N ==
+
−
* [[NP2]] (NoisePacker v2.x)
+
−
* [[NP3]] (NoisePacker v3.x)
+
−
* [[NSD]] (???)
+
−
* [[NSF]] (NES Sound Format)
+
−
* [[NSFE]] (Extended [[NSF]])
+
−
* [[NSP]] (Computerized Speech Lab)
+
−
* [[NTP]] (NovoTrade Packer)
+
−
== O ==
+
−
* [[OMA]] (Advanced Transform Acoustic Coding)
+
−
* [[ORC]] (TRS-80 Orchestra-90)
+
−
* [[OSP]] (Synth Pack)
+
−
== P ==
+
−
* [[P4X]] (The Player v4.x)
+
−
* [[P6X]] (The Player v6.x)
+
−
* [[PAP]] (Pierre Adane Packer)
+
−
* [[PAT]] (UltraSound GF1 Patches)
+
−
* [[PCM]] (Pulse Code Modulation)
+
−
* [[PHA]] (Pha Packer)
+
−
* [[PIXI]] (Pixilang)
+
−
* [[PP21]] (ProPacker 2.1)
+
−
* [[PP30]] (ProPacker 3.0)
+
−
* [[PR1]] (Promizer)
+
−
* [[PRU2]] (Prorunner 2.0)
+
−
* [[PRUN]] (Prorunner 1.0)
+
−
* [[PS]] (Paul Shields)
+
−
* [[PSA]] (Professional Sound Artists)
+
−
* [[PSC]] (Pro Sound Creator v1.xx)
+
−
* [[Soundfactory|PSF]] (Soundfactory)
+
−
* [[PSM (Pro Sound Maker)|PSM]] (Pro Sound Maker)
+
−
* [[PVP]] (Peter Verswyvelen Packer)
+
−
 
+
−
== R ==
+
−
* [[RH]] (Rob Hubbard)
+
−
* [[RHO]] (Rob Hubbard Old)
+
−
* [[Rich Music Format]]
+
−
* [[RJP]] (Richard Joseph)
+
−
* [[RK]] (Ron Klaren)
+
−
* [[ROL]] (AdLib Visual Composer)
+
−
 
+
−
== S ==
+
 
* [[S98]] (NEC PC-98)
 
* [[S98]] (NEC PC-98)
−
* [[SA]] (Sonic Arranger)
 
−
* [[SAM]] (MOD Edit sample)
 
−
* [[SB]] (Steve Barrett)
 
−
* [[SCN]] (Sean Connolly)
 
−
* [[SCR]] (Sean Conran)
 
−
* [[SCT]] (Soundcontrol)
 
 
* [[SD]] (ESPS sampled data file)
 
* [[SD]] (ESPS sampled data file)
−
* [[SDR]] (Synth Dream)
+
* [[SGI (Sound Generator)|SGI]] (Sound Generator 3.0 instrument)
−
* [[SF]] (Berkeley/IRCAM/Carl Sound Format)
+
−
* [[SF2]] (SoundFont 2.0 Sound Banks)
+
−
* [[SFX]] (SoundFX)
+
−
* [[SGC]] (Sega Master System / Game Gear / Colecovision)
+
−
* [[SGI]] (Sound Generator 3.0 instrument)
+
−
* [[SHI]] ([http://battleofthebits.org/lyceum/View/ShroomTool ShroomTool] Instrument)
+
−
* [[SHO]] (Mario Paint)
+
−
* [[SID]] (Commodore)
+
−
* [[SID (Sidmon)]] (Sidmon)
+
−
* [[SID2]] (Sidmon II)
+
−
* [[SJS]] (SoundPlayer)
+
−
* [[SM]] (Sound Master)
+
−
* [[SMUS]] (Sonix Music Driver)
+
−
* [[SND]] (Atari ST)
+
−
* [[SNDH]] (Atari ST)
+
−
* [[SNG (GoatTracker)|SNG]] (GoatTracker)
+
 
* [[SNG (SCC Musixx)|SNG]] (SCC Musixx)
 
* [[SNG (SCC Musixx)|SNG]] (SCC Musixx)
−
* [[SNK]] (Paul Summers)
+
* [[Sound Effect Editor]] (.see, MSX)
−
* [[SPC]] (Super Nintendo SPC700)
+
* [[SoundHelix XML]]
−
* [[SPL]] (Sound Programming Language)
+
−
* [[SQT]] (SQ-Tracker)
+
−
* [[SS]] (Speedy System)
+
−
* [[SunVox]]
+
−
 
+
−
== T ==
+
−
* [[TF]] (Follin Player II)
+
 
* [[TFMX]] (TFMX)
 
* [[TFMX]] (TFMX)
−
* [[THM]] (Thomas Hermann)
+
* [[Vivaldi]] (RISC OS)
−
* [[TM2]] (Theta Music Composer v2.x)
+
* [[Zsound Music]]
−
* [[TM8]] (8-channel stero [[TMC]])
+
−
* [[TMC]] (Theta Music Composer v1.x)
+
−
* [[TME]] (The Musical Enlightenment)
+
−
* [[TPU]] (Dirk Bialluch)
+
−
* [[TW]] (Sound Images)
+
−
== V ==
+
−
* [[VGZ]] (GZipped VGM)
+
−
* [[VSQ]] (Voice Sequence)
+
−
== W ==
+
−
* [[WB]] (Wally Beben)
+
−
== X ==
+
−
* [[XMF]] (Extensible Music Format)
+
−
== Y ==
+
−
* [[YM]] (Amstrad CPC / Spectrum ZX / Atari ST)
+
−
== Z ==
+
  
 
See the Open Cubic Player homepage for a list of demo formats: http://www.cubic.org/player/features.html
 
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]]).
 
See also [[Piano Rolls]] (which is under the [[Physical File Formats]]).
 +
 +
== Links ==
 +
* [http://boingboing.net/2013/09/20/kickstarting-free-open-record.html Kickstarting free, open recordings of Bach's "Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1"]
 +
* [http://mpc-hc.org/ MPC-HC: media player for Windows handling just about all video/audio formats]
 +
* [http://boingboing.net/2013/09/27/david-byrnes-how-music-wor.html How Music Works]
 +
* [http://www.textfiles.com/programming/FORMATS/admusfmt.pro Some discussion of "advanced music formats" from 1994]
 +
* [http://www.textfiles.com/programming/FORMATS/audiof23.txt FAQ on audio file formats (1992-07-09)]
 +
* [http://boingboing.net/2013/11/03/this-must-be-the-8-bit-place.html Chiptune version of Talking Heads song]
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z2vU8M6CYI Beatles 3000: humorous video of how the future might misunderstand 20th century pop culture if artifacts decay as happened in the past]
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* [http://publicdomainreview.tumblr.com/post/76437123224/chaoscontrolled123-luke-and-i-were-looking-at The Music Written on This Dude's Butt]
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* [http://vimeo.com/58200103 "Eye of the tiger" played on a modified dot matrix printer]
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* [http://chipflip.wordpress.com/2014/03/09/a-short-history-of-hardcore-chipmusic/ A Short History of Hardcore Chipmusic]
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* [https://medium.com/message/you-need-to-hear-this-extremely-rare-recording-27619411e077 You Need to Hear This Extremely Rare Recording]
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* [http://www.loc.gov/preservation/resources/rfs/audio.html Library of Congress Recommended Format Specifications: Audio Works]
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* [http://betaboston.com/news/2014/07/17/in-a-bid-for-more-emotional-snacking-frito-lay-patents-culinary-theme-songs/ In a bid for more emotional snacking, Frito-Lay patents culinary theme songs]
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* [http://www.theverge.com/2014/8/4/5968243/mit-turns-recorded-vibrations-back-into-speech-and-music Scientists reconstruct speech through soundproof glass by watching a bag of potato chips]
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* [http://www.palmbeachpost.com/ap/ap/business/apple-releases-tool-to-remove-free-u2-album/nhNG9/ Apple releases tool to remove free U2 album] (which they gave you whether you wanted it or not)
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* [https://github.com/AyrA/ExcelPlayer Excel sheet that plays video and audio]
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* [http://webaudio.github.io/web-audio-api/ Web Audio API (W3C)]
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* [http://www.wonderingsound.com/feature/why-collecting-music-matters/ Why Collecting Matters: Citizen Archivists and the Battle for Future Pasts]
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* [http://mediaarea.net/en/MediaInfo MediaInfo: software that shows metadata for audio/video files]
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* [http://www.bl.uk/projects/save-our-sounds Save our Sounds]
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* [http://www.davidsystems.com/#tools David Systems tools: includes online loudness analysis of sound files]
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* [http://createdigitalmusic.com/2015/07/next-web-standard-music-notation/ The next Web standard could be music notation]
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_3d1x2VPxk How Oldschool Sound/Music worked] (video)
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* [http://www.crutchfield.com/S-ulligiNLBZf/learn/learningcenter/home/hometheater_surround.html Understanding surround sound formats]
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* [http://www.righto.com/2017/04/reverse-engineering-76477-space.html Reverse engineering the 76477 "Space Invaders" sound effect chip from die photos]
  
 
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Revision as of 15:17, 16 January 2024

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)

Nintendo

Sony

Identifiers of musical works, recordings, artists, etc.

Karaoke

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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