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What types of sound files are used on the GS?

April 26, 2017files GS sound types Used

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What types of sound files are used on the GS?

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Several types of sample files are used. Here are the most common. Name Ext. FType Description ————————————————— Raw no std. BIN Contains only raw sample data. The auxtype is normally the sample rate divided by 51. (See section CA for more on why this is). ACE .ACE $CD Contains raw sample data compressed with ACE, Apple’s Tool029 sound compressor. ASIF no std. $D8 Contains sample data plus additional data. Notable due to its use by SoundSmith. AIFF .AIFF $D8 Interchange format popular on the Macintosh. Not used much on the IIgs. Hyper Studio no std. $D8 Contains raw or ACE compressed data plus additional information. rSound no std. $D8 Resource fork contains one or more rSound and rResName resources. Used by HyperCard IIgs and the Sound CDev. ——————————– Related FAQs Resources: R015SNDNMUS.