Format and Replays

Format Name	Prefix/Suffix	Description
A.M.Composer 1.2	amc	Music format created by Marc Hawliteck of Vesalia-Soft.
Abyss' Highest eXperience	ahx	Formerly THX
AC1D-DC1A Packer	ac1d	A module packer created by Carsten Sørensen (Slammer/Anarchy). First used in Anarchy's "In The Kitchen" demo.
Actionamics Sound Tool	ast	Created by Michael Kleps for the game Dyna Blaster.
AMOS Music Bank	abk	Tracker-like music player created by François Lionet for his AMOS Basic programming language. AMOS comes with programs for converting tracker and Sonix music to the AMOS format.
AProSys	APS	A sample and synth editor created by Petter A. Urkedal.
Art & Magic	aam	A music format created by the Art & Magic team for the ingame music in the game Agony.
Art of Noise	aon	A sample and synth editor by Bastian Spiegel (Twice/Lego).
Beathoven Synthesizer	bss	A music format created by Thomas Lopatic (Dr.Nobody/HQC) 1987, often used in Rainbow Arts and Tristar productions from 1987-88.
Benn Daglish	bd	A music format created for Ben 'Benn' Daglish by Colin 'Fungus the Bogeyman' Dooley.
Benn Daglish SID	bds	A music format created by Ben 'Benn' Daglish based on his Commodore 64 version.
Channel Players	chan	A module packer created by Alan/Impact Inc in 1994.
ChipTracker	mod	Also known as KRIS Tracker, a module packer created by KRIS/Anarchy for use by Matthew Simmonds (4-Mat/Anarchy).
Cinemaware	cin	A MIDI-like music format that appears to have only been used in Cinemaware's last game, Wings.
Core Design	core	A music and fx format used in early Core Design games, possibly created by Ben 'Benn' Daglish.
Custom	cust	DeliTracker's format for Amiga music that's not in any known format. Custom tunes include both the music data and the player code needed to replay it. Other Amiga music players, like EaglePlayer, DeliPlayer and UADE, recognise the DeliTracker Custom format.
CustomMade	cm	A music and fx format created by Yvo Zoer and Ron Klaren.
Darius Zendeh	dz	A music format created by Darius Zendeh (Mark II/Quadlite). It is basically his old Mark II Sound-System format with support for subsongs.
Dave Lowe	dl	A music format created by Dave Lowe (Uncle Art).
Dave Lowe New	dln	A newer version of the Dave Lowe music routine.
David Hanney	dh	A music format created by David Hanney.
David Whittaker	dw	A music format created by the prolific David Whittaker.
DeltaMusic 2.0	dm2	A synthetic music format created by Bent Nielsen.
Desire	dsr	A music format created by Dentons in 1993.
DIGI Booster	digi	An eight channel tracker for the Amiga created in 1997 by Tomasz and Waldemar Piasta. Later followed by DIGI Booster PRO, much respected by Amiga musicians for its built-in Roland TB303 emulator.
Digital Illusions	di	A module packer with subsong support, created by the The Silents for their pinball games. Also known as GrapeTracker.
Digital Sonix & Chrome	dsc	A music format created by Andrew Bailey & David Hanlon.
Dynamic Synthesizer	ds	An early music format created by Chris Hülsbeck, a predecessor of TFMX.
EarAche	ea/mg	A sample and synth format created by Morten Grouleff.
Editeur Musical Sequentiel	ems	A music format created by Ringard' for use in their demos and games.
Face The Music	ftm	A commercial 8 channel music format created in 1990/91 by Jörg W. Schmidt for Maxon Computer GmbH.
Fashion Tracker	ex	A music format created by the 'Fashion' team.
FastTracker 2.0	xm	A multi-channel PC music editor by Magnus Högdahl and Fredrik Huss.
Follin Player II	tf	A music format used by the Follin brothers.
Fred Editor	fred	Music editor and audio routines by Frédéric Hahn with some support from Julien Clermonte. Also (wrongly) known as Fredmon or Fred Monitor.
Fred Gray	fg	A music format used by Fred Gray.
Future Composer 1.3	fc13	A synthetic music editor created by Supersero/Superions in 1990, based on Jochen Hippel's routines.
Future Composer 1.4	fc14	A synthetic music editor created by Supersero/Superions in 1990, based on Jochen Hippel's routines.
Future Player	fp	A synthetic music format created in 1988 by Paul van der Valk, predecessor of the Medley Sound Editor.
FWMP	fw	The custom music routine used in Forgotten Worlds.
Game Music Creator	gmc	A direct competitor of Soundtracker, by Andreas Tadic. It is very similar to Soundtracker, although it's not a module packer.
GlueMon	glue	A music format by Lars Malmborg (GlueMaster/North Star).
Hippel	hip	A music format created by Jochen Hippel (Mad Max/The Exceptions). This also includes Hippel 7V (seven voices) music.
Hippel-COSO	hipc	A variant of the Hippel music format. This also includes Hippel COSO 7V (seven voices) music. COSO means "crunched datablock", i.e. the music data is compressed. The Hippel-COSO file format can be decrunched into the regular Hippel format.
Hively Tracker	hvl	A variant of the AHX format, which adds support for up to 16 channels, two commands per row, and ring modulation.
Howie Davies	hd	A music format created by Gary Antcliffe and Howie Davies in 1990, used in PAL Developments games.
IFF-8SVX	svx	The Amiga's standard format for 8-bit sound samples, created by Electronic Arts in 1984 at the birth of the Amiga.
Images	ims	A module packer created by Neil Crossley, used in games that were ported from the Atari ST to the Amiga in 1990 by Images Design.
InStereo!	is	A 4-voice synth/sample format created by by Hans Bergstedt.
ISO-MPEG Audio Layer-2	mp2	A substitute audio compression format used in place of very sizeable CDDA tracks.
ISO-MPEG Audio Layer-3	mp3	A substitute audio compression format used in place of very sizeable CDDA tracks. More commonly known as MP3.
JamCracker	jam	A Noisetracker-alike music format created by M. Gemmel and Xag of Betrayal in 1990.
Janko Mrsic-Flogel	jmf	A music format created by Janko Mrsic-Flogel.
Jason Brooke	jcb	A music format created by Jason C Brooke.
Jason Page	jp	A music format created by Jason Page. It was also used as the basis for Jason's music routines on the Atari ST, SNES and Megadrive.
Jeroen Tel	jt	Also known as 'Maniacs Of Noise Old', this music format was created by Charles Deenen and Jeroen Tel, used by the Maniacs of Noise.
Jesper Olsen	jo	A music format created by Jesper Olsen.
Kris Hatlelid	kh	A music format created by Kris Hatlelid.
Leggless Music Editor	lme	A music editor created by Leggless/The Silents.
M.O.N New	mon	A music format created by Charles Deenen and Frédéric Hahn, used by the Maniacs of Noise.
M.O.N Old	mon	A music format created by Charles Deenen and Jeroen Tel, used by the Maniacs of Noise. This format now has a new revised replayer - see 'Jeroen Tel'.
Magnetic Fields Packer	mfp	A module packer created by Shaun Southern.
Mark Cooksey	mc	A music format created by Mark Cooksey and Richard Frankish.
Mark II Sound-System	mkii	A music format created by Darius Zendeh (Mark II/Quadlite), the music was originally hand written in assembly language as data.
Martin Walker	mw	A music format created by Martin Walker.
MaxTrax	mxtx	A music format created in 1992 by Sylvan Technical Arts.
MED	med	Music EDitor by Tejio Kinnunen. MED was originally available as freeware, with a commercial eight channel version called OctaMED. The latest version of MED is OctaMED SoundStudio. This format was very popular with musicians, but it was not used much in games because the complexity of the format required too much CPU time.
Medley	mso	The successor to the Future Player format by Paul van der Valk.
Mike Davies	md	A music format created in 1989 by Mike Davies, often used in Tiertex games.
MMDC	mmdc	A module packer created by Anthony Crowther.
Mugician	mug	Also known as "Digital Mugician", this music format was created by Reinier van Vliet (Rhino/Team Hoi).
Mugician II	mug2	A music format created by Reinier van Vliet (Rhino/Team Hoi), it allows for seven voice tunes like the TFMX and Hippel formats.
Music Assembler	ma	A music format created by Oscar Giesen & Marco Swagerman of Dynamite Software.
Musicline Editor	ml	An music format by Christian Cyréus & John Carehag featuring up to 8-voices and sythentic instruments.
MusicMaker	mm4/mm8	A 4 and 8-voice format created by Thomas Winischhofer
NoisePacker 2.x	np2	A module packer created by Twins/Phenomena.
NoisePacker 3.x	np3	A module packer created by Twins/Phenomena.
NoiseTracker	mod	An evolution of the Soundtracker format by Per Tufvesson (Mahoney/North Star) and Anders Berkeman (Kaktus/The Silents).
NovoTrade Packer	ntp	A module packer created by Novotrade.
Ogg Vorbis	ogg	A substitute audio compression format used in place of very sizeable CDDA tracks.
Oktalyzer	okt	An eight channel music editor by Armin Sander (TIP/The New Masters).
Paul Robotham	dat	A MIDI-like music format created by Pete Barnett and used by Paul Robotham.
Paul Shields	ps	A music format created by Paul Hunter and used by Paul Shields.
Paul Summers	snk	A music format created in 1989 by Paul Summers and Mike Chilton.
Peter Verswyvelen Packer	pvp	A module packer created by Peter Verswyvelen.
Pha Packer	pha	A module packer created by Azatoth/Phenomena.
Pierre Adane Packer	pap	A module packer created by Pierre Adane.
Professional Sound Artists	psa	A music format created by a group called the Professional Sound Artists.
Promizer	pr1	A module packer created by Franck Hulsmann (MC68000/Masque).
ProPacker 2.1	pp21	A module packer created by Christian Estrup.
ProPacker 3.0	pp30	A module packer created by Christian Estrup.
Prorunner 1.0	prun	A module packer by Cosmos/Sanity.
Prorunner 2.0	pru2	A module packer by Cosmos/Sanity.
Protracker	mod	The venerable successor of Noisetracker, originally created by the Amiga Freelancers (Lars and Anders Hamre, Sven Vahsen and Rune Johnsrud), followed by Peter Hanning and Anders Ramsay for version 2.1 to 2.3, then by the Cryptoburners (Ivar Just Olsen, Tom Bech and Bjarte Andreaeassen).
PumaTracker	puma	A music format created by Jean-Charles Meyrignac on the Atari ST, ported to the Amiga by Pierre-Eric Loriaux.
Quadra Composer	qc/emod	A 4-voice sample on format by Bosse Lincoln.
Richard Joseph	rjp	A music editor written by Alan McCarthy and Andi Smithers. Also known as the Vectordean format.
Rob Hubbard	rh	A music format created by Rob Hubbard.
Rob Hubbard Old	rho	An older version of the Rob Hubbard format.
Ron Klaren	rk	A music and fx format created by Yvo Zoer and Ron Klaren. Files in this format have an EaglePlayer specific header.
ScreamTracker 3	s3m	A multi-channel PC music editor created by Sami Tammilehto (PSI/Future Crew).
SCUMM	scumm	SCUMM stands for "Script Creation Utility for Maniac Mansion", and the music format is that which is used in Lucasfilm Games adventures prior to Monkey Island 2, when it was replaced with the "iMuse" system.
Sean Connolly	scn	A music format created by Sean 'Odie' Connolly.
Sean Conran	scr	A music format created by Sean Conran.
Sidmon	sid	A music editor created by Reinier van Vliet (Rhino/Team Hoi).
Sidmon II	sid2	A music editor created by Michael Kleps (Unknown/D.O.C).
Sierra AGI	agi	A sound format used in the first Sierra games that used the AGI (Adventure Game Interpreter) system.
Silmarils	mok	A music format created by Michel Pernot.
SonicArranger	sa	A music editor created by Carlsten Schlote, Branko Mikic and Carsten Herbst.
Sonix Music Driver	smus	Also known as IFF-SMUS, its another Electronic Arts standardised music format, created along with 8SVX, ILBM and FTXT as the EA IFF 85 specification. Other than the archaic Aegis Sonix and EA's own Deluxe Music Construction Set (DMCS), almost no software uses this format.
Sound Images	tw	A music format created by Tony Williams.
Sound Master	sm	A music format created by Michiel Soede, used mostly by Jeroen Soede.
Sound Programming Language	spl	A music programming language created by Holger Gehrmann. First created for the C64 and Tandy PC, later ported to the Amiga and Atari ST. Also known as SOPROL.
Sound FX	sfx	A Soundtracker clone created by Christian Haller and Christian A. Weber.
Soundcontrol	sct	A music editor created by Holger Gehrmann.
Soundfactory	psf	A music format created in 1989 by Zuheir Urwani and Thomas Kolbe. Also known as the Profiteam Sound Factory format.
SoundMon 2.0	bp	A music editor created by Brian Postma.
SoundMon 2.2	bp	A music editor created by Brian Postma.
SoundPlayer	sjs	A music format created by Scott Johnston, only used in the Lemmings series of games.
SoundTracker	mod	The original tracker music editor, created by Karsten Obarski.
Special FX	jd	A music format used in Special FX games, usually by Jonathan Dunn.
Speedy System	ss	This is the first Michael Winterberg music format for the Amiga. Known versions are 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 3.0, and 'A'.
StarTrekker	mod	A Soundtracker clone created in 1990 by Björn Wesen (Exolon/Fairlight). The "4AM" replayer can play synthetic sound samples.
Steve Barrett	sb	Music composed by Steve Barrett using the Ariston replay routine.
Steve Turner	jpo	An older version of the Jason Page format, created by Steve Turner and used in Graftgold games.
StoneTracker	spm/sps	An 8-voice music format by Emmanuel Marty & Michael Lavaire.
SUNTronic	sun	A music format created by Benl Holger & Felix Schmidt.
Synth Dream	sdr	A music format created in 1991 by Laurens 'Lotus' Tummers and John Tonnard.
Synth Pack	osp	A music format created in 1989 by Karsten Obarski.
Synthesis	syn	A music format created in 1992 by Carsten Herbst (Mr Soundwave) and Branko Mikic, Braintrace Design
TFMX	mdat	"The Final Musicsystem eXtended". An elaborate music format devised and created by Chris Hülsbeck, with Peter Thierolf writing the editor.
TFMX 7V	mdat	"The Final Musicsystem eXtended". An elaborate music format devised and created by Chris Hülsbeck, with Peter Thierolf writing the editor. This version uses Jochen Hippel's routines to get seven voices on the four channel Amiga.
TFMX Pro	mdat	"The Final Musicsystem eXtended". An elaborate music format devised and created by Chris Hülsbeck, with Peter Thierolf writing the editor.
The Musical Enlightenment	tme	A music format created in n 1989 by N.J. Luuring Jr.
The Player 4.x	p4x	A module packer created by Jarno Paananen (Guru/Sahara Surfers), this particular version of The Player (4.1a) was never released publically, yet it was leaked to game development companies and became one of the most widespread module packers in existance.
The Player 5.x	p5x	A module packer created by Jarno Paananen (Guru/Sahara Surfers).
The Player 6.x	p6x	A module packer created by Jarno Paananen (Guru/Sahara Surfers), this is the most popular module packing software used on the Amiga.
Thomas Hermann	thm	A music format created in 1989 by Thomas Hermann.
Trackerpacker 3	tp3	A module packer created by Crazy Crack/Mexx.
Unique Development	uds	A music format created by Unique Development Sweden, found in both the Amiga and Atari ST versions of the game Obsession.
Wally Beben	wb	Music composed by Wally Beben using the Ariston replay routine.