User Guide

Macintosh Resource (.SND)
This format is used on the Apple Macintosh to save sound resources. When
reading a file of this type it must have a Mac-Binary header. This header is
attached to binary files transferred with common Macintosh file transfer
programs. Sound Forge XP does not save to this file format.
MIDI SDS (.SDS)
This format is a file that contains the exact data that would be transferred to
a sampler when using the MIDI Sample Dump Standard (SDS) protocol. It is
a series of MIDI SysEx messages. MIDI SDS supports mono files only.
NeXT/Sun (Java) (.AU/.SND)
This is the standard format of sound files found on the NeXT and Sun Sparc
station computers. This format has a large number of sub-types of file data.
Sound Forge XP reads and writes the most common data formats for these
files, 8-bit linear, 16-bit linear, and µ-Law.
RealMedia (.RM/.RA)
These are compressed formats designed for real-time audio and video
streaming over the Internet.
SampleVision (.SMP)
This format is used with Turtle Beach’s SampleVision software. It is a 16-bit
mono file format.The SMP format is for use with sampling keyboards.
Sonic Foundry Sample Resource (.SFR)
This format is an old format defined by Sonic Foundry and is supplied for
compatibility. It is not recommended for use in saving files.
Sound Designer 1 (.DIG/.SD)
This format is used by Sound Designer 1.
Sounder/SoundTool (.SND)
This format is used with the shareware applications Sounder and Sound Tool.
It is very popular on bulletin boards and various online services.
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