MML: files extensions

File extensions

Different files are used for different components of music. Here is a list of the recommended file extensions. Data contained in these files may also be embedded in the *.mml file as content of the head element.

• *mml
  file containing music markup
• *.alb
  file containing list of all the songs on the album or in the music performance program
  OR use the album element in the head
• *.ins
  file containing music instrument profile and details
  OR use the instrument element in the head
• *.lyr
  file containing the lyrics of the song
  OR use the lyric element in the head
• *.mid
  file containing MIDI data
  OR use the midi element in the head
• *.pla or *.play
  file containing player information (eg CD, DVD, etc)
  OR use the device element in the head
• *.mmm
  file containing the markup-MIDI map
• *.tun or *.tuning
  file containing map used for tuning
  OR use the tuning element in the head
• *.bnd or *.band
  file containing the band profile, ie a list of instruments in the band or orchestra
  OR use the band element in the head

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© 1999, 2000 Author: Jacques Steyn