Extended Module

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* [http://hackipedia.org/File%20formats/Music/Sample%20based/text/XM%20module%20format%20description%20for%20XM%20files%20version%20v1.04.ascii.txt.utf-8.txt The XM module format description for XM files version $0104]
 
* [http://hackipedia.org/File%20formats/Music/Sample%20based/text/XM%20module%20format%20description%20for%20XM%20files%20version%20v1.04.ascii.txt.utf-8.txt The XM module format description for XM files version $0104]
 
* [http://16-bits.org/xm/ The above, with a number of corrections and additions]
 
* [http://16-bits.org/xm/ The above, with a number of corrections and additions]
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* [ftp://ftp.modland.com/pub/documents/format_documentation/FastTracker%202%20(.xm)%20%232.txt Errors in the XM format documentation]
  
 
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== Software ==

Revision as of 16:09, 6 December 2012

File Format
Name Extended Module
Ontology
Extension(s) .xm
PRONOM fmt/323
Not to be confused with the Sirius XM satellite radio service, with which it has nothing to do.

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Description

XM (extended module) is an audio format introduced by (and primarily produced by) FastTracker 2, a tracker for MS-DOS. The format is also used by other trackers, such as DigiTracker.

Information

The tracker which produced the file can be identified by means of the string at offset 38:

Tracker / Identifying string
String
DigiTracker Composer's name
FastTracker 2 "FastTracker II"

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