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Summary
Name	RIFF-based MIDI
Version
Other names
Identifiers	PUID: fmt/956
Family
Classification	Audio
Disclosure
Description	The RIFF-based MIDI file format was created by Microsoft Corporation in 1991. The file is a RIFF container holding a MIDI file which may also include a sound bank.
Orientation
Byte order
Related file formats	Has priority over Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF)
Technical Environment
Released
Supported until
Format Risk
Developed by	Microsoft Corporation
Supported by	Microsoft Corporation
Source	Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date	14 Sep 2016
Source description	08/2023 (v.113) - Added priority over fmt/1886 (Resource Interchange Format (RIFF)). Submitted by New York Public Libraries and Preservica.
Last updated	14 Aug 2023
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