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Summary
Name
DirectMusic Style File Format
Version
Other names
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/958
Family
Classification
Audio
Disclosure
Description
The DirectMusic Style is a file format created by Microsoft. STY files contain melody pattern information. STY files are used by the DirectMusic Segment format and they cannot be played directly.
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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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