NitroStudio2

If Nitro Studio was so good, why isn't there a Nitro Studio 2? Well it was so good so now there's a 2nd one that's even better. It's a lot easier to use over the original and has a ton of new features! Try it out!

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File Types

When using Nitro Studio 2, you will encounter many different file types.

Extension Name Extension Description SDAT Or Inside Description
SDAT Sound DATa Yes This is the binary format of the Sound Archive
SARC Sound ARChive No This is the SDK’s text format of a Sound Archive
SPRJ Sound PRoJect No This is a Sound Project file that is used by NITRO-SoundMaker to compile Sound Archives
SSEQ Sound SEQuence Yes This is the binary form of a Sequence, it’s like an MIDI
SMFT SMF Text No This is the SDK’s text format of a Sequence. It is described to be like an MIDI but in plain text
MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface No MIDI files don’t contain sounds themselves, but rather tell instruments how to play sounds such as what notes to play
SSAR Sound Sequence ARchive Yes This is the binary form of a Sequence Archive. It is a long Sequence file that contains multiple entry points for each Sequence within the archive. It’s kind of a collection of Sequences but in one file
MUS MUSic List No This is the SDK’s text format of a Sequence Archive
SBNK Sound BaNK Yes This is the binary form of a Bank. It contains instruments that tell the Sequence Player how to play notes. However, this only references audio samples from Wave Archives for instruments and contains no audio samples in itself
BNK Bank No This is the SDK’s text format of a Bank
DLS DownLoadable Sounds No This is used by PC MIDI editors as an instrument bank
SF2 Sound Font 2 No This is used by PC MIDI editors as an instrument bank
NS2I Nitro Studio 2 Instrument No An instrument format used in Nitro Studio 2 that contains instrument info and audio samples to easily exchange instruments between different banks
NIST Nitro Studio InSTrument No An instrument format used in Nitro Studio that contains instrument info, but unlike NS2I doesn’t contain audio samples
SWAR Sound Wave ARchive Yes This is the binary form of a Wave Archive. It contains Wave files
SWLS Sound Wave LiSt No This is the SDK’s text format of a Wave Archive
SWAV Sound Wave Yes This is the binary form of a Wave. It contains audio sample data
WAV WAVe No This is a standard wave file used by PCs
STRM STReaM Yes This is the binary form of a Stream that contains audio sample data

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Now that you understand all the different kinds of files used, it’s time to move on to:

Sequence Commands