NES sound format

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The NES Sound Format or Nintendo Sound Format ( NSF for short ) is an audio format that contains instructions for the sound hardware of the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). NSF files are similar to the SID files of the Commodore . NSF files can be generated from ROM images of commercial Nintendo games and contain their entire soundtrack, sometimes even the sound effects. However, composers and hobbyists also use the NSF format to develop new chiptunes themselves.

An NSF file is a modified ROM image with the program code, data, and graphics removed, leaving only the music engine and data. The files can be played using various plug-ins or players, including NES emulators . The original mechanisms of the NES console are used to generate sound. There are also programs like NSF2MIDI to create MIDI files from NSF files .

NSFe

NSFe (Extended Nintendo Sound Format) is an NSF format that allows titles and timings to be specified for individual tracks. The order of the tracks can also be changed or specific tracks can be marked that are to be ignored by the player.

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