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Summary
Name	DirectMusic Segment File Format
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Other names
Identifiers	PUID: fmt/957
Family
Classification	Audio
Disclosure
Description	The DirectMusic Segment is a file format created by Microsoft. The files can be played with DirectMusic API using a Microsoft Software Synthesizer or any installed MIDI output device. DirectMusic provides DLS support, and SGT files often accompany sound banks. SGT files contain playing order and track information. Segment files always come with DirectMusic Style files, which contain all required melody pattern information.
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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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