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Signatures
External signatures File extension: mg1
File extension: mg2
File extension: mg4
File extension: mg8
Internal signatures
Name multiArtist File (.mg1)
Description BOF: 'MGH' then 0x01 (SOH or start of header) then 0x01
Byte sequences
Position type Absolute from BOF
Offset 0
Maximum Offset 0
Byte order  
Value 4D47480101
Name multiArtist File (.mg2)
Description BOF: 'MGH' then 0x01 (SOH or start of header) then 0x02
Byte sequences
Position type Absolute from BOF
Offset 0
Maximum Offset 0
Byte order  
Value 4D47480102
Name multiArtist File (.mg4)
Description BOF: 'MGH' then 0x01 (SOH or start of header) then 0x04
Byte sequences
Position type Absolute from BOF
Offset 0
Maximum Offset 0
Byte order  
Value 4D47480104
Name multiArtist File (.mg8)
Description BOF: 'MGH' then 0x01 (SOH or start of header) then 0x08
Byte sequences
Position type Absolute from BOF
Offset 0
Maximum Offset 0
Byte order  
Value 4D47480108
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