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Format

AHX-Module Format (formerly THX module format)

Summary

Name
AHX-Module Format (formerly THX module format)
Version
0-2
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/1621
Format type
Audio
Description
Music files created using AHX (Abyss' Highest Experience) software, which is used to create synthesised music similar to that played on Commodore 64 systems. The software was previously known as THX, but was changed after a legal dispute with LucasFilm.
Note
Specification: http://ftp.modland.com/pub/documents/format_documentation/Abyss%27%20Highest%20eXperience%20(.ahx).txt http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/AHX_(Abyss)
File extensions
ahx
Source
The National Archives and Records Administration / The National Archives and Records Administration

Internal signatures

AHX-Module Format (formerly THX Module Format)

Note
BOF offset 0, magic bytes: THX

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
544858
Endianness
Little-endian

Changelog

  • Added in V103

    Release date
    11 March 2022

    AHX-Module Format (formerly THX Module Format): Signature researched and samples provided by The National Archives and Records Administration.

    AHX-Module Format (formerly THX Module Format): Full entry added. Submitted by The National Archives and Records Administration.