2742 Common Instrument File (CIF) 1 The Common Instrument File (CIF) format is a file format designed to distribute sound data, similar to the CLF format. It follows the same principles as the CLF format, but its focus is on the directivities of natural sources like musical instruments, talkers, singers, and noise sources instead of loudspeakers. The CIF format was officially released on October 27, 2020. 299 Brigham Young University / Brigham Young University 02 Aug 2023 02 Aug 2023 fmt/1887 PUID ci1 File extension 2228 CIF1 BOF: 00x42BD0A0001 then after 15 bytes 00x76312E306100 followed by 16 null bytes 1 Absolute from BOF 0 0 42BD0A0001{15}76312E306100{10}00000000000000000000000000000000 Equivalent to 2805 Common Loudspeaker Format (CLF) Is previous version of 2744 Common Instrument File (CIF)