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Format

NeXT/Sun sound

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Summary

Name
NeXT/Sun sound
Identifiers
  • MIME: audio/basic
  • PUID: x-fmt/139
Format type
Audio
Description
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File extensions
au
Source
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives

Internal signatures

NeXT/Sun sound

Note
Header comprises 6 4-byte elements: Magic number (.snd); header length; data length; encoding; sample rate; channels.

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
None
Byte Sequence
2E736E64000000{5}000000(01|02|03|04|05|06|07|17|18|19|1A|1B){4}000000
Endianness
Big-endian

Changelog

  • Updated in V60

    Release date
    11 June 2012

    Audio Interchange File Format 1.3: Version information updated to macth description.

  • Added in V58

    Release date
    21 March 2012

    NeXT/Sun sound: Format name changed for greater accuracy and consistency.

    NeXT/Sun sound: Signature submitted by Georgia Tech Research Institute, USA.