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Also a correction regarding BRR. Wikipedia is wrong!
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**bitbang**: to achieve PCM sound by sending a rapid stream of volume commands to a non-PCM channel.
**BRR**: a type of lossy ADPCM used by the SNES. it has a fixed compression ratio; groups of 32 bytes (16 samples) are encoded in 9 bytes each.
- usually stored in .BRR files.
**BRR**: a lossy sample format used by the SNES. it has a fixed compression ratio; groups of 32 bytes (16 samples) are encoded in 9 bytes each.
- usually stored in .brr files.
**clipping**: when a sample or playback stream exceeds the maximum or minimum values. this can cause audible distortion.
- this often occurs when a sample is amplified too much.
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**DAC**: digital analog converter. this converts a digital representation of sound into actual output.
**.DMF**: a DefleMask song file.
**.dmf**: a DefleMask song file.
- _Furnace:_ DFM files may be read, and compatibility flags will be set to make them play as accurately as possible, but there may still be glitches.
- _Furnace:_ DFM files may be saved, but full compatibility isn't guaranteed and many features will be missing. this isn't recommended unless absolutely necessary.
**.DMP**: a DefleMask instrument file.
**.dmp**: a DefleMask instrument file.
**.DMW**: a DefleMask wavetable file.
**.dmw**: a DefleMask wavetable file.
**DPCM**: differential/delta pulse code modulation. this is a variety of PCM that stores each amplitude as its difference from the previous.
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**FM**: frequency modulation. this is a method of generating sound that uses one operator's amplitude to modify another operator's frequency.
- the FM in Yamaha chips is more accurately called _phase modulation,_ which uses a different method of computation to achieve similar results.
**.FUI**: a Furnace instrument file.
**.fui**: a Furnace instrument file.
**.FUR**: a Furnace tracker file.
**.fur**: a Furnace tracker file.
**.FUW**: a Furnace wavetable file.
**.fuw**: a Furnace wavetable file.
**hard-pan**: sounds can only be panned all the way to one side or the other, not in-between.
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**oscillator**: a sine wave or other basic waveform used as sound or to alter sound.
**PCM**: pulse code modulation. a stream of data that represents sound as a rapid sequence of amplitudes.
- CD tracks and .WAV files are PCM.
- .FLAC files are compressed PCM that must be converted to .WAV outside Furnace before use.
- .OGG and .MP3 are compressed differently from PCM. they must also be converted to .WAV before use.
- CD tracks and .wav files are PCM.
- .flac files are compressed PCM that must be converted to .wav outside Furnace before use.
- .ogg and .mp3 are compressed differently from PCM. they must also be converted to .wav before use.
**period**: the length of a repeating waveform. as frequency rises, the period shortens.
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**unsigned**: a digital representation of a number that can only be positive.
- if an imported raw sample sounds recognizable but heavily distorted, it's likely to be signed interpreted as unsigned or vice-versa.
**.VGM**: a file containing the log of data sent to a soundchip during sound playback.
- saving to a .VGM file may be compared to "converting text to outlines" or similar irreversible processes. the results cannot be loaded back into the tracker.
**.vgm**: a file containing the log of data sent to a soundchip during sound playback.
- saving to a .vgm file may be compared to "converting text to outlines" or similar irreversible processes. the results cannot be loaded back into the tracker.
- different versions of the VGM format have different capabilities, with trade-offs. older versions may lack chips or features; newer versions may not be compatible with some software.
- samples are stored uncompressed. PCM streams (such as DualPCM) can quickly take up a huge amount of space.
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**wavetable** (2): an ordered group of wavetables(1) used in sequence within a single instrument.
**ZSM**: a VGM-like file meant specifically for the Commander X16 computer.
**.zsm**: a VGM-like file meant specifically for the Commander X16 computer.