NES Sound Format
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An NSF (NES Sound Format) file is a sound data file containing instructions for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) sound hardware. It is akin to SID files from the Commodore. Many NSF files are prepared from the ROM images of commercial Nintendo games, containing the entire soundtracks and sometimes sound effects. Hobbyists also use the NSF format to create new chiptune music from scratch.
An NSF file is actually a modified NES ROM image with the game code, data, and graphics removed, leaving only the music engine and data. The files can be played on modern PCs using various plugins and standalone programs.
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NSFe (Extended Nintendo Sound Format) is a similar format that allows for individual track titles and timings. It can also alter the order of tracks, as well as mark tracks that should be ignored by the player.
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[edit] External links
- Slick NSFe collection
- NSF collection and Official NSF Specifications at Kevin Horton's NES music resources
- Zophar's Domain NSF Music Archive
- 2A03 NSF archive
- Akumu Hau's complete NSF archive
[edit] Plugins and players
- Audacious *nix player that accepts NSF and NSFe.
- NSFten NES Music Player
- Nosefart NES Music Player
- NSFplay and NSFplug
- NEZplug
- NotSo Fatso NES Music Player - An open source Winamp plug-in compatible with NSFe format.
- Audio Overload A Mac/PC compatible player that can accept NSFe
- Chipamp - Winamp plug-in bundle compiled by OverClocked ReMix allowing playback of over 40 chiptune and tracker formats
- foo_gep - plugin for foobar2000
- Rockbox as of 2007-01-26
| Video game music | Video game musicians |
| DSF | GBS | GSF | GSR | GYM | HES | MOD | NSF and NSFe
PSF and PSF2 | QSF | SAP | SID | SPC | SSF | USF | VGM | XA Audio |
