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Sampler file formats

What each format contains, and what reads it.

What each of these files actually contains and what reads it. These are reference pages rather than how-to guides: for getting a file out of Sample Miner and into your sampler, see the export guides.

Instrument formats

These hold the mapping rather than the audio. They say which sample plays on which key, and point at the audio files that do the playing.

.xpm

MPC keygroup program

.exs

Logic EXS24 instrument

.nki

Kontakt instrument

.sfz

SFZ instrument

.dspreset

Decent Sampler preset

.X7L

Yamaha MODX and Montage library

Audio formats

The files the instrument formats point at. They carry the audio, and if you are lucky the root note and the loop points as well.

.wav

WAV audio

.aif

AIFF audio

.flac

FLAC audio