File extension Details of SBI, SD2, SBK, SDX, SF2, SPRG, SAF, SDS, SNG

Name:	SBI
File Type:	Sound Blaster Instrument
Popularity:	3
Category:	audio
File Description:	Sound that can be played back by a Sound Blaster sound card or other supported Sound Blaster hardware; contains register values for the FM chip that synthesizes instrument sounds.
Open Programs:	Windows FMJ-Software Awave Studio

Name:	SD2
File Type:	Sound Designer II File
Popularity:	3
Category:	audio
File Description:	Audio file format originally developed by Digidesign for Macintosh audio recording programs; can use various bit depths and sample rates and can be mono or stereo
Open Programs:	Mac OS Apple QuickTime Player Digidesign ProTools Bias Peak Windows Apple QuickTime Player (if audio file is flattened) Digidesign ProTools River Past Audio Converter

Name:	SBK
File Type:	E-MU SoundFont Sound Bank
Popularity:	3
Category:	audio
File Description:	Collection of sound samples saved in the SoundFont format; recognized by E-MU hardware, SoundBlaster sound cards, and other software samplers. The SBK format was replaced by the .SF2 file format in SoundFont 2.
Open Programs:	Windows E-MU Systems SoundFont FMJ-Software Awave Studio

Name:	SDX
File Type:	Sample MIDI Dump Exchange
Popularity:	3
Category:	audio
File Description:	MIDI data "dumped" from a MIDI (.MID) file compressed using the Simmons SDX system
Open Programs:	Mac OS Apple QuickTime Player Windows Apple QuickTime Player Awave Studio

Name:	SF2
File Type:	SoundFont 2 Sound Bank
Popularity:	3
Category:	audio
File Description:	Defines a group of audio samples that can be played back using MIDI data; often called a "patch collection." Used for saving custom software instruments and patches; supported by SoundBlaster and Emu audio cards.
Open Programs:	Mac OS Native Instruments Kontakt SimpleSynth Windows Creative Labs Vienna SoundFont Studio Cakewalk SONAR Native Instruments Kontakt

Name:	SPRG
File Type:	Synclavier Program File
Popularity:	3
Category:	audio
File Description:	Synclavier compiled and executable program file
Open Programs:	Mac OS Synclavier Digital SynclavierX

Name:	SAF
File Type:	Secure Audio File   (Most common)
Popularity:	3
Category:	audio
File Description:	Copy-protected audio file format developed by InterTrust that incorporates DRM (digital rights management); used for downloading purchased music to MusicMatch Jukebox
Open Programs:	Windows MusicMatch Jukebox

Name:	SDS
File Type:	MIDI Sample Dump Standard File   (Most common)
Popularity:	3
Category:	audio
File Description:	MIDI format that contains standardized System Exclusive (SysEx) messages; may be "dumped" from an audio program or hardware device; supported by a variety of hardware and software samplers. SDS files do not contain actual audio data.
Open Programs:	Mac OS Apple QuickTime Player Windows FMJ-Software Awave Studio Apple QuickTime Player Nullsoft Winamp

Name:	SNG
File Type:	MIDI Song File
Popularity:	3
Category:	audio
File Description:	Song containing only MIDI data; generic format saved by a number of music creation programs; similar to a standard MIDI (.MID) file. Does not contain actual audio data.
Open Programs:	Mac OS Apple QuickTime Player Other MIDI-compatible software Windows Apple QuickTime Player Other MIDI-compatible software

Name:	SOU
File Type:	SBStudio II Sound File
Popularity:	3
Category:	audio
File Description:	Audio format used by SBStudio; package file that contains audio data in block format; similar to a .PAC file, but only contains audio data.
Open Programs:	Windows SBStudio II FMJ-Software Awave Studio