File extension Details of SFK, SMF, SPPACK, SYX, SWA, SHN, SES, S3I, S3M

Name:	SFK
File Type:	Sound Forge Audio Peak File
Popularity:	3
Category:	audio
File Description:	Stores the waveform image of an audio wave (.WAV) file saved by Sound Forge, Sony Vegas, or a Sony digital media device; created automatically when an audio file is opened with Sound Forge or Sony Vegas; stored in the same folder with the same name as the audio file, but with ".sfk" added after the original extension. SFK files are used by Sound Forge and Sony Vegas to visually represent audio data, but are not meant to be opened or edited manually; SFK files do not contain any actual audio data. If the related audio file is modified in a different program, you can regenerate the peak file by selecting "Rebuild Peak Data" from the Special menu in Sound Forge. Sound Forge was previously developed by Sonic Foundry, which was acquired by Sony in May, 2003.
Open Programs:	Windows Sony Sound Forge Sony ACID Pro Sony Vegas

Name:	SMF
File Type:	Standard MIDI File
Popularity:	3
Category:	audio
File Description:	Formal MIDI file specification developed by the MIDI Manufacturers Association; similar to a .MID file
Open Programs:	Mac OS Apple QuickTime Player Windows Apple QuickTime Player

Name:	SPPACK
File Type:	SPPack Sound Sample
Popularity:	3
Category:	audio
File Description:	SPPack sampled audio format used by AT&T and Bell Labs; stores frequency domain and quefrency domain data.
Open Programs:	Windows FMJ-Software Awave Audio Linux AFsp audio file conversion utility package

Name:	SYX
File Type:	MIDI System Exclusive Message
Popularity:	3
Category:	audio
File Description:	Contains raw MIDI System Exclusive (SysEx) messages; allows a computer to communicate with external MIDI-compatible devices, such as backing up patch data from a synthesizer to a computer's hard drive.
Open Programs:	Mac OS Iced Audio AudioFinder Snoize SysEx Librarian SysEx Windows Cakewalk SONAR Dumpster WinSysEx syx2midi

Name:	SWA
File Type:	ShockWave Audio
Popularity:	3
Category:	audio
File Description:	Macromedia Shockwave compressed audio format, similar to .MP3; used for the audio portion of Flash (.SWF) animations
Open Programs:	Mac OS Macromedia Flash Player Apple QuickTime Player Windows Macromedia Flash Player Apple QuickTime Player

Name:	SHN
File Type:	Shorten Compressed Audio File
Popularity:	3
Category:	audio
File Description:	Audio file compressed using Shorten lossless compression; compresses CD-quality audio without losing any quality; similar to FLAC (.FLAC) and Monkey's Audio (.APE) compression.
Open Programs:	Mac OS Cog Shorten for Macintosh MacAmp Lite with Shorten plugin Windows Shorten Trader's Little Helper Winamp with SnhAmp plugin foobar2000 with foo_shn plugin Microsoft Windows Media Player with SHN DirectShow Filter Linux XMMS with xmms-shn plugin unshn

Name:	SES
File Type:	Audition Session
Popularity:	3
Category:	audio
File Description:	Audio production session created with Adobe Audition, a sound recording, mixing, editing, and mastering program; may contain multiple tracks and references to audio files, but does not contain actual audio data. SES files were originally used by Syntrillium Software's Cool Edit Pro, which was acquired by Adobe in May, 2003; Adobe Audition, a rebranded release of Cool Edit Pro, was released in August, 2003.
Open Programs:	Windows Adobe Audition Syntrillium Software Cool Edit Pro

Name:	S3I
File Type:	Scream Tracker 3 Instrument
Popularity:	3
Category:	audio
File Description:	Instrument format used by Scream Tracker, a popular audio tracker developed for DOS.
Open Programs:	Windows Scream Tracker 3 and later MODPlug Tracker

Name:	S3M
File Type:	ScreamTracker 3 Module
Popularity:	3
Category:	audio
File Description:	Audio module format used by Scream Tracker 3.0 and later; contains sound samples and musical score, which defines notes that are played back by the samples; similar to a .MOD file, but allows up to 16 tracks. Scream Tracker v.1 and 2 saved songs as .STM files; the newer S3M format is more versatile and more widely supported; all three versions were originally developed by Future Crew.
Open Programs:	Mac OS CocoModX MacModPlay Myriad Software Harmony Assistant Player Pro Windows MODPlug Myriad Software Harmony Assistant WinAmp with AdPlug plugin

Name:	SIB
File Type:	Sibelius Score
Popularity:	4
Category:	audio
File Description:	Musical score created with Sibelius music notation software; may be composed using software or a MIDI input device; can be used to play software instruments, but does not contain actual audio data. SIB files can also be exported as standard MIDI (.MID) files from within Sibelius.
Open Programs:	Mac OS Avid Sibelius Windows Avid Sibelius