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[22:40:47] <Abel9210> so it just occurred to me
[22:41:22] <Abel9210> I don't think I ever asked you why the files you sent me were in some extensions I have never heard of ever
[22:53:30] <calebj> .xm and .mod?
[22:53:43] <Abel9210> and also .s3m
[22:54:02] <calebj> Yeah. Tracked music files aren't all that common
[22:54:09] <calebj> .mo3 is another one
[22:54:40] <Abel9210> I see
[22:54:45] <Abel9210> so what's the deal with those
[22:55:08] <calebj> Instead of compressed audio like mp3, mp4, wav, etc
[22:55:13] <calebj> They have the music in tracked form
[22:55:21] <calebj> Which is a sequence of playback commands
[22:55:38] <calebj> Like notes, pitch glide, jump to position, etc etc
[22:55:47] <calebj> Like MIDI on steroids
[22:55:57] <calebj> And samples of the instruments
[22:56:49] <Abel9210> oh ok
[22:57:04] <Abel9210> so it's like
[22:57:48] <Abel9210> what a music file would be if you made the computer do the work for you instead of just compressing and playing back the file
[22:58:08] <calebj> Yeah, kind of