This section describes the format of files created in DirectMusic Producer and read by DirectMusic when IDirectMusicLoader8::GetObject or IDirectMusicLoader8::LoadObjectFromFile is called. Most applications don't parse these files directly. This format information is included for developers of music-authoring applications or DirectMusic plug-ins who want to be able to save data in a compatible format or load data into their own objects.

DirectMusic data is stored in the resource interchange file format (RIFF). The following topics contain general information about RIFF files:

• About RIFF
• RIFF Notation

The following topics describe how DirectMusic data is organized in RIFF chunks:

• Common Chunks
• Audiopath Form
• Band Form
• Chordmap Form
• Container Form
• DirectSound Buffer Configuration Form
• Effects Form
• Reference List
• Script Form
• Segment Form
• Style Form
• Tool Form
• Toolgraph Form
• Track Form
• Wave Header Chunk

The following section is a reference to structures used to contain data in RIFF chunks:

• DirectMusic File Structures