Bpm Studio File Formats - ALCATECH BPM STUDIO 4 PRO User Manual

BPM Studio File Formats

This chapter is supposed to give you a better
understanding of the file formats, and endings
supported by BPM Studio. Some of them can be
deleted, for others it is recommended to leave
them on your hard drive.
*.grp, *.idx, *.gps, *.plg, *.lst:
These files are used for the file- Play List archive.
The *.gps, and *.idx files contain information about
the structure of File- and Play List archive. For all
titles in a major category of the File Archive, a
[category name].grp file will be created containing
all title information for this category. The Play List
categories can be found in the *.plg files, and the
Play Lists are stored as *.lst files. These are
compatible with the directly store- and loadable
Play Lists.
eq.eqp:
File for equalizer presets
Bpm.set:
Encrypted file for user information
*.bml, colors.cfg:
This file contains the skins for BPM Studio. The
bitmaps are contained in the *.bml files, colors
are defined in the file colors.cfg.
*,cut:
The cut format is available in the editors export
function. In this case it is not the marked area
that will be saved, but the Cue-Points, and marker
information as links. Information that would
otherwise only be available in the Play List or the
file archive can be backed up separately this way.
*.~*:
Tilde files are created automatically as back ups
of all files of File- and Play List Archive. (Either
when exiting the program, or, when auto save is
active, every 15 minutes.
*.scn:
Scan files will be created when needed by BPM
Studio to position exactly in VBR files or very long
MP3 files. They should not be deleted for:
1.) The Cue-Points will not be restored correctly
since BPM Studio can't jump to the exact
position, which can cause a "jump" after
addressing the Cue-Point.
2.) The *.scn files in auto play mode would have
to be generated anew, to determine the
actual lenght of the title.
*.mem:
Files for the saved files for the sampler functions
of all files. (A.B.Exit-Loop)
*.cue:
Files for the Cue-Points of each file.
*.mem and *.cue files can be deleted. Of course
all Cue-Points of a loop will be lost, it still can be
useful to clean up every once in a while though
*.sdd:
Files for the peak files of the wave editor. They
serve the editor in navigating in, and loading of
files. These files can be deleted, the loading will
take longer though.