[linux-audio-dev] Song file format : ascii or binary ?

[Olivier Guilyardi]

Hi,

I'm writing a pattern-based audio sequencer, and wonder about the file 
format to choose when saving the whole song. My application handles the 
usual stuff : metadata (bpm, settings), patterns, and samples.

Do you believe I should use (yet another) binary file format, embedding 
patterns, samples, and possibly roasted chicken into a big standalone 
(that's the good point) package ?

Or may I produce an XML file (doesn't <pattern> looks nicer than 
[pattern] ? ;), with an option to mimic the save "Web-page, Complete" 
mozilla behaviour ?
That is, when saving song.xml, sticking a song.xml.files/ folder in the 
same directory, to store samples.

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   og