Music project file formats

The saved work of music software. A project file holds the arrangement, patterns, mixer settings and plugin states that make up a song, and usually points to audio files kept elsewhere.

Formats

.ALS

Ableton Live Set

An Ableton Live project: gzip-compressed XML of tracks, clips and devices.

.AUP3

Audacity project

An Audacity project: a SQLite database holding the edits and the audio.

.BAND

GarageBand project

A GarageBand song: a macOS package of project data and recordings.

.CPR

Cubase project

A Steinberg Cubase project: an undocumented binary file beside an Audio folder.

.FLP

FruityLoops 1 to FL Studio 5 project

Early FLP projects: single-byte text, old tempo events, the 1999 layout.

.FLP

FL Studio 11.5 to 12 project

FLP projects whose text events switch to UTF-16LE, except the version.

.FLP

FL Studio 20 project

FLP projects with multiple arrangements, 500 playlist tracks and 125 inserts.

.FLP

FL Studio 21 and later project

Current FLP projects: 60-byte and longer playlist records, newer events.

.FLP

FL Studio 6 to 11.4 project

FLP projects with single-byte text and volume and pan on the newer scale.

.LOGICX

Logic Pro project

A Logic Pro project: a macOS package of alternatives and media.

.PTX

Pro Tools session

An Avid Pro Tools session: an obfuscated binary file beside an Audio Files folder.

.RPP

REAPER project

A REAPER project in plain text: nested blocks of tracks, items and settings.