File extension Details of ALAW, AIFC, ABC, LVP, LSO, ALL, LWV, LA, L

Name:	ALAW
File Type:	A-Law Compressed Sound Format
Popularity:	3
Category:	audio
File Description:	Standard audio compression algorithm used in European digital communications, such as telephones; optimizes the dynamic range of an audio signal
Open Programs:	Mac OS Apple QuickTime Player Windows Apple QuickTime Player

Name:	AIFC
File Type:	Compressed Audio Interchange File
Popularity:	3
Category:	audio
File Description:	Compressed .AIFF audio file that contains CD-quality audio; similar to a .WAV file, but uses audio compression to reduce file size; may incorporate ULAW, ALAW, or G722 compression; commonly referred to as an AIFF-C file.
Open Programs:	Mac OS Apple iTunes or QuickTime Player Microsoft Windows Media Player Other audio player Windows Apple iTunes or QuickTime Player Microsoft Windows Media Player Other audio player

Name:	ABC
File Type:	ABC Music Notation   (Most common)
Popularity:	3
Category:	audio
File Description:	Musical notation language designed to notate songs in ASCII format; can be translated into an actual score and played back using an ABC-compatible program
Open Programs:	Mac OS abc4Mac BarFly Melody Assistant Windows abc2win Melody Assistant Muse MusicEase TablEdit Abc Navigator ABCedit

Name:	LVP
File Type:	Avaya Voice Player Audio File
Popularity:	2
Category:	audio
File Description:	Compressed audio format used by the Avaya Voice Player for making voice recordings; often used as a Web browser helper application for playing Avaya Voice files, but can also turn e-mail software into a voicemail system; designed to work with the Intuity Audix Multimedia Messaging System. The Avaya Voice Player was previously the Lucent Voice Player, developed by Lucent Technologies.
Open Programs:	Mac OS Avaya Voice Player Windows Avaya Voice Player Linux Avaya Voice Player

Name:	LSO
File Type:	Logic Audio Project
Popularity:	3
Category:	audio
File Description:	Song or other audio project created with Apple Logic audio production software; contains track settings, software instruments, audio effects, MIDI data, and references to audio files used by the project
Open Programs:	Mac OS Apple Logic Pro or Logic Express

Name:	ALL
File Type:	Cubasis Project File
Popularity:	3
Category:	audio
File Description:	Multi-track audio project file created by Steinberg Cubasis or early versions of Cubase VST; contains "all" the project data, which may include both audio and MIDI tracks.
Open Programs:	Mac OS Steinberg Cubasis Steinberg Cubase VST Steinberg Cubase SL/SX Windows Steinberg Cubasis Steinberg Cubase VST Steinberg Cubase SL/SX

Name:	LWV
File Type:	Linguistically Enhanced Sound File
Popularity:	3
Category:	audio
File Description:	Audio file, similar to a .WAV file, that has been enhanced with the Microsoft Linguistic Information Sound Editing Tool (LISET); typically has modified phonemes that give the voice in the audio file greater articulation. LWV files are used by Microsoft Agent, a program for creating conversational interfaces for applications and Web pages.
Open Programs:	Windows Microsoft Agent Microsoft Linguistic Information Sound Editing Tool

Name:	LA
File Type:	Lossless Audio File
Popularity:	3
Category:	audio
File Description:	Audio file compressed by La, a lossless audio compression program; compresses an audio file's size without affecting the quality; has a longer encoding time than most other lossless compressors, but results in greater compression.
Open Programs:	Windows La Nullsoft Winamp with La plugin foobar2000 with La plugin Linux La XMMS with La plugin

Name:	L
File Type:	Left Audio Channel File   (Most common)
Popularity:	3
Category:	audio
File Description:	Audio file containing the left channel of an audio track; may be exported by an audio production program, such as Digital Performer (Mac) or Cubase (Mac and Windows).
Open Programs:	Mac OS Apple iTunes or other music player Windows Apple iTunes or other music player

Name:	INS
File Type:	Ensoniq Instrument
Popularity:	3
Category:	audio
File Description:	Format used to store instrument samples used by Ensoniq synthesizers and sound cards.
Open Programs:	Mac OS Chicken Systems Sampler Tools Windows Chicken Systems Sampler Tools Ensoniq OTTO sound card