ROL
Roll | |||||
Developer: | Ad Lib, Inc. | ||||
Header: | Custom | ||||
Content: | Notational | ||||
Instruments: | External | ||||
Target Output
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Released: | 1987 | ||||
First Game: | ? | ||||
Extensions |
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Roll (ROL) is an audio format that houses musical instructions. It is similar to sheet music in that it only houses the instructions for playing music, but not the actual sound itself. ROL files must be loaded in conjunction with instrument (INS) files or with an instrument bank file (BNK) which defines the sound of the instruments that will play the ROL instructions. In particular, ROL was used by Ad Lib and their AdLib Visual Composer program.
The AdLib Visual Composer program stores the title "ROLL" in the format's metadata, implying that the name is short for "piano roll", which is fitting for what it is. Because the format has become archaic, the origins of ROL are difficult to find. Some sites have claimed that it predates Ad Lib and is an abbreviation for the company Roland, however, this seems unlikely since the format stores OPL data, not MIDI data.
Players
- AdLib Jukebox - DOS
- AdPlug - foobar2000, Winamp
- Audio Overload - Linux, Macintosh, Windows
- InTune - DOS
- MuchMusic - DOS
- Play ROL - DOS
Editors
- AdLib Visual Composer - DOS
- MIDIPLEX - Windows
Converters
ROL to ?
- AdLib Convert - DOS - MUS (AdLib)
- Audio Overload - Linux, Macintosh, Windows - WAV
- MIDIPLEX - Windows - MIDI
- ROL to CMF - DOS - CMF
- ROL to MIDI - DOS - MDI
- ROL to SND - DOS - SND (Sierra)
? to ROL
- MIDIPLEX - Windows - MUS (AdLib)
Games
Released | Title | Sample |
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1987-??-?? | AdLib Visual Composer (DOS) | |
1989-??-?? | The Amazing Spider-Man and Captain America in Dr. Doom's Revenge (DOS) | |
1989-??-?? | X-Men: Madness in Murderworld (DOS) | |
1990-??-?? | The Punisher (DOS) | |
1990-??-?? | Space 1889 (DOS) | |
1990-??-?? | X-Men II: Fall of the Mutants (DOS) | |
1992-??-?? | BugBomber (DOS) | |
1992-??-?? | Locomotion (DOS) | |
1994-04-?? | Pee & Gity (DOS) |
Technical
Technical specs on the ROL format can be found here.