ADL Format
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ADL Format files are used in the Westwood Studios PC-DOS games to play sound through an adlib compatible sound card.
Each ADL file contains these blocks:
- Song indexes for the following pointer array
- Pointer array for sound/music tracks
- Pointer array for adlib instruments
- Tracks data
- Instruments data
Each pointer in array is relative to the size of primary indexes block.
| Game | Primary Indexes | Track Pointers | Instrument Pointers | First Track Offset | First Track Absolute Offset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EOB | 120 (8-bit) | 150 (16-bit) | 150 (16-bit) | 0x258 | 0x2D0 |
| EOB 2 | 120 (8-bit) | 250 (16-bit) | 250 (16-bit) | 0x3E8 | 0x460 |
| Kyrandia 1 | 120 (8-bit) | 250 (16-bit) | 250 (16-bit) | 0x3E8 | 0x460 |
| Dune II | 120 (8-bit) | 250 (16-bit) | 250 (16-bit) | 0x3E8 | 0x460 |
| Lands of Lore 1 | 250 (16-bit) | 500 (16-bit) | 500 (16-bit) | 0x7D0 | 0x9C4 |
| Kyrandia 2 | 250 (16-bit) | 500 (16-bit) | 500 (16-bit) | 0x7D0 | 0x9C4 |