Template:Instrument Infobox

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Instrument Infobox
Format typeMusical Instrument
HardwareUnknown
Number of instrumentsUnknown
Instruments named?Unknown
GamesNone

This template is used to display an information box containing details about a map format. See BNK Format (Ad Lib) for example use.

Valid parameters and examples are:

Parameter/example Purpose Valid values
Type = Value
Type2 = Value
Type3 = Value
Type of hardware for sound generation One of:
  • MIDI
  • OPL (Ad Lib)
  • PCM (sampled)
  • PC Speaker
(add new types to this page as required)
Note: MIDI is usually not an instrument type - the instrument is either OPL (if the MIDI song is played on an OPL synth) or PCM (in the case of a SoundFont or similar.)
Count = 123 Number of instruments in a bank Use 1 if the file format holds only a single instrument (i.e. not an instrument bank)
Names = Yes, 12 chars Does the format store a name for each instrument? Yes or no, if yes specify maximum name length (not including any terminating NULL characters)
Games = {{Game|GameName}} {{Game|GameName}} Name of all games that use this format Any wiki page name, as a parameter to the Game template

Default values are shown if the parameter is omitted, so do not use any parameters unless the value is known (most of the defaults say "unknown")