BNK

[[Category: Formats With {{{Content}}} Content]] [[Category: Formats With {{{Instruments}}} Instruments]]

Instrument Bank
Developer:	Ad Lib, Inc.
Header:	Unknown
Content:	{{{Content}}}
Instruments:	{{{Instruments}}}
Target Output
Released:	1987
First Game:	?
Extensions	*.bnk

An Ad Lib Instrument Bank (BNK) file doesn't store music, but it does contain the definitions for instruments to be played in ROL files. Since this format isn't actually an audio format, the list of players don't actually "play" BNK files, but rather utilize them when playing a ROL file.

Players

(Category)

• AdLib Jukebox - DOS
• AdLib Visual Composer - DOS
• AdPlug - DOS, foobar2000, UNIX, Winamp, XMMS

Editors

(Category)

• AdLib Instrument Maker - DOS

Games

Since BNK files do not store music, there are no samples, but this is a list of the games that use BNK files.

Released	Title
1987-??-??	AdLib Visual Composer (DOS)
1990-??-??	Eye of the Beholder (DOS)
19??-??-??	Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos (DOS)
19??-??-??	Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny (DOS)
1991-??-??	Super Tetris (DOS)
1991-??-??	Wordtris (DOS)
1993-??-??	SkyRoads (DOS)
1994-??-??	SkyRoads Xmas Special (DOS)

Links

• shikadi.net/moddingwiki/BNK_Format_%28Ad_Lib%29 - Modding Wiki.