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Finale music file format
File type: Audio and sound file
Files with mus extension are used by the composing application Finale for its default music notation file format.
Found 9 different file type records with the same mus filename suffix.
File type category:
Audio and sound file
Date updated: April 18, 2024
File extension mus is associated with Finale, the world’s most powerful music notation software used for composing, arranging, teaching and publishing music, developed by MakeMusic, Inc.
A .mus file contain music notation information, but does not store actual audio data.
Use Finale to open *.mus files. May be imported to other programs as well, or opened in text editor.
There is no way how to convert the MUS file format to other file format.
Software applications that can open mus files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that can edit mus files:
Microsoft Windows
Software capable of saving mus files:
Microsoft Windows
Programs for viewing mus files:
Microsoft Windows
Apps designed for playing mus files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that create mus files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that print mus files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Game file
Audio and sound file
Date updated: November 10, 2024
The mus file extension was also used for a MIDI music format used by games which use Doom engine (idTech) (Heretic, Hexen etc.). You can use Awave Studio to play this files.
Apps designed for playing mus files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Audio and sound file
Date updated: May 12, 2019
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
The mus file extension used by Harmony Assistant, Melody Assistant, Myriad Music plug-in, Melody Player for music file. In 2003 extension was changed to .myr
Most likely some old format without support. No further information could be found.
Use compatible tools to work with *.mus files.
Probably can be exported to other formats.
Apps designed for playing mus files:
Multiplatform
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: June 20, 2018
The mus file extension is also related to the BioWare Infinity engine that was used in several epic games like the Baldur's Gate or Icewind Dale series etc.
The mus file does not contain the actual audio data, it's is some kind of playlist that also determines loops and "interrupt state" effects.
Outside of their intended use for in-game sounds, these can be played with dedicated audio players like the ACMPlayer.
As these files do not contain any actual audio data, it is unlikely conversion of any kind would make sense.
Apps designed for playing mus files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that handle other tasks involving mus files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: December 21, 2018
The mus file extension is associated with the Minecraft, a sand box computer game available for Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac OS X (macOS) and other platforms.
The mus file stores music data for Minecraft.
You cannot open this file type manually, it is accessed by the game automatically.
These games files cannot be converted to anything else. However, sometimes modding.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving mus files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Audio and sound file
Date updated: November 10, 2024
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
The mus file extension is also related to audio files in MPEG Audio Stream (Layer II) format. 16 bit mono or stereo sound format. Frequency 48, 44.1, 32, 24, 22.05, 16, 12, 11.025, 8 kHz, compresses from 8 to 448 kbit/s.
Awave Studio can playback MUS format.
Probably can be exported to other formats.
Apps designed for playing mus files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: December 14, 2017
The mus file extension is related to the Need for Speed: Most Wanted, an action racing video game for Microsoft Windows and various video gaming consoles.
The mus file contains music for the game.
The mus files are used for internal purposes of NFS: Most Wanted.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving mus files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Audio and sound file
Date updated: December 6, 2018
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
The mus file extension is also related to SCORE, a music printing system which is intended to facilitate the creation of virtually any page of standard music notation with a final quality equal to that of true engraving.
The mus file saved in SCORE contains music notation.
You can work with this MUS file type using SCORE music publishing system.
Music notations can be usually converted between various formats.
Software applications that can open mus files:
Microsoft MS-DOS
Software applications that can edit mus files:
Microsoft MS-DOS
Software capable of saving mus files:
Microsoft MS-DOS
Apps designed for playing mus files:
Microsoft MS-DOS
Software apps that create mus files:
Microsoft MS-DOS
File type category:
Audio and sound file
Date updated: February 2, 2019
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
The mus file extension is associated with the Music file format, that was developed by Electronic Arts for Sony PlayStation 2 video games.
Most likely some old format without support. No further information could be found.