The Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF) is a generic file container format for storing data in tagged chunks. It is primarily used to store multimedia such as sound and video, though it may also be used to store any arbitrary data.
The Microsoft implementation is mostly known through container formats like AVI, ANI and WAV, which use RIFF as their basis.
RIFF was introduced in 1991 by Microsoft and IBM, and was presented by Microsoft as the default format for Windows 3.1 multimedia files. It is based on Electronic Arts' Interchange File Format, introduced in 1985 on the Commodore Amiga, the only difference being that multi-byte integers are in little-endian format, native to the 80x86 processor series used in IBM PCs, rather than the big-endian format native to the 68k processor series used in Amiga and Apple Macintosh computers, where IFF files were heavily used.
In 2010 Google introduced the WebP picture format, which uses RIFF as a container.
In music, an ostinato [ostiˈnaːto] (derived from Italian: stubborn, compare English: 'obstinate') is a motif or phrase that persistently repeats in the same musical voice, usually at the same pitch. Well-known ostinato-based pieces include both classical compositions such as Ravel's Boléro and popular songs such as Donna Summer and Giorgio Moroder's "I Feel Love" (1977) and The Verve's "Bitter Sweet Symphony" (1997).
The repeating idea may be a rhythmic pattern, part of a tune, or a complete melody in itself. Both ostinatos and ostinati are accepted English plural forms, the latter reflecting the word's Italian etymology. Strictly speaking, ostinati should have exact repetition, but in common usage, the term covers repetition with variation and development, such as the alteration of an ostinato line to fit changing harmonies or keys.
Within the context of film music, Claudia Gorbman defines an obstinate as a repeated melodic or rhythmic figure that propel scenes that lack dynamic visual action.
Riff, RIFF, The 'Riff, or Riffs may refer to:
SDR may refer to:
XDR (eXtended Dynamic Range, also known as SDR (Super Dynamic Range)) is a quality-control and duplication process for the mass-production of pre-recorded audio cassettes. It is a process designed to provide higher quality audio on pre-recorded cassettes by checking the sound quality at all stages of the tape duplication process. In this way, the dynamic range of audio recorded on an XDR-duplicated cassette can be up to 13 decibels greater.
XDR was originally developed by Capitol Records-EMI of Canada in 1982 as "SDR" (Super Dynamic Range). Capitol in the USA then adopted the system for its cassette releases that same year, renaming it "XDR".
The XDR/SDR process involves many steps, the most prominent being:
it's hot and I'm walking
I could use a lift, my baby strutts beside me
looking pretty swift, she said have no car
I'm just another stiff, well I'm driving something
better yeah I got my riff....
no way to go threw life
without you got no riff..
It's late, 10;30 , missed my morning call
my boss goes crazy if I go to work at all..
long term survival aint no clever trick ,
when facing big disaster just grab your mountain stick
no way to go through life with out you got no riff,
go on and strutt your stuff no matter what it is,
no way to go through life no,no without your RIFF
lets get it all together, wont you go my way
don't worry bout tommorrow, just another day
your shaking on the ladder, feet about to fall
your riff is all you need, your back against the wall..
no way to go through life with out you got no riff
go on strutt your stuff no matter what it is,
no way to go through life without you got no riff,
lay down some attitude,
yeah you got the gift....
no way to go through life without..you got no riff