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# Why should I use them?

(This section is intended for composers)

There are of course some good reasons for using them:

- Every OPENCP user sees your description automatically when he moves the cursor over the file
- The module type is also stored in `.MDZ` files, so you can explicitely force OPENCP to play your Module in Protracker (or FastTracker) mode, for example.
- Even if the user does not use OPENCP, he can still read your description, because `.MDZ` is a simple, human readable text format
- Creating `.MDZ` files is almost no extra work (you can create a complete `.MDZ` file from within OPENCP in less than one minute)

So, as you see, using `.MDZ` files has many advantages, but (almost) no disadvantages. It is surely worth trying.