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THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL RELEASE OF MIDI2ESF, I'M UPLOADING THIS ONLY IN CASE SOMEBODY REALLY NEEDS IT RIGHT NOW. Currently midi2esf is unfinished, and it isn't guaranteed to work properly with all MIDIs. You have been warned. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - What's implemented: - Note on, note off :P - Volume changes - Instrument changes - Initial tempo - FM channels, square wave PSG channels, standalone PSG4 channel, PCM channel (mapped to percussion) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Some rules: - Each MIDI channel must be mapped to only one Echo channel (yes, the MIDI channels, not the tracks). This also implies no polyphony, if you need that then play notes in separate channels. - Yes, multiple MIDI channels may be assigned to the same Echo channel, just don't get both playing notes at the same time (this is useful mainly to use multiple instruments in the same channel, since changing instruments in the middle of a track seems to be painful with several MIDI editors). - The same MIDI instrument can be mapped to a different Echo instrument for both FM and PSG. This means you can use the same MIDI instrument on both kinds of channels if you wish. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - There are three things that I know that don't work right now: - PSG3+PSG4 mode (incomplete, stand-alone PSG4 works though) - Pitch slide (may work, but I didn't test it yet...) - Mid-tune tempo changes (not implemented yet) ============================================================================= midi2esf works with a batch file, similar to how mdtiler works. I'd suggest go check mdtiler to get an idea of how to use it meanwhile. Call midi2esf as follows: midi2esf «batch-file» - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Quick list of commands (square brackets means it's optional), you figure out what they do for now though it should be self-explanatory: instrument fm «midi-instr» «echo-instr» [transpose «semitones»] instrument psg «midi-instr» «echo-instr» [transpose «semitones»] instrument pcm «midi-note» «echo-instr» channel «midi-chan» «echo-chan» convert «input-file» «output-file» loop off loop on reset instruments reset channels «midi-instr» is a number between 1 and 128. «echo-instr» is a number between 0 and 255. «midi-note» is a number between 0 and 127 (it's in semitones, so every 12 is a different octave). C-5 is 60, for reference. «midi-chan» may be a number from 1 to 16. You can't reassign MIDI channel #10 (percussion) though, since it's always mapped to Echo's PCM channel. «echo-chan» may be fm1, fm2, fm3, fm4, fm5, fm6, psg1, psg2, psg3 or psg4. (there's psg3+psg4 too, but it isn't fully implemented yet)