txt2mid

Text to MIDI converter

What's this ?

This little tool called txt2mid takes a text file as input and outputs a MIDI file with the exact same name + ".mid". The text file has to be written with some simple rules which are described below.

Text file syntax

Add a new note

<esp> stands for one blank space

N <esp> date <esp> octave <esp> note <esp> velocity <esp> duration <esp> track

• 0 <= note <= 11
• 0 <= velocity <= 127
• the track number begins with 1 (and not with 0)
• date and duration use this rule : quarter note = 240

Add a new controller change event

C <esp> date <esp> cc <esp> value <esp> track

• 0 <= cc <= 127
• 0 <= value <= 127
• same other settings as for the notes

Add a pitchwheel change event

P <esp> date <esp> value <esp> track

• 0 <= value <= 16383 (middle = 8192)

Add a note from a frequency [experimental]

works with a pitch bend range of 200 cents

H <esp> date <esp> frequency <esp> velocity <esp> duration <esp> track

• 30 <= frequency in Hz <= 8346
• same other settings as for the notes

Add a comment

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Hacks [experimental]

Have to be at the very begining of the text file

# ja_spectral

• let use the spectral notation developed by Jamil Alioui