spc2midi-tsuu: A new SPC to MIDI converter

[aikiriao]

Thanks for your comments!

is there a way that a MIDI could be ripped where it extracts the instruments into their own channels? I'm guessing the answer is no.

You're right. However, I can add an option to assign an output MIDI channel per sample so that each sample is routed to its own channel. Note that drums would remain on the standard drum channel (MIDI channel 10).

Ah right, so, for the drift, this is on clock speed 1, you can see the note sizes of each bar are identical, but each bar starts just a little earlier than the last, resulting in bars starting well before they are supposed to by the end. no matter the clock-up setting it doesnt seem to change it really

Thanks, that description is helpful. I'll investigate the phenomenon using Rainbow Road.

[aikiriao]

I’ve released version 0.2.2:
https://github.com/aikiriao/spc2midi-ts ... /tag/0.2.2

which adds two new features:
- Instrument name (stored as a track name in the SMF)
- Output channel selection

To set an instrument name, select the output MIDI channel for the sample. All MIDI events for that sample are collected into the selected channel, and the tool writes the instrument name as the track name in the exported SMF.

To support the instrument name, I changed the output SMF format from 0 to 1. Because DAWs (Cubase and FL Studio) did not recognize the instrument name meta event. So I use the track name to represent the instrument name.

This release may be unstable due to the format change. Please let me know if there is any inconvenience. I am still investigating the root cause of the timing drift issue.

[LF222]

I’ve released version 0.2.2:
https://github.com/aikiriao/spc2midi-ts ... /tag/0.2.2

which adds two new features:
- Instrument name (stored as a track name in the SMF)
- Output channel selection

To set an instrument name, select the output MIDI channel for the sample. All MIDI events for that sample are collected into the selected channel, and the tool writes the instrument name as the track name in the exported SMF.

To support the instrument name, I changed the output SMF format from 0 to 1. Because DAWs (Cubase and FL Studio) did not recognize the instrument name meta event. So I use the track name to represent the instrument name.

This release may be unstable due to the format change. Please let me know if there is any inconvenience. I am still investigating the root cause of the timing drift issue.

Working well so far, small thing though, having instruments on thier own channels can lead to problems if theres multiple channels using the same one, good example is the guitar in the title theme of Spider-Man and the X men Arcade's Revenge, the guitar and its echoes overlap eachother and eat eachother's pitch events, making a warbly mess

[MixerProductions]

I’ve released version 0.2.2:
https://github.com/aikiriao/spc2midi-ts ... /tag/0.2.2

which adds two new features:
- Instrument name (stored as a track name in the SMF)
- Output channel selection

To set an instrument name, select the output MIDI channel for the sample. All MIDI events for that sample are collected into the selected channel, and the tool writes the instrument name as the track name in the exported SMF.

To support the instrument name, I changed the output SMF format from 0 to 1. Because DAWs (Cubase and FL Studio) did not recognize the instrument name meta event. So I use the track name to represent the instrument name.

This release may be unstable due to the format change. Please let me know if there is any inconvenience. I am still investigating the root cause of the timing drift issue.

Wow I didn't expect a response this quickly let alone any kind of changes! you are amazing for this I cant thank you enough.

Side Pocket, Aero the Acrobat 2 and Battletoads remixes here I come

[aikiriao]

First of all, thank you for using the tool and comments!

having instruments on thier own channels can lead to problems if theres multiple channels using the same one

Thanks for the report. You’re right: assigning multiple samples to the same MIDI channel may cause problems. Channel assignment is left to the user, so you can control routing, but please avoid assigning the same channel to multiple samples.

Notes: channels 1–8 may be used by the SPC emulator, and channel 10 is reserved for drums, so the following channels are generally available: 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16.

Side Pocket, Aero the Acrobat 2 and Battletoads remixes here I come

Thanks, it is my pleasure to use the tool. I can’t wait to see what you make.