MIDI2ABC(1) General Commands Manual MIDI2ABC(1) (NAME) midi2abc - MIDI abc (SYNOPSIS) midi2abc -f infile [-xa] [-ga] [-a acbeats] [-m time signature] [-ppu parts per unit] [-aul denominator of unit length] [-gu] [-b bars] [-Q tempo] [-u pulses] [-k key] [-c channel] [-obpl] [-bpl bars] [-bps bars] [-o filename] [-s] [-sr units] [-sum] [-nb] [-nt] [-splitvoices] [-midigram] [-mftext] [-mftextpulses] [-nogr] [-title string] [-origin string] [-midinotes] (DESCRIPTION) midi2abc MIDI abc . MIDI abc . midi2abc . ( midi2abc -f file.mid > file.abc) -o . -u -gu -b -Q . midi2abc MIDI (quantum units) 1/16 1/32 abc . PPQN MIDI . MIDI MIDI . time signature MIDI . 4/4 -m . anacrusis -ga -xa . -a . anacrusis (half unit lengths) L: . L: 1/8 quarter note 4 ( 1/16). (OPTIONS) -a acbeats acbeats anacrusis . -xa anacrusis . -ga anacrusis ties bars. -m time signature time signature. -b bars bars . -Q tempo tempo quarter-notes . -u pulses midi pulses abc . -ppu parts per abc unit length midi2abc L: . quantum unit . L: 1/8 midi2abc 1/16 1/32 . -ppu 4 . . -aul denominator of abc unit length midi2abc time signature 1/8 1/16 . time signatures 3/4 L: 1/16 time signatures L: 1/8 . -aul 32 midi2abc 1/32 . -gu midi2abc midi pulses abc MIDI . -gk midi2abc accidentals (key signature) key signature MIDI . key signature MIDI . key signature accidentals . -k key key signature: 6- 6 sharps. -c channel MIDI . -f infile MIDI. -o output file abc . -s . -sr quantum units (notate) . ( quantum units) . . -sum MIDI . -nb broken rhythms . -nt triplets . -obpl bar . abc postscript . . -nogr ( .) . postscript . -bpl nbars nbars . -bps nbars nbars ( ) ( ). -splitvoices voice voice polyphonic chords . ( polyphonic chord .) midi2abc ties . : [Bd-]d [Bd-]d|. voice Bz Bz d2 d2 . Bz d2 d2 Bz . -midigram abc . MIDI . note on/off MIDI . on/off track midi pitch midi velocity . MIDI MIDI (pulse units) . (piano roll) . -mftext abc . MIDI . runabc.tcl . -mftextpulses -mftext midi pulses . -title string :T . -origin string :O . -midinotes -mftext midi pitches MIDI (middle C) (equal tempered scale) cents pitch cents C . pitchbend cents . semitone (cents) pitch C #C . octave pitch D . pitch B . pitch (tones) . pitch pitchbend MIDI . MIDI (pitch) sysex ( System Exclusive) . abc2svg Jef Moine pitchbends sysex . (FEATURES) * (key) accidentals . ( sharps flats ). * bars tempo . . (heuristic) . MIDI . * (Barlines) . anacrusis barline time signature . * anacrusis tie barline. * barline (tied) . * bar . * (accidental signs) barline . * bar . * Triplets broken rhythms (a>b) . * (Chords) . * MIDI . * -c MIDI . . (LIMITATIONS) midi2abc : * X: K: Q: M: L: - MIDI . * duplets quadruplets . * key time signature . * . . * abc abc2midi . midi2abc -xa -f file.mid . (SEE ALSO) abc2ps(1) abc2midi(1) abc2abc(1) (AUTHORS) James Allwright (SUPPORTED) Seymour Shlien (VERSION) 2.91 midi2abc 09 March 2008 . (COPYRIGHT) 1999 James Allwright (lyrics) track midi2abc . MIDI abc2midi -STFW lyrics track . midi2abc << >> . (GNU General Public License) . 20 January 2025 MIDI2ABC(1)