midcat - Concatenate MIDI file(s) to standard output
midcat [options] [file ...]
midcat concatenates MIDI file(s) to standard output.
- -d, --debug
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Show debugging info (cumulative).
- -h, --help
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Displays this help text and exits.
- -k NUM, --key=NUM
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Transposes NUMBER half-tones.
- -m, --man
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Prints the manual page and exits.
- -o FILE, --outfile=FILE
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Direct output to file.
- -p FILE, --png=FILE
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Draw PNG from output.
- -r NUM, --resolution=NUM
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Sets resolution; default is the least common multiple from the input files.
- -t NUM, --tempo=NUM
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Sets tempo.
- -u type=value, --unmechanize type=value
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Humanize track. Used as many times as there are values to pass. Each of these options will tweak the note events in a controlled random fashion. Types are:
- velocity=range
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Change velocity, allowing max range deviation from the input.
- -w NUM, --width=NUM
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Width of the PNG file (use with -p).
- -v, --version
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Output version information and exit.
MIDI, Getopt::Long, Pod::Usage
Written by Patrice Levesque.
Report bugs to <midcat.wayne@ptaff.ca>.
Forcing resolution with -r invites rounding errors; the underlying algorithm is not bright enough to circumvent this.
Transposing affects all channels except channel 10 (usually drums); if percussion is on another channel songs can take a whole other perspective.
midcat comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY and midcat may be copied only under the terms of the GNU General Public License, which may be found in the midcat distribution.