About
MMLX is a music programming language used to make NES Chiptunes. It extends from Music Macro Language: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_Macro_Language
It is short for MML eXtended. Everything written in MML is valid in MMLX, but there are additional features.
If you are familiar with web programming, MMLX is to MML what SASS is to CSS
For a getting started tutorial check out: https://github.com/ccampbell/mmlx/wiki/Getting-Started
For complete documentation: https://github.com/ccampbell/mmlx/wiki/Documentation
You can check out some samples in the files/mmlx directory of this repository. Also an MML beginner's guide is available at: http://nullsleep.com/treasure/mck_guide/
Dependencies
setuptools or distribute:
curl http://python-distribute.org/distribute_setup.py | python
pip:
curl https://raw.github.com/pypa/pip/master/contrib/get-pip.py | python
this may have to be run as root
Quick start (stable release)
pip install mmlx
mmlx --watch path/to/mmlx
for additional options run
mmlx --help
Dev version
If you want to try the latest greatest you can install the dev version
pip install https://github.com/ccampbell/mmlx/zipball/master
NOTE: MMLX has only been tested on Python 2.6.1 using Mac OS X at this time
Features
- define and use instrument patches
- use ADSR envelopes for creating instruments
- import other MMLX files or instruments into your current file
- use portamento to slide smoothly from one note to the next
- store data such as chords or patterns in variables
- transpose to any key
- target notes directly by octave without having to manually move up and down octaves
- auto generate NSF files on save and open them
- generate separate NSF files for each voice
To-Do
- Throw proper warnings/errors/syntax checks when code is not valid mmlx
- Unit tests
- Automatic DPCM sample conversions from wav files
- Ability to create random instruments
- Ability to use absolute paths to directories
- Add improved support for expansion packs (VRC7, FME7, etc)
- Skip over existing macros defined in your MMLX file when generating new macros from instruments