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.TH ABC2MIDI 1 "26. June 1999"
.SH NAME
\fBabc2midi\fP \- converts abc file to MIDI file(s)
.SH SYNOPSIS
abc2midi \fIinfile\fP [\fIrefnum\fP] [-c] [-v] [-o outfile]
.SH DESCRIPTION
By default \fIabc2midi\fP writes a MIDI file for each abc tune
with the filename <stem>N.mid, where <stem> is the filestem
of the abc infile and N is the tune reference number.
.PP
If the -o
option is used, only one file is written. This is the tune
specified by the reference number or, if no reference number
is given, the first tune in the file.
.SS OPTIONS
.TP
.B \fIrefnum\fP
process the tune with eference number \fIrefnum\fP (field X: in
abc input)
.TP
.B -c
selects checking only
.TP
.B -v
selects verbose option
.TP
.B -o \fIoutfile\fP
write output to \fIoutfile\fP
.SS FEATURES
.PP
* Broken rythms (>, <), chords, n-tuples, slurring, ties, staccatto notes,
repeats, in-tune tempo/length/time signature changes are all supported.
.PP
* R:hornpipe or r:hornpipe is recognized and note timings are adjusted to
give a broken rythm (ab is converted to a>b).
.PP
* Most errors in the abc input will generate a suitable error message in
the output and the converter keeps going.
.PP
* Comments and text fields in the abc source are converted to text events
in the MIDI output
.PP
* If guitar chords are present, they are used to generate an accompaniment
in the MIDI output.
.PP
* If there are mis-matched repeat signs in the abc, the program attempts to
fix them. However, it will not attempt this if a multi-part tune
description has been used or if multiple voices are in use.
.PP
* Karaoke MIDI files can be generated by using the w: field to include
lyrics.
.PP
* There are some extensions to the abc syntax of the form
.PP
\ \fC%%MIDI channel n\fP
.PP
These control channel and program selection, transposing and various
other features of abc2midi. See the file abcguide.txt for more
details.
.SS LIMITATIONS
* No field is inherited from above the X: field of the tune.
.SH SEE ALSO
abc2ps(1), midi2abc(1)
.SH AUTHOR
James Allwright <J.R.Allwright@westminster.ac.uk>
.SH VERSION
This man page describes abc2midi version 1.7.6 from January 1999.
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright 1999 James Allwright
.PP
abc2midi is supplied "as is" without any warranty. It
is free software and can be used, copied, modified and
distributed without fee under the terms of the GNU General
Public License.
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