Working With Music Files

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Restrictions

Cybiko Computer plays only one track of Music at a time.
So, before converting a MIDI music file to the Cybiko Computer music file format, you need to:

  1. Choose which track you want to convert, usually you want the main instrument.
  2. Create a new MIDI file (in your MIDI editor) consisting only of this one track, or simply delete the tracks you don’t want and save the MIDI file with a new name.
  3. Convert this new MIDI file with the Cybiko Computer MIDI file converter.
Opening MIDI File

Using the Converter program you can:

  1. On the File menu, click Open.
  2. In the Look In box, click the location of the MIDI file.
  3. Below the Look In box, double-click the folder you want.
  4. Double-click the MIDI file name, or type it in the File Name box.

You will see the Music File Converter Box.

Music Adjustment

Music File Converter Box presents you the option to adjust your music file:

Note Separation
You can make the staccato effect for the notes of equal pitch going one by one. Check off the Note Separation check box and set the number in the edit field that determines how many ticks (one tick is equal to one-hundredth of a second) there will be from the note duration for a break between the next note with the same pitch.

Break Options
To make a converted file more musical, there are interesting and useful options in the Music File Converter Box: Break After and Break Length. You can set their parameters in the number of ticks (one tick is equal to one-hundredth of a second) for the pattern of tremolo sounding of the converted file.

Check off the Break After check box and set in the edit field the number which defines the time between breaks in ticks. The Break Length check box will be checked off automatically with the default parameter equal to 1 tick.

Set in the edit field of Break Length the time of the break you want in ticks.

Transposition
You can transpose the MIDI file to definite numbers of semi-tones. Check off the Transpose check box and set the number of semi-tones in the edit field. The positive numbers pitch the audio frequency up; the negative numbers pitch the audio frequency down.

Note: The MIDI file can play 128 different notes. Cybiko Computer can play 99 different notes. To convert a MIDI file to a Cybiko Computer music file correctly, you need to set the transposition number so the converted music file will be in Cybiko Computer audio range.

If you check off the Auto-transpose check box, the program will transpose the converted file automatically to set the music file in Cybiko Computer range.

To listen to how music will sound on your Cybiko Computer in the Music Composer application press <Play>.
Use <Pause/Resume> to pause and resume playing. Press <Stop> to stop playing.
Press <Save As…> to save music on your PC. The standard Windows “Save As” box will open. Here you can select the directory and file name you want for your tune.
Press <Send to Cybiko Computer> to send the music file to your Cybiko Computer.

 

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