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Converter from BASIC "Play" statement to MIDI files (Announce)

posted by Zyzzle, 16.03.2019, 00:35

> Some time ago appeared on the FreeBasic forum a concept of source which can
> convert the music strings from the "Play" statement into MIDI files.
> https://www.freebasic.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=26753
>
> I rewrote this source into pascal and extended the capabilities a bit and
> the result is here:
> http://www.laaca.borec.cz/soubory/playbas.rar
>
> It is still more a kind of demo than very serious program but it still may
> be very handy for you if you want to quickly convert simple melody into
> MIDI.

Thanks, for sharing. That's a neat utility. I'm going to try it out on some old BASIC songs I've got kicking around since the '80s.

Complete thread:

• Converter from BASIC "Play" statement to MIDI files - Laaca, 15.03.2019, 22:35 (Announce)
  • Converter from BASIC "Play" statement to MIDI files - Zyzzle, 16.03.2019, 00:35
  • Converter from BASIC "Play" statement to MIDI files - DosWorld, 16.03.2019, 11:36
    • Converter from BASIC "Play" statement to MIDI files - alexfru, 16.03.2019, 23:23
      • Converter from BASIC "Play" statement to MIDI files - DosWorld, 17.03.2019, 01:33