mma-splitrec - Create wav tracks from MMA input file

       Bob van der Poel <bob@mellowood.ca>

       This program is used to create a set of wav tracks from a MMA input file. You need MMA, the input file, a
       MIDI player, audio recorder and an external synth or timidity.

       The command:

                   mma-splitrec somefile.mma

       will determine the tracks in the MMA file, create temporary MIDIs for each track, play each file though
       an external synth and record the results into a series of wav files.

       Also created is a mix file with all the tracks. This is called "bg.wav".

       When using an external synth, the conversion takes a long time ...  about the number of tracks times the
       duration of the song. Be patient.

       If you have timidity installed, you can let it create the wav files.  It works pretty well, depending on
       your installed soundfonts.

       Using timidity, I've had good success with the following:

       1.  use mma-splitrec with a decent soundfont to create tracks,

       2.  use timidity to create a mix track of the mma file,

       3.  copy the mix to my Zoom H4 recorder into a project file,

       4.  play/create lots of sax tracks while listening to the mix (4 track mode on the H4),

       5.  copy the sax tracks the split tracks from (1) into audacity,

       6.  edit the tracks,

       7.  publish the song and become rich and famous!

       mma-splitrec  is  Copyright  2002-2011  Bob  van der Poel. Free use of this software is granted under the
       terms of the GNU General Public License.

                                                   2015-09-17                                    mma-splitrec(1)

       mma-splitrec - Create wav tracks from MMA input file

-m      Set the MIDI file player (aplaymidi) options. This is usually the port. You should quote the arg:
               -m "-p 20"

       -r      Recorder  options  (arecord).  You  can change the number of channels, quality, port, etc. Again,
               quote the arg: -r "-D hw:0,0 -c2"

       -o      Timidity options. Quote args: -o "-Ow"

               See the manual pages for aplaymidi, arecord and timidiy for option details.

       -i      By default, an external synth is assumed. Use this option to force use of timidity.

       -b      By default the track "bg.wav" is created with all tracks playing. This option will skip  creating
               that track.

       -t      Create  only  track  XX.  The  track name is passed to mma and its -T option.  To create a set of
               tracks you need multiple -t settings: -t Solo -t Chord-piano

               The track names are NOT case sensitive.

       -x      Exclude tracks. Again, a separate -x is required for each track to skip.

       The  latest  version  of  this  program  is  always  distributed   with   MMA   and   is   available   at
       http://www.mellowood.ca/mma

mma(1)

mma-splitrec <somefile.mma>