NAME

SMS::Ringtone::RTTTL::MIDI - convert RTTTL strings to MIDI format.

SYNOPSIS

use SMS::Ringtone::RTTTL::Parser;
use SMS::Ringtone::RTTTL::MIDI qw(rtttl_to_midi);

my $rtttl = 'Flntstn:d=4,o=5,b=200:g#,c#,8p,c#6,8a#,g#,c#,' .
            '8p,g#,8f#,8f,8f,8f#,8g#,c#,d#,2f,2p,g#,c#,8p,' .
            'c#6,8a#,g#,c#,8p,g#,8f#,8f,8f,8f#,8g#,c#,d#,2c#';

my $p = new SMS::Ringtone::RTTTL::MIDI($rtttl);

# Check for errors
if ($r->has_errors()) {
 print "The following RTTTL errors were found:\n";
 foreach (@{$r->get_errors()}) {
  print "$_\n";
 }
 exit;
}

# Convert RTTTL to MIDI
my $midi = rtttl_to_midi($p);

# Write MIDI to file
open(F);
binmode(F);
print F $midi;
close(F)

DESCRIPTION

SMS::Ringtone::RTTTL::MIDI contains a subroutine for converting a RTTTL song into MIDI format. See SMS::Ringtone::RTTTL::Parser.

SUBROUTINES

rtttl_to_midi($rtttl_parser,$patch)

This subroutine takes an SMS::Ringtone::RTTTL::Parser object ($rtttl_parser) and returns MIDI data. The parameter $patch is optional and contains the patch (instrument) to be used. The default patch used is 1 (Piano).

REFERENCE

General MIDI Instrument Patch Map

(groups sounds into sixteen families, w/8 instruments in each family)

Prog#     Instrument               Prog#     Instrument

   (1-8        PIANO)                   (9-16      CHROM PERCUSSION)
1         Acoustic Grand             9        Celesta
2         Bright Acoustic           10        Glockenspiel
3         Electric Grand            11        Music Box
4         Honky-Tonk                12        Vibraphone
5         Electric Piano 1          13        Marimba
6         Electric Piano 2          14        Xylophone
7         Harpsichord               15        Tubular Bells
8         Clav                      16        Dulcimer

   (17-24      ORGAN)                   (25-32      GUITAR)
17        Drawbar Organ             25        Acoustic Guitar(nylon)
18        Percussive Organ          26        Acoustic Guitar(steel)
19        Rock Organ                27        Electric Guitar(jazz)
20        Church Organ              28        Electric Guitar(clean)
21        Reed Organ                29        Electric Guitar(muted)
22        Accoridan                 30        Overdriven Guitar
23        Harmonica                 31        Distortion Guitar
24        Tango Accordian           32        Guitar Harmonics

   (33-40      BASS)                    (41-48     STRINGS)
33        Acoustic Bass             41        Violin
34        Electric Bass(finger)     42        Viola
35        Electric Bass(pick)       43        Cello
36        Fretless Bass             44        Contrabass
37        Slap Bass 1               45        Tremolo Strings
38        Slap Bass 2               46        Pizzicato Strings
39        Synth Bass 1              47        Orchestral Strings
40        Synth Bass 2              48        Timpani

   (49-56     ENSEMBLE)                 (57-64      BRASS)
49        String Ensemble 1         57        Trumpet
50        String Ensemble 2         58        Trombone
51        SynthStrings 1            59        Tuba
52        SynthStrings 2            60        Muted Trumpet
53        Choir Aahs                61        French Horn
54        Voice Oohs                62        Brass Section
55        Synth Voice               63        SynthBrass 1
56        Orchestra Hit             64        SynthBrass 2

   (65-72      REED)                    (73-80      PIPE)
65        Soprano Sax               73        Piccolo
66        Alto Sax                  74        Flute
67        Tenor Sax                 75        Recorder
68        Baritone Sax              76        Pan Flute
69        Oboe                      77        Blown Bottle
70        English Horn              78        Skakuhachi
71        Bassoon                   79        Whistle
72        Clarinet                  80        Ocarina

   (81-88      SYNTH LEAD)              (89-96      SYNTH PAD)
81        Lead 1 (square)           89        Pad 1 (new age)
82        Lead 2 (sawtooth)         90        Pad 2 (warm)
83        Lead 3 (calliope)         91        Pad 3 (polysynth)
84        Lead 4 (chiff)            92        Pad 4 (choir)
85        Lead 5 (charang)          93        Pad 5 (bowed)
86        Lead 6 (voice)            94        Pad 6 (metallic)
87        Lead 7 (fifths)           95        Pad 7 (halo)
88        Lead 8 (bass+lead)        96        Pad 8 (sweep)

   (97-104     SYNTH EFFECTS)           (105-112     ETHNIC)
 97        FX 1 (rain)              105       Sitar
 98        FX 2 (soundtrack)        106       Banjo
 99        FX 3 (crystal)           107       Shamisen
100        FX 4 (atmosphere)        108       Koto
101        FX 5 (brightness)        109       Kalimba
102        FX 6 (goblins)           110       Bagpipe
103        FX 7 (echoes)            111       Fiddle
104        FX 8 (sci-fi)            112       Shanai

   (113-120    PERCUSSIVE)              (121-128     SOUND EFFECTS)
113        Tinkle Bell              121       Guitar Fret Noise
114        Agogo                    122       Breath Noise
115        Steel Drums              123       Seashore
116        Woodblock                124       Bird Tweet
117        Taiko Drum               125       Telephone Ring
118        Melodic Tom              126       Helicopter
119        Synth Drum               127       Applause
120        Reverse Cymbal           128       Gunshot

HISTORY

Version 0.01 2001-11-04

Initial version.

Version 0.02 2001-11-05

Changed default instrument from Drawbar Organ (17) to Piano (1).

AUTHOR

Craig Manley c.manley@skybound.nl

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2001 Craig Manley <c.manley@skybound.nl>. All rights reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.