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This is an informal description of the MusiCAD file syntax.
Every tune starts literally with: melodie "<tune name>";
Comments
Everything left from an exclamation mark will be ignored (unless the second character is % or #).
Layout
Lines starting with: !# contain layout/setup information in the form:
<NAME1>=<VALUE1>;<NAME2>=<VALUE2>;
each item terminated with a semicolon
Objects
Notes (and other objects) are terminated with a semicolon.
Duration
notate as: 1/8; 3/16; etc or 0 for duration=0
denominators can be 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 64, 128
Pitch
Every note has a non-zero pitch Rests are notated as R.
A#3 Note A-sharp in 3rd octave
+## shift note to the right
+##+## second parameter is stem length adjustment
R Rest.
R+## shift rest to the right
R+##+## second parameter is is vertical shift.
Enhancements
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. |
staccato (at rest means"multi rest") |
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m |
mordent |
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~ |
prall |
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c |
long prall (MusiCAD2: 0xF7) |
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r |
trill |
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z |
Schleifer |
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^ |
fermate |
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p |
non-legato |
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s |
staccatissimo (also expansion-rest due to "multi rest" in a score) |
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e |
roll (MusiCAD2: ê = 0xEA) |
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e1 |
single roll |
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e2 |
double roll |
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e3 |
triple roll |
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e* |
cymbal crash (drums) |
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eO |
hi-hat open (drums) |
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O |
other (instrument specific signs) |
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boo | |
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on | |
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ok |
dynamic accent < |
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bog |
dynamic accent > |
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Loa |
marcato |
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Q |
tenuto |
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ox |
mordent-schleifer |
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v# |
fingering (# can be 0-9,a-Z) |
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$ |
enharmonic exchange (duration<>0), hide item (duration=0) |
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$$ |
alternate enharmonic exchange |
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& |
following note |
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{ | |
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' |
split cluster-notes |
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} |
clusterize |
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u | |
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d |
force stem down |
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( |
start tie |
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) |
end tie |
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a |
courtesy accidental (MusiCAD2: 0xCE) |
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? |
hide note |
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i |
other note-forms (MusiCAD2: 0xA8) |
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iQ |
flageolet open |
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iZ |
flageolet closed |
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is |
cue note (MusiCAD2: 0xF9) |
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iD |
cross-shape (drums) |
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i/ |
slash shape (guitar) |
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f |
parenthesize (MusiCAD2: 0xAD) |
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Further specification for duration non zero
Clef:
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=v |
treble clef |
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=b |
bass clef |
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=n |
tenor clef |
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=a |
alto clef |
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=s |
drum clef |
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=e |
none (no clef) |
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=+ |
8va |
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=- |
8va-basso |
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=. |
loco |
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=_ |
15ma-bassa |
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=* |
15ma |
Key
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=Bb |
B-flat |
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=F#m |
F-sharp-minor |
Meter
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=3/4 |
triple meter |
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=2+3/8 |
compound meter 5/8 displayed 2+3/8 |
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=2+3+2)/16 |
compound meter 7/16 displayed 7/16 |
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=04/4 |
common meter: C |
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=002/2 |
alla-breve, divided common meter |
Text
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+ |
Lyrics 1 |
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- |
Lyrics 2 |
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T |
Lyrics 3 |
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L |
Lyrics 4 |
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` |
Directions 1 |
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i |
Directions 2 |
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P |
Directions 3 |
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# |
Bar text |
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, | |
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_ | |
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t |
Tempo change (MusiCAD2: ë 0xEB) |
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M |
MIDI-event (MusiCAD2:û 0xFB) |
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K |
color change |
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Q |
Symbols (from MusiCAD-font) |
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r |
cipher at multi rest (MusiCAD2: O 0xF7) |
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DJ |
Section |
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^ |
Text-files inclusion |
Every text may be shifted: 0-3+4 +"Tekstje"
-3 3 vertical units to the left
+4 4 horizontal units up
Text may be sized: 0 +<3>"Tekstje"
<3> 3 units larger than default for the text..
Special objects
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@A |
Arpeggio |
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@< |
Crescendo (obsolete) |
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@> |
Decrescendo (obsolete) |
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@P |
Pedal |
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@X |
End-pedal |
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@K |
Comma |
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@O |
Coda |
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@S |
Segno |
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@B |
Paragraph-sign |
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@C |
al Coda |
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@D |
Da-capo |
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@G |
Dal-Segno |
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@c |
Da-capo al Fine |
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@s |
Dal-Segno al Fine |
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@F |
Fine |
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@I |
Intro |
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@Z |
Bar-repeat |
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@z |
Phraze-repeat |
example:
0-3+2 @S;
Segno-sign 3 units left and two up
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*1 |
prima volta |
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*2 |
secunda volta |
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%## |
whitespace (obsolete) |
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/ |
new line |
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// |
new page |
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| |
(pipe-symbol) thick bar line |
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l |
thin bar line |
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I |
conditional line break/page break |
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: |
repeat signs at bar line example: 0-1 l; bar line decreasing automatic bar numbering with one |
two-item objects
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[<1 |
start crescendo number 1 (numbering is needed for overlap) |
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]<1 |
end crescendo number 1 |
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> |
decrescendo |
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_ |
line (underscore) |
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| |
fat line |
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p |
dotted line |
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( | |
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) |
slur above |
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[ |
hooked line below |
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] |
hooked line above |
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~ |
example
0+5-2 [>0 start decrescendo number 0, 5 units right and two down.
