agronkabashi / midi2pico

Midi to PICO-8 converter

midi2pico

A Midi to PICO-8 converter.

Requires MIDI.lua (direct link)

# luarocks install midi

Lua 5.1 users will also need a bit32 library:

# luarocks install bit32

Usage:

lua midi2pico.lua somesong.mid songdata.p8

Does not write a complete p8 file, only __sfx__ and __music__ data
Various options are available, run the program with no arguments to get help.

Tips:

• Mute problematic channels with --mute, timidity's --mute argument can aid in finding problematic channels.
• Halve the time division to possibly allow more mid-note effects.
• Drums are problematic. Use --dshift to shift drum pitch, --drumvol=n to change drum volume, or --mute=10 to remove drums all together.