Dream Softly

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Source format

• XML format
• "score" tag: with bpm and beatspermeasure attributes
• "bpm" attribute: number
• "beatspermeasure" attribute: number


• "instrument" tag: defines a single instrument track
• "instrument" attribute: "ToneInstrument" or "AdditiveInstrument"


• "params" tag: where custom parameters unique to each instrument go
  • In the additive synthesizer:
  • "sounddef" tag: define an additive sound by adding harmonics
  • "amp" attribute: amplitude of base frequency - number
  
  
  • "harmonic" tag: define a harmonic to add in
  • "harmonic" attribute: harmonic to add in - number
  • "amp" attribute: amplitude of harmonic - number
• "effects" tag: control the effect on the instrument. All instruments share a common set of available effects.
• "effect" tag: define a new effect on the instrument (using the "effect" attribute). Only "NoiseGate" is supported.
• "effect" attribute: Only "NoiseGate" is supported.


• "param" tag: set a parameter for the effect
• "name" attribute: the name of the parameter to set ("attack", "hold", "release", or "threshold" for NoiseGates)
• "value" attribute: the value to set the parameter to - number
• "order" tag: control the order in which effects are applied.
• "effect" tag: a tag representing one of the effects
• "id" attribute: the effect to pass the last output's audio through
• "note" tag: play a note
• "measure" attribute: the measure in the song to play this note at
• "beat" attribute: the beat in the measure to play this note at
• "duration" attribute: the length (in beats) to hold this note for
• "note" attribute: the note's key


• In "AdditiveInstrument"s:
• "sd" attribute: set the sounddef to use - number
• "c_from" attribute: used with c_to (without "sd"). crossfade from this sounddef to the other one - number
• "c_to" attribute: used with c_from (without "sd"). crossfade to this sounddef from the other one - number
• "g_from" attribute: used with g_to (in place of "note"). glissando from this frequency to the other one - key
• "g_to" attribute: used with g_from (in place of "note"). glissando to this frequency from the other one - key
• "attack" attribute: modify the ADSR envelope's attack duration (seconds) - number
• "decay" attribute: modify the ADSR envelope's decay duration (seconds) - number
• "sustain" attribute: modify the ADSR envelope's sustain (multiply the sound's amplitude by this after decay) - number
• "release" attribute: modify the ADSR envelope's release duration (seconds) - number