Reference Manual

Bob van der Poel
Wynndel, BC, Canada

Bob van der Poel

January 5, 2025

Overview and Introduction
- License, Version and Legalities
- About this Manual
- Installing MMA
- Running MMA
- Comments
- Theory Of Operation
- MIDI File Format
- Case Sensitivity
- Script Conventions
Running MMA
- Command Line Options
- Lines and Spaces
- Programming Comments
Tracks and Channels
- MMA Tracks
- Track Channels
- Track Descriptions
- Silencing a Track
Patterns
- Defining a Pattern
- Including Existing Patterns in New Definitions
- Multiplying and Shifting Patterns
Sequences
- Defining Sequences
- SeqClear
- SeqRnd
- SeqRndWeight
- SeqSize
Grooves
- Creating A Groove
- Using A Groove
- Groove Aliases
- AllGrooves
  - Options
- Deleting Grooves
- Sticky
- Library Issues
Riffs
- DupRiff
Musical Data Format
- Bar Numbers
- Bar Repeat
- Chords
- Rests (Muting)
- Positioning
- Case Sensitivity
- Track Chords
Lyrics
- Lyric Options
- Chord Name Insertion
  - Chord Transposition
- Setting Lyrics
  - Limitations
Solo and Melody Tracks
- Note Data Format
- AutoSoloTracks
- Drum Solo Tracks
- Arpeggiation
- Sequence
- Voicing
Emulating plucked instruments: Plectrum Tracks
- Tuning
- Capo
- Strum
- Articulate
- Patterns
- Shape
- Fret Noise
Automatic Melodies: Aria Tracks
Randomizing
- RndSeed
- RSkip
- RTime
- RDuration
- RPitch
- Other Randomizing Commands
Chord Voicing
- Voicing
  - Voicing Mode
- ChordAdjust
- Compress
- DupRoot
- Invert
- Limit
- NoteSpan
- Range
- DefChord
- PrintChord
- Notes
Harmony
- Harmony
- HarmonyOnly
- HarmonyVolume
Ornament
Tempo and Timing
- Tempo
- Time
- TimeSig
- Truncate
- BeatAdjust
- Fermata
- Cut
Swing
- Skew
- Accent
- Delay
- Notes
- Summary
Volume and Dynamics
- Accent
- AdjustVolume
  - Mnemonic Volume Ratios
  - Master Volume Ratio
- Volume
- Cresc and Decresc
- Swell
- RVolume
- Saving and Restoring Volumes
Repeats
Variables, Conditionals and Jumps
- Variables
- Predefined Variables
- Indexing and Slicing
- Mathematical Expressions
- Conditionals
- Goto
Subroutines
- DefCall
- Call
  - Defaults
  - Local Values
Plugins
- Naming and Locating
- Distribution
- Enabling
- Disabling
- Security
Low Level MIDI Commands
- Channel
- ChannelPref
- ChShare
- ChannelInit
- ForceOut
- MIDI
- MIDIClear
- MIDICue
- MIDICopyright
- MIDIDef
- MIDICresc and MIDIDecresc
- MIDIFile
- MIDIGlis
- MIDIWheel
- MIDIInc
- MIDIMark
- MIDINote
  - Setting Options
  - Note Events
  - Controller Events
  - Pitch Bend
  - Pitch Bend Range
  - Channel Aftertouch
  - Channel Aftertouch Range
- MIDIPan
- MIDISeq
- MIDISplit
- MIDIText
- MIDITname
- MIDIVoice
- MIDIVolume
Patch Management
- Voice
- Patch
Triggers
After
Fine Tuning and Tweaks
- Translations
- Tweaks
- Xtra Options
- Debug
Enviroment Variables
Other Commands and Directives
- AllTracks
- Articulate
- CmdLine
- Copy
- Comment
- Delay
- Delete
- Direction
- Error
- KeySig
- Mallet
- Octave
- MOctave
- Off
- On
- Print
- PrintActive
- Restart
- ScaleType
- Seq
- Strum
- StrumAdd
- Synchronize
- SetSyncTone
- Transpose
- Unify
Begin/End Blocks
- Begin
- End
Documentation Strings
- Doc
- Author
- DocVar
Paths, Files and Libraries
- MMA Modules
- Special Characters In Filenames
- Tildes In Filenames
- Filenames and the Command Line
- File Extensions
- Eof
- LibPath
- MIDIPlayer
- Groove Previews
- OutPath
- Include
- IncPath
- Use
- MmaStart
- MmaEnd
- RC Files
- Library Files
  - Maintaining and Using Libraries
Creating Effects
- Overlapping Notes
- Jungle Birds
Frequency Asked Questions
- Chord Octaves
- AABA Song Forms
- Where's the GUI?
- Where's the manual index?
Symbols and Constants
- Chord Names
- MIDI Voices
  - Voices, Alphabetically
  - Voices, By MIDI Value
- Drum Tones
  - Drum Tones, Alphabetically
  - Drum Tones, by MIDI Value
- DrumKits
  - Drum Kits
- MIDI Controllers
  - Controllers, Alphabetically
  - Controllers, by Value
Bibliography and Thanks
Command Summary
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