Midi to text converter download

Scripts used to convert midi files to something that text-based neural networks can understand, and vice versa.

How to use

Install python-midi, then flatten midi files with

Run to create a midi file that uses the same syntax

Syntax

Let's say you have a on Track 1 that looks like this.

It will be converted to this in text format

Using will append the resolution to the beginning of the file. This is useful if you plan to train with midis that have different resolutions (if you're not sure, try running it and see if the numbers at the beginning of the text files are different). If you don't use that option (e.g. all resolutions are the same), it's recommended you use with when converting text back to midis.

Samples

Here are some samples that were generated using textgenrnn, using different types of songs as training data.