8bit

About 8-Bit Music Macro Language.

Limitations

• No volume, no pitch bending

Track Limit

You get 8 tracks (0-7). Each track can only play one note at a time.

Waveform Character Strings

Character strings are 64 or 128 characters long in hexadecimal (32 or 64 bytes). Each byte is one sample. Additional parameters (may not have been available originally):

1. Attack 0-127
2. Decay 0-127
3. Sustain 0-127
4. Release 0-127

You Get These Sound Lengths

#	Meaning
0	1/32
1	1/16
2	dotted 1/16
3	1/8
4	dotted 1/8
5	1/4
6	dotted 1/4
7	1/2
8	dotted 1/2
9	1

You Get These Octaves

3 Octaves!

1. Octave 3 (-)
2. Octave 4
3. Octave 5 (+)

You Get These Tempos

1. 30 BPM
2. 60 BPM
3. 90 BPM
4. 120 BPM
5. 150 BPM
6. 180 BPM
7. 210 BPM

You Get These Pitches

• A,A#,B,C,C#,D,D#,E,F,F#,G,G#
• And of course R for Rest.

References

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_Macro_Language