NAME

       midicsv - translate MIDI file to CSV

SYNOPSIS

       midicsv [ -u -v ] [ infile [ outfile ] ]

DESCRIPTION

       midicsv reads a standard MIDI file and decodes it into a CSV (Comma-Separated Value) file which preserves
       all the information in the MIDI file.  The ASCII CSV file may be loaded into a  spreadsheet  or  database
       application,  or  processed  by  a  program  to  transform the MIDI data (for example, to key transpose a
       composition or extract a track from a multi-track sequence).  A CSV file in the format created by midicsv
       may be converted back into a standard MIDI file with the csvmidi program.

OPTIONS

       -u        Print how-to-call information.

       -v        Print  verbose  debugging information on standard error.  The MIDI file header is dumped, along
                 with the length of each track in the file.

FILES

       If no infile is specified or infile is ``-'', midicsv reads its input from standard input; if no  outfile
       is  given  or  outfile  is  ``-'',  CSV  output is written  to standard output.  The input and output are
       processed  in  a  strictly  serial  manner;  consequently  midicsv  may  be  used  in  pipelines  without
       restrictions.

BUGS

       midicsv  assumes  its  input is a well-formed standard MIDI file; while some error checking is performed,
       gross errors in the input file may cause midicsv to crash.

       Please report problems to bugs@fourmilab.ch.

SEE ALSO

       csvmidi(1), midicsv(5)

AUTHOR

                                                      John Walker
                                               http://www.fourmilab.ch/

       This software is in the public domain.  Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and
       its  documentation  for  any  purpose  and  without  fee  is  hereby  granted,  without any conditions or
       restrictions.  This software is provided ``as is'' without express or implied warranty.