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From MIDI Files

Import Song Text and Chords from MIDI Files​

The import of song texts from MIDI files works the same way as described above for MP3 files (From MP3 Files).

The only difference is that there is a separate field for selecting a MIDI file.

Song Position by Syllable or by Line​

Before version 6.6, importing the song position depended on whether the proportional font was used or not. With proportional font, the position was imported only by line; with non-proportional font, it was imported by syllable. Now there is a separate setting for this: "Song position (red dot) by line only".

XF Chords and ChordPro Chords​

SongBook+ can detect and import both chords in XF format from MIDI files and chords embedded in the lyrics in ChordPro format.

If both variants occur in the same MIDI file, starting with version 6.6 you are asked during import which of the two variants you want to import.

Formatting Lyrics from MIDI Files​

Starting with version 6.4, SongBook+ can also import formatting information from MIDI lyrics.

This is not an official standard but a definition created by SongBook+, inspired by ChordPro.

The formatting defined here for MIDI files could also be used by SongBook+ if they appeared in ChordPro files.

In the MIDI lyrics, the following tags can be inserted to affect the display in SongBook+:

  • {color:x}, to switch to a different color
    • For x, you can use one of the following colors: red, green, blue, yellow, magenta, cyan, black
    • Instead of these colors, you can also use the hexadecimal RGB value of any color in the format #RRGGBB, e.g., #7A67EE
  • {bold:on}, to switch to bold text
  • {bold:off}, to switch back to non-bold text
  • {italic:on}, to switch to italic text
  • {italic:off}, to switch back to non-italic text

The tags can be inserted as separate syllables or appended to the front or back of an existing syllable, or even inserted in the middle of a syllable.

The tags can appear anywhere in the text, even in the middle of the text, multiple times in succession, and can be nested arbitrarily.

Example:

Here comes {color:red}red text, {italic:on}then it becomes italic, {italic:off}not italic anymore, {bold:on}then bold, {italic:on}{color:blue}then bold and italic and in blue,{italic:off}{bold:off}{color:black}then back to normal and in black.

Here comes red text, then it becomes italic, not italic anymore,_ then bold, then bold and italic and in blue, then back to normal and in black.

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