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Minecraft Note Block Studio
Version 3.1.3 - Last updated on 12.04.01
Previously known as the Minecraft Song Planner
Please read the F.A.Q. below before asking a question!

Compose note block music
Create remakes of your favorite songs or original compositions in a user-friendly
interface, without having to worry about redstone or Minecraft's 2 octave limit.
You can even add your own instruments!

Convert MIDI files into note blocks
No musical abilities? Don't worry! The internet is full of music in the .mid format,
available in all kinds of music and all sorts of artists. Just make a quick Google
search for your favorite song and open it in the program!

Import your creations into a Minecraft world
Once you have finished a song or imported one from a MIDI file, you can easily
import it into your Minecraft world using Schematic files, with the help of
programs such as MCEdit.

Edit songs made in Minecraft
Have you built a song in Minecraft that you want to edit? Well, you can do that too!
Just select the space that your song is in and export it as a Schematic, again, using
MCEdit. You can then open the Schematic in the Minecraft Note Block Studio!

Save your song as a MIDI file
You can also export your song as a MIDI file that you can then share with your friends,
use in a video or expand in a MIDI editor.

All this and much more for a stunning price of $0.00!

The Minecraft Note Block Studio is a music editor for Minecraft, where no redstone knowledge is required to be able to create complex note block songs for your Minecraft world. No longer will you have to struggle with redstone, repeaters and clocks to get the right timing and sound, the Minecraft Note Block Studio does all of that boring stuff for you! But that doesn't necessarily take away all the challenge in composing a great note block song.


To download (Windows only), visit the link below:

Download v3.1.3

If you don't feel like supporting my hard work by waiting 5 seconds (which by the way is only 0.000057% of your day), then you can download directly from here.

Video tutorials:

Part 1: Composing note block music
Part 2: Opening MIDI files
Part 3: Importing songs into Minecraft
Part 4: Editing songs made in Minecraft

Tutorial by setosorcerer
Tutorial by NoobGamerVideos

Tutorial by benjidu68370 (French)
Tutorial by trivifuntv (French)
Tutorial by MrCraftCod (French)
Tutorial by MinecraftStanfort (German)
Tutorial by DominonLetsPlay (German)
Tutorial by Minecraftmodderhd (German)
Tutorial by MCRedstoneXalbiX (German)
Tutorial by halerias (Spanish)
Tutorial by MrLOQUENDRO5 (Spanish)
Tutorial by MinecraftBlow (Polish)
Tutorial by MCTupak (Polish)
Tutorial by ThePseudopes (Czech)
Tutorial by Paprikascz (Czech)
Tutorial by sobAKADUKA (Russian)

Other links:

Info about note blocks
Note Block Song (.nbs) format
Minecraft Wiki Page

My website
My Youtube channel

Screenshots:

(Click for full size)

Note Block Songs:

Here are some songs made by the community using this program. They are all in the .nbs format. A documentation about note block song files can be found here.

If you have made a song that you think is qualified for this list, PM me the song file. It should be considered complete and at least 2 minutes long (exceptions can be made).

• Cover compilation (.zip with .mp3s) by rsmalec (13 songs) - Go to post
  
• Bad Apple by Dariuski - Download .nbs
  
• Bad Apple by RTiger - Download .nbs
  
• Pokemon Battle Theme by ValcanGaming - Download .nbs
  
• Pokemon Theme Song by Ooby - Download .nbs
  
• Kirby's Dreamland intro by Real_Mrpinci19 - Download .nbs
  
• Grenade by MCCrafter100 - Download .nbs
  
• What is Love by another - Download .nbs
  
• All star by Kruga - Download .nbs
  
• He's a Pirate (Pirates of the Carribbean theme) by Kruga - Download .nbs
  
• The Refrain of the Lovely Great war by Kaynato - Download .nbs
  
• Bloody Tears from Castlevania II by DDRKhat - Download .nbs (loop), Download .nbs (single)
  
• Raindrops keep falling on my head by Locke_Erasmus - Download .nbs
  
• YMCA by Blu3f00d - Download .nbs
  
• Through the Fire and Flames by xXFail_NinjaXx - Download .nbs
  
• Zelda Theme song by Tweelix - Download .nbs
  
• The Entertainer by Tweelix - Download .nbs
  
• James Bond Theme by Tweelix - Download .nbs
  
• Indiana Jones Theme by Tweelix - Download .nbs
  
• Star Wars episode I: Duel of the Fates by Ooby - Download .nbs
  
• What I've Done by MTGHunter - Download .nbs
  
• Nothing Else Matters by Cheabman97 - Download .nbs
  
• Imagine by theg721 - Download .nbs
  
• Pachelbel's Canon by Seioch - Download .nbs
  
• Hysteria by Creativist - Download .nbs
  
• Without You by Blu3f00d - Download .nbs
  
• Rainbow Tylenol by SabasNL - Download .nbs
  
• The Lazy Song - Download .nbs
  
• Song of Storms - Download .nbs
  
• Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites - Download .nbs

Songs that are included in the program:

• Athletic from Super Mario Bros. 3 by spencII
  
• Friday by sabasNL
  
• Tetris A Theme by Fluffy25656
  
• Tetris B Theme by Fluffy25656
  
• Terraria Theme by MusicalWolfe
  
• Smells like teen spirit by Inimitable
  
• Cara mia (Portal 2 turret song) by Doirdyn
  
• Get Ready For This by Kruga
  
• The edge of glory by Alstor
  
• Nyan cat by Fnugful
  
• Don't stop me now by Jaxl089
  
• Remedy by Icy Wind
  
• Earthquake by Icy Wind
  
• Aeris' song from FFVII by Doirdyn
  
• Johhny B Goode by CheetoS
  
• Comptine d'un autre ete by derrickduff
  
• Popcorn by MrMassacre8
  
• Turkish March by yuhhaur

History:

A complete list of updates and their respective changes.

Spoiler

Version 3.1.3, released on 2012.04.01

• Fixed a glitch when creating minecart schematics with more than one layer.
  
• Added option to change the sound system, for users with audio problems.

Version 3.1.2, released on 2012.03.20

• 5 and 2.5 tick/second songs are now compatible with Minecraft.
  
• Removed support for Minecraft versions below 1.8.1.
  
• Compress selection feature (found in the edit menu).
  
• You can now use Ctrl to add new note blocks to the selection and Alt to clone selected blocks.
  
• Added two new songs!

Version 3.1.1, released on 2011.12.03

• Schematic exporting updated to v1.0.0 of Minecraft.
  
• Added list of changes upon startup of new version.
  
• Custom instruments can now be in the .wav and .mp3 format.
  
• Fixed a few grammatical errors in the help file.

Version 3.1.0, released on 2011.11.05

• Added links to tutorial videos in the program and help file.
  
• You will now need to hold Shift while selecting to add blocks to the selection.
  
• Fixed some issues with looping the song when exporting as Schematic.
  
• Slight performance boosting.
  
• Removed an old debugging feature.
  
• Fixed a glitch with redoing a selection.
  
• Fixed some rounding errors when drawing shapes.

Version 3.0.0, released on 2011.10.18

• Renamed to "Minecraft Note Block Studio"
  
• .midi importing
  
• .schematic importing
  
• .midi exporting
  
• Improved Schematic exporting
  
  • Two new layouts
    
  • More compact design
    
  • Ability to loop songs
    
  • Minecart tracks can be added automatically
• Improved interface, toggleable between the new one and classic one.
  
• Piano roll extended greatly.
  
• Changeable piano roll shortcuts
  
• Easier to change tempo.
  
• Ability to select more notes, deselect notes and more selection options.
  
• Improved help file.
  
• File association.
  
• Welcome window.
  
• More song properties.
  
• Better access to properties.
  
• (Theoretically) infinite undos.
  
• Ability to add your own instruments.
  
• Ability to name layers and change their volumes.
  
• Minecraft compatibility window
  
• Ability to change time signature

Version 2.5, released on 2011.05.12:

• You can now export your songs as .schematic files!
  
• No more issues with screen resizing.
  
• You can now record using the keyboard.
  
• Option to set the selected key to the last pressed one.
  
• Improved help file
  
• You can now display the numbers of the keys
  
• Increased the width of the marker
  
• When using the arrow keys to navigate, the screen can now follow the marker
  
• Fixed the glitch where you could drag the marker when it was outside of the workspace
  
• Fixed the glitch where the first tick would be played twice if playing when the marker was at the end of the song

Version 2.2, released on 2011.04.25:

• You can now resize the window.
  
• When hovering over the material icons, some information is shown.
  
• Added a hotkey for toggling select mode, Ctrl+M or middle mouse click.
  
• Attempting to load a file from the "Recent songs..." menu that doesn't exist will now remove it from the list.

Version 2.1, released on 2011.04.11:

• It now automatically checks for updates upon startup.
  
• You can now increase/decrease the pitch of a selection.
  
• You can now change the instrument of a selection.
  
• Added a menu when right-clicking in select mode.
  
• Ability to set tick speed, the default being 10 ticks per second.
  
• Clicking on an existing note block now sets its instrument, and not just pitch.
  
• Fixed the issue where hovering over the marker while the song was playing would change the cursor.
  
• Fixed a typo in the File menu.
  
• Fixed a typo in the Settings menu.

Version 2.05, released on 2011.03.23:

• Fixed the error where F1 would open the "About" page instead of the help file
  
• Fixed the window caption when loading "old" songs, it no longer says "Error", which confused users.
  
• Fixed the error where placing down a note block would always make the same sound.
  
• You no longer have to use the drop-down menu when loading old songs.
  
• Fixed a glitch with the incorrect keys being pressed.
  
• Created a video showing the basics of the program, and added the link to the program.

Version 2.0, released on 2011.03.20:

• Improved graphics
  
• New file format, about 50% smaller
  
• Larger screen
  
• Move, copy, cut, paste and delete any number of note blocks
  
• Up to 100 undo's and redo's
  
• Set song name, song author and the name of the song's original creator
  
• Welcome screen, showing info about loaded song
  
• You can now see the position of the marker
  
• Infinite amount of layers, instead of 7
  
• Ability to drag the marker
  
• Ability to change the look of the note blocks
  
• Ability to browse through the 10 latest songs
  
• Advanced selecting features (only select note blocks of a specific instrument for example)
  
• Ability to change the sounds of the instruments
  
• Mozart's Turkish March by Yuhhaur is automaticly loaded the first time one opens the program
  
• Ability to lock and solo layers
  
• Help file
  
• An effect is shown when a note block is played
  
• Links to helpful Youtube videos
  
• Play your song backwards
  
• Automatically open the last project
  
• The song length is no longer shown in just seconds, but in a HH:MM:SS;MSEC format
  
• Keyboard shortcuts
  
• Ability to play using keyboard
  
• Auto-saving up to 60 minutes
  
• The resource icons are positioned relative to the values to avoid covering any numbers
  
• The program can now automatically load the last opened file
  
• The screen can follow the marker when it plays
  
• Key names are shown on the piano
  
• The keys are pressed when song is played (optional)

Version 1.0, released on 2011.01.20:

• The first version of Minecraft Song Planner

F.A.Q.:

Q: How do I run this on a Mac?
A: This program is currently not Mac compatible (and probably never will be). However, some people have managed to run this using Crossover and Wine, but I haven't tried it myself. Or you can just buy a PC.

Q: How do I use this program?
A: The tutorial videos, found here, together with the help file (Press F1) covers pretty much everything about using this program. Tutorial videos made by the community are available in a few languages such as German, French and Czech and can be found in the list above.

Q: Why does the program lag?
A: Depending on how powerful your computer are, the program may run slow, especially when recording using Fraps or similar. To reduce the lag, try resizing the screen to something smaller, or decrease the amount of piano keys shown in the "Appearance" tab in the Preferences window.

Q: Why is there no sound?
A: If sounds from note blocks or the piano roll doesn't play, try going to Settings>Preferences and change the sound system to "XeAudiere" and restart the program.

Q: How do I export my note block song as a .mp3 or .wav?
A: You can't (yet). In the mean time, you can use Audacity (or similar) and record the sound off your computer as you are playing the song, and then export into any format you'd like.

Q: Can I open a .mp3 or .wav file and convert that into note blocks?
A: A feature like that would be nearly impossible to add, due to .mp3 and .wav being compressed audio files, while .mid files are nothing but instructions. You could try a .mp3 to .mid converter, but the result is often disappointing due to the differences between the formats. You can also try a Google search for your song in the .mid format.

Q: What's with the tempo restriction?
A: In Minecraft, redstone updates at a rate of 10 times per second, where each update is a "tick". There is no way to change this value (without a mod of course.) In the Note Block Studio, the tempo of the song must be either 10, 5 or 2.5 ticks per second in order for it to be imported into Minecraft at its original playback speed.

Q: When I import the schematic into my world, all the note blocks are of the same pitch!
A: WorldEdit has some weird issues with schematic files. Use MCEdit instead, or the WorldEdit that comes with Single Player Commands.

Q: When I import a .mid file, it just sounds like a gigantic mess of note blocks.
A: Try locking layers until it sounds good, and then delete those note blocks by clicking "Select all note blocks in this layer" and then Delete. You could also try muting certain channels when importing, or changing their instruments.

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[firefriend32]

That is a win. +1
EDIT: the counters at the bottom are just stupidly useful. Thanks! +1 more

[BLourenco]

Awesome! I'm gonna dl this and try it out.

[firefriend32]

Wait... I can't play piano :/

[CX gamer]

Awesome!
But can you update it so it only takes 1 tick per note, rather than 2?

[Davve]

CX gamer said:

Awesome!
But can you update it so it only takes 1 tick per note, rather than 2?

There's a checkbox right next to the stop button for that

[BLourenco]

If you ever plan on updating this, you should add the ability to copy/paste/move single notes or groups of them. If you can do that, you can have some of these:

[Lettuce_Guy]

that looks really helpful...the only problem is making it work in SMP, it always lags, i've even tried using a minecart, so there isnt really a stable rythm. also i just know i'll get carried away on the whole piano thing and write somthing 5 minutes long and absolutely impossible to make in minecraft

[zohnnyz]

Mac please.

Cool idea, i like the look of it.

[CX gamer]

Davve said:

CX gamer said:

Awesome!
But can you update it so it only takes 1 tick per note, rather than 2?

There's a checkbox right next to the stop button for that

Oooh right. Thank you. Very usefull application!

[Cat o'Ninetails]

hi cat here

My computer crashed hard when I exited the program?
Not sure why, but I hit the "X" and then my screens went black, sound from another app continued playing, num/caps lock would not change state.

Reluctant to try again, booting my PC is inconvenient. Maybe it was coincidence it crashed at that point, though. Haven't had one for days, but my PC is overclocked 25% above stock. I could well be the only one that has this issue. Might try again, later though.

x

e# cool my title is a HHGTTG reference

[Davve]

zohnnyz said:

Mac please.

Cool idea, i like the look of it.

It won't start? You get an error? What happens? I'm not familiar with macs :|

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My computer crashed hard when I exited the program?
Not sure why, but I hit the "X" and then my screens went black, sound from another app continued playing, num/caps lock would not change state.

Thats odd o.O, it have never happened to me so far on my laptop nor my desktop computer.

[Cat o'Ninetails]

Davve said:

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My computer crashed hard when I exited the program?
Not sure why, but I hit the "X" and then my screens went black, sound from another app continued playing, num/caps lock would not change state.

Thats odd o.O, it have never happened to me so far on my laptop nor my desktop computer.

I tried again. Wasn't good.

Reproduction of error (for me at least) is pressing a few of the piano keys, clicking a few places on the workspace, pressing X. Crash.

It's probably not your fault, but is there anything I can provide that would help debug?

[Blackwind]

Thank you so much! I'm gonna plan Mario Overworld on this.

[Smellyhobo101]

Omg this is awesome, i wish i had this when i made the first 2 minutes of through the fire and flames.

[nevermore18]

Davve, you are simply awesome for creating this and sharing it. It looks great (won't be able to test it out till I get home tomorrow) and useful.

+1 for you =D

[Davve]

nevermore18 said:

Davve, you are simply awesome for creating this and sharing it. It looks great (won't be able to test it out till I get home tomorrow) and useful.

+1 for you =D

Thanks

[Zaeon]

ou can use any music device or instrument for this. I'm so good at music I can play it on the cage of a fan.

[CX gamer]

Cat o'Ninetails said:

Davve said:

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My computer crashed hard when I exited the program?
Not sure why, but I hit the "X" and then my screens went black, sound from another app continued playing, num/caps lock would not change state.

Thats odd o.O, it have never happened to me so far on my laptop nor my desktop computer.

I tried again. Wasn't good.

Reproduction of error (for me at least) is pressing a few of the piano keys, clicking a few places on the workspace, pressing X. Crash.

It's probably not your fault, but is there anything I can provide that would help debug?

Don't worry. Lots of triple A games do that with me. Though you care more about your users than they do.

[TurtleeyMC]

It looks pretty cool (might need some touch-up on the interface), but I won't be needing it any time soon.

I'll recommended it to my friends, especially ones making songs legit.