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    posted a message on Minecraft Note Block Studio Mod 1.5 PreRelease [Note Block Song Creation Tool]

    NOTE: Outdated program!

    Grab Open Note Block Studio instead.

    https://opennbs.org/


    This modification of Note Block Studio has been approved by Stuffbydavid, the original developer.
    You can download Note Block Studio HERE.

    MCNBS Mod
    Version 1.5 PreRelease - Last updated on 2016.11.06

    A Note Block Composing tool for experienced users.
    Numerous changes have been made to increase the limits of Note Block Studio.
    From songs being faster than 20TPS, a larger workspace, and relevancy to modifications.
    This is based on Note Block Studio v3.3.0 and is coded with GameMaker: Studio.
    It has a dark theme! More shapes! Bugfixes! An improved UI!

    Improved MIDI Import system.
    All of the notes in the original MIDI are imported and placed as note blocks.
    The preference setting defaults have been tweaked to make MIDI importing a bit more accurate.
    Issues of MIDI Import crashing have now lessened, and ALL pitch values are set to +1.

    Extra custom instruments and improved sounds.
    In the sounds folder there are three custom instruments added to play around with,
    a Trumpet, a Sawtooth and the Willheim Scream. All the sounds are royalty free.
    There are also higher-octave versions of already existing sounds,
    such as High Harp, Low Harp, High Pling and High Double Bass.
    The main instruments have an extra reverb effect added.

    HOWEVER, there is a BIG DISCLAIMER. This program may have BUGS. If you are afraid of bugs, or have had no experience creating note block songs, this program is not for you. Please use vanilla Note Block Studio instead. If you are fine with random crashes, and BAD PROGRAMMING, then continue.

    Like Note Block Studio, this is Windows only. To run this on a mac please use a Virtual Machine or Bootcamp.
    A mac port will not happen as it takes C++ and Game Maker: Studio knowledge to reprogram .dll plugins in this program into .dylib files for mac use.



    If you want the Note Block Studio v3.2.1 port with the old sound engine/computer compatibility:


    Screenshots:


    v1.3.2 screenshots


    Links:

    http://enbyex.github.io - SoniEx2's tools. Has NoteBetter, a forge coremod that imports custom instruments into the game.

    http://www.stuffbydavid.com - Website of the original developer of Note Block Studio

    https://www.youtube.com/user/ShinkoNet/ - My YouTube channel, filled with examples of songs made with NBS Mod.

    http://www.stuffbydavid.com/mcnbs/format - The .NBS File format

    http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding/minecraft-tools/1260747 - Original Program


    Songs:


    If you make any songs using this program, feel free to post them so I can list them here!


    Here is a playlist of 150+ songs I have made using this program.

    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPYaA8L35a72YUxc9qWG_aFogvKz6QwTs


    [FAQ]

    1. Where's the piano roll?

    The piano roll can be accessed by pressing the "down" key on your keyboard.

    2. How do I get the dark theme?


    Go into the preferences window and change the theme to "Recording Mode". A hotkey to switch from normal mode to recording mode is "Ctrl+T" for normal mode, "Ctrl+G" for recording/dark mode.


    3. Why is it laggy?

    This program should lag less than vanilla Note Block Studio, but if you are having any slowdowns do this trick:

    CTRL+A > Right Click > Expand Selection > Double the TPS Speed. When exporting into a schematic file, revert it by compressing the selection and halving the TPS speed.


    4. Why did it just crash? What happened to my work?! I have no idea why it crashed, and I probably won't be able to help you. Please just save your work often.

    5. How can I make music when the notes get placed behind the piano roll? Use a MIDI keyboard or import instead. This edit was originally designed for my methods of creating a note block song, which included sequencing a MIDI by ear, transposing it into a Note Block Compatible MIDI, then importing it. I then use it primarily for showcasing my songs. Or, you could just delete the blocks once you finish composing your song. Up to you.

    6. What about all the other questions? Check the main FAQ over on Stuffbydavid's thread, mentioned at the top of the post. You might find your answer there.


    7. Why does Chrome say the download is a virus? I assure you that it isn't a virus. For some reason, using 7Zip or WinRAR on this stuff makes some browsers alert a virus. It's a false positive, feel free to scan it with your own antivirus software or decompile it.

    Posted in: Minecraft Tools
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    posted a message on With chain command blocks and /blockdata, this 1 hour-long note block song was built.

    As shown in the video, it is completely compatible in vanilla minecraft!

    It is the longest note block song in the world, at 1 hour 15 minutes 49 seconds.

    Touhou Medley 4:

    This is my prized work, something I believe I cannot top ever again. I just love creative mode and /blockdata so much.

    It took about 10 months intermittently to create this. In fact, I started as soon as I finished making Touhou Medley 3.

    Posted in: Creative Mode
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    posted a message on Minecraft Note Block Studio

    Hi, I'm ShinkoNet and I've been studying Note Block Studio's code for a while now. I'll be answering all of the questions that have been asked in the past 2 years on this thread.

    Quote from GruntyMurloc»
    I cannot seem to load any of my schematics. I keep getting: Failed to load Schematics. Error: no blocks array Found?

    You seem to have a problem with the schematic file. You must have exported it improperly as Note Block Studio can't find any noteblocks.

    Quote from Cookie_FONster»
    I have a song that I can hope be added to the OP.

    BRODYQUEST by Lemon Demon - https://www.mediafire.com/?yku9s3uqoiu8q6w

    This goes for all song requests in this thread for the past years - This program isn't being officially updated anymore. Any song requests will not be bundled into the pack unless David decides to update it (and there are good reasons, such as wireless song export (and that will be hard since note block studio uses IDs and no NBT tags), 20TPS export (again command blocks), add extra custom instruments, etc)
    Quote from DragonsLover»
    Very good program indeed! However, there's a little problem with a sound: if you use the bass drum in a low pitch (for example, the C4 note), you can hear a very brief "tick" at the end of the note. It's not a major problem, but it's still annoying nonetheless, especially when it is played in the song. I was wondering if it could be fixed so that it sounds correctly. It can also happens with the snare drum, but it's less major.

    Try using XeAudiere. The crackles in all of GM-FMOD really make heavy songs sound bad.
    Quote from autogolazzo»
    WARNING:
    If you are a rock and roll fan, you probably have to edit you rock songs becuase minecraft isnt the best with complex melodies.

    True. If you don't like the weirdness of minecraft instruments try making a guitar custom instrument and add it to NoteBetter (that's a custom instrument mod that recently came out)
    Quote from HGW1117»
    Can somebody PLEASE do the song Happy by Pharrel Williams? I'm untalented with music XD

    A quick google search can find any normie pop song in note blocks :)
    Quote from BedrockSolid»


    Actually, I have the source code which can be used on a Mac if you have Standard Edition Game Maker 8.1

    You sure you are not referring to Game Maker Studio? That exports for macs.

    Anyway, for that version it will need more work than just porting it. Rewriting the sound engine (it uses windows dlls, game maker 8 extension such as MIDI notes), optimizing it for any slowdown issues especially if it's run through WINE, just to name a few.

    Anyone can decompile the source code. It's not obfuscated and David has left lots of notes inside the code for anyone to follow along.
    Quote from indi333»
    this might have already been asked and i'm sorry if it annoys anybody but how come i can only put 10 seconds?

    The timeline automatically extends when you place a note block at the end of the timeline.
    Quote from jmill643»
    Can you make the piano note so you can extend the note so it is one continuous note, not repeat the note multiple times (see image). just an idea I had I can use to improve my songs :)

    Make the song again with a speed of 20TPS, then recreate it manually ingame using a setblock tick displacer to make that speed work. Due to the speed it should sound somewhat continuous.

    Quote from BacoN_Derpster»

    Is there any way to copy and paste between two different songs?


    Game Maker's copypaste function is sadly game specific. you can't change it unless you edit the .nbs file itself with a program that you made/in hex. Good thing you can get documentation on the file format :)
    Quote from ApacheeMark»
    I cannot understand one thing, how can I use chords with this thing.
    I'm importing from MIDI and I am really stuck with the whole chords stuff.. If I can get a video tutorial (I have seen only 1 and it didn't really help)

    Don't directly import with MIDI and learn basic music theory.
    Hi I've been using your minecraft note block studio and I think it's great. One problem I'm having is it lags out for a second and begins to get slow, then it goes back to it's original speed. Sometimes this can be very annoying and I was wondering if there was any way to fix it.

    This is due to the way the program is coded. Game Maker shouldn't have so many sprites (blocks) on screen at once so it starts to lag on mid-low teir computers. It's what happens when a non-game program is run on a language that's supposed to be for games only.
    Quote from Rhimce»

    I just downloaded and used the installer, I'm getting an 'Unexpected error occured when running the game'.


    Is this a while after you ran the game?
    Quote from SadGhoster87»

    Can one set an option for command blocks instead of noteblocks?


    If I can get new blocks, remove IDs and support NBT tags in the schematic export I could do this. However I have limited knowledge in the .schematic format so it's going to take a lot longer than it needs to be.
    Quote from ZetoZector_Z»

    I made an original song, and i kind of like it. Is it possible i can somehow get it onto my ipod without recording it?


    Nope. If you want it on your iPod, just record the audio in audacity or something, save as .mp3, and put it in itTunes for it to sync.
    Quote from BorbingoBoy»

    Please remove the green window as I had some kind of a virus that did the same thing... Please please


    Also please fix the black screen, it does show, but it is short. Anyway, both things creep me out hard, please remove 'em.


    If you mean the splash screen on startup then it should be easily retexturable.
    The black screen might be an issue with your graphics card/driver but if you're getting it while resizing a window, it's because the program is recalculating and redrawing the room/workspace.
    Quote from roydbt»

    Is there any nbs to mp3 converter anywhere?


    Record it as .mp3 through audacity or a program like that.
    Quote from pittpenguin123»

    somthing happend horrable with the newest update when i import from midi it only uses piano but b4 it would use differnt ones. is there a way to down grade


    Don't use MIDI import. If you do, make sure you import a midi that is solely a piano track. In the MIDI import menu you can change the instrument for any channel in the MIDI, so you can keep the melody as piano and everything else as percussion/double bass
    Quote from ajthemacboy»

    Can anyone share some MIDIs suitable for a hub server? (Not NBS please)


    All the classic Video Game MIDIs I can find aren't the required ticks per second range.


    Edit the MIDI yourself in Domino or FL Studio to get it to the right tempo. It will sound faster/slower but you can't change that because all songs in general have different speeds.

    Either that or code your own plugin that can modify the tickspeed for note blocks. I know that Hypixel has done this (they play songs at 7.5TPS in Housing, like the song Cantina)

    I was wondering if you could include a way to stop the file at a certain point. So if I wanted to loop the music, I could stop the file at say exactly 1 minute instead of having the extra couple seconds at the end? Unless there's already a way to do that and i missed it


    Either select the entire song, copypaste to the end of the song to loop it twice, or make a nbs player plugin that autoloops songs.

    If you're just exporting as schematic you can choose an option to loop the song in the export menu.
    Quote from ninjagomeister»

    Hey Dude, what about sharing and uploading (Youtube, Newgrounds, etc.) and especially with money making? Am I allowed to make any kinda money with the tracks I "placed" in that amazing software? Am I even allowed to call a song mine? Please reply. If not you, someone else who may know this!


    I've made money due to making songs for servers with this program, and I haven't been caught by the meme police yet so I say it's totally fine to do this. If you're covering a song that already exists, well, it isn't really YOUR song, hmm?

    Hope I helped. Maybe I was a bit too vague in some of my answers or too technical but I'm just trying to keep this program alive.

    If you want proof that I've been looking at this program a lot, you can just look at my YT and see the modded Note Block Studio i'm using. (which is private due to respecting David's copyright :D)
    Posted in: Minecraft Tools
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    posted a message on Snickers Parody - You're Not You When You're Hungry


    A small clip, but that's expected for a commercial.

    Posted in: Machinimas
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