tabs_player

A simple OpenAL sound synthesiser/tabs player

Usage

You can play a tabs file by passing it as an argument to the tabs_player program.

./tabs_player my_tabs_file.txt

A tabs file is a sequence of breaks, notes or chords, one per line.

# A line beginning with a '#' will be ignored
# b 1.0 is a break or pause lasting 1 second
# n E6 0.5 is the single note E6 that will be played for half a second (see notes.h for a list of defined notes)
# c Em 0.3 is the chord E minor that will be played for 0.3 seconds (see notes.h for a list of defined chords)

You can extend the list of defined notes and chords by modifying notes.h. A note is defined as:

float my_note = 440.0f; //frequency in hertz;

A chord is defined as a vector of floats or predifined notes:

std::vector<float> my_chord = { E4, B3, G3s, E3, B2, E2 }; //E major chord

You will also have to add your note/chord to the [note,chord]_map in the notes.h file.

Dependencies

• OpenAL
• freealut

Building the program

• Windows

  1. Generate the makefiles or project files using cmake:

  cmake -G to get the list of available generators

  cmake -G "generator_name" -DINCLUDE_PATH="path/to/include" -DLIBRARY_PATH="path/to/lib" .

  Alternatively you can use a graphical tool like CMake GUI

  2. Use make or open the project file in the appropriate IDE to build the project

• Linux

  1. Generate the makefiles using cmake:

  cmake .

  Alternatively you can use a graphical tool like CMake GUI

  2. Build the project using make