MusicBoxConverter/README.md

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# MusicBoxConverter
> Converts MIDI files into music box scores that are ready to print.
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## Usage
1. Export the MuseScore file to a MIDI file
2. Run the MIDI file through this program.
3. Open the resulting SVG in Inkscape
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4. Print the SVG to PDF (or `inkscape --export-pdf output.pdf input.svg`)
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5. Open the resulting PDF in LibreOffice Draw
6. Print to your actual printer - tiling over multiple pages if required.
This somewhat convoluted process prevents anyone from automatically rescaling it along the way.
## Useful Links
- [ffmpeg - showspectrumpic manual](https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-filters.html#showspectrumpic)
- [Frequency to Musical Note Converter](https://newt.phys.unsw.edu.au/music/note/)