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java maml
  • What is Maml?
  • Errors

    • What is Maml?

    Maml is a set of letters and numbers that make it easier to interface with MIDI. Pellet feed is a set of words otherwise known as a Sentence. A word is a set of notes and beats separated by // and also a set of letters that can describe notes and beats . a word can also be an actual word.

    type '' Hello World ''

    Making music via keyboard

    1. Check "Use Keyboard for Input" is selected/on
    2. Play notes
    3. Press "Save Maml Buffer" when you have a phrase.
    4. Press "Render in Maml"

    Make words from keyboard

    1. Check "Use Keyboard for Input" is selected/on
    2. Play notes
    3. Press "Save Maml Buffer" when you have a phrase.
    4. Put your word before the equals sign , then call it twice.

    type in Maml Buffer: myWord=abcdefg//8,8, myWord myWord

    1. Press "Render in Maml"

    Make a variation of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

    1. Turn off "Use Keyboard for Input"
    2. Paste twinkle code into Maml Buffer (it has a blue border)
    3. Press Render in Maml > twinkle=4c,4c,4g,4g,4a,4a,4g,//8,8,8,8,8,8,(4,8,), uppa=4ggffeed//AAA(4,8,), HowIWonder=4f,4f,4e,4e,4d,4d,4c,//8,8_,8,8_,8,8_,(4,8,), twinkle HowIWonder uppa uppa twinkle HowIWonder

    For typing in notes and beats manually

    You can add beats to your notes. 
P is a quarter note (pie)
A is two eighths (Apple)
H is four sixteenths (Huckleberry)
L is 3 thirds (Lemonade)

    You can add beats to your notes. 
4 is a quarter note 
8 is an eighth note
16 is a sixteenth note
12 is 1/3 of a triplet

    ( see the pie game for more information) Pie Game

    type '' helloo//PAPA ''

    notes can also be inserted, the octaves split is on c, default octave is 3.

    type '' 4cdefgab5cdefgab6c//P ''

    it puts a quarter note on each of the notes. The beats are in a modulo of size, so if the beats are less than the notes, then the beat picker loops over and plays the next note in the loop.

    Beats

    Beats can be a number next to a comma or a named group of numbers:

    type '' aaaaa//8,16,12,7 ''

    this plays a 5 times, with an 8th, a 16th, a 12th , and a 7th note.

    Rests

    rests can be on notes or beats after the note or beat.

    type '' 4c_defgab5c//8,4,8,4,8,4,8,4,8, ''

    this rests a 8th note, and then plays the rest of the notes. It turns the notes off, but keep the beat there.

    Sharps and Flats

    Sharps are '#', flats are '@' and come before the note. '#c' is a c sharp, #c_ is a rest note.

    type cfl@t#harp//8,8,16,16,

    Errors

    The Kittn API uses the following error codes:

    Error Code Meaning
    400 Bad Request -- Your request is invalid.
    401 Unauthorized -- Your API key is wrong.
    403 Forbidden -- The kitten requested is hidden for administrators only.
    404 Not Found -- The specified kitten could not be found.
    405 Method Not Allowed -- You tried to access a kitten with an invalid method.
    406 Not Acceptable -- You requested a format that isn't json.
    410 Gone -- The kitten requested has been removed from our servers.
    418 I'm a teapot.
    429 Too Many Requests -- You're requesting too many kittens! Slow down!
    500 Internal Server Error -- We had a problem with our server. Try again later.
    503 Service Unavailable -- We're temporarily offline for maintenance. Please try again later.
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