RB/PS mid2chart Converter (with tap notes support)

**raphaelgoulart** · Joined: 12 Oct 2008 Posts: 18

This is a tool made to convert Rock Band / Phase Shift .mid files to .chart, so they can be imported into GH3PC using GHTCP.

It uses Mark Heath's NAudio and unphook's Stopwatch - the former is licensed under the Ms-PL license, and the latter is under the MIT license.
To make sure tap notes work, you should use ExileLord's GH3+ hack.

Get it here. (Requires .NET Framework 4.5.2)
Changelog and old versions can be found here; Source code is available here.

A video tutorial is available here! (Made by yours truly)

Instructions:
1. Extract the .7z file;
2. Drag and drop the desired .mid file into the .exe (or the .bat file);
3. Import the resulting .chart file into GH3PC using GHTCP!
If the mid file has tap notes - such as the Phase Shift version of GH:WT> songs - it'll output 2 charts: a (Dummy).chart one, and the actual .chart. To properly import those, please refer to this tutorial by Plumato.

If there is a song.ini file in the same folder as the mid, the converter will use its metadata to set the song name, artist, year and charter attributes in the converted chart file.
If the song.ini specifies a 1/8 HO/PO threshold, the converter will force HO/POs accordingly so the converted chart file matches that.
PART KEYS is also converted, placed in the Enhanced Guitar part. It is ignored by GHTCP, but can be found by opening the chart in FeedBack and pressing F4.

The program supports a series of parameters to customize the conversion process (for example output an editable FeedBack chart file, apply Harmonix's HO/PO logic, etc). Read the readme.txt file, included with this package, to know what each parameter does, how to apply them easily, and more useful info!

Also, this program is open-source, licensed under the MIT license. If you're a programmer, feel free to add/edit its features, and even re-release it as if you wish (as long as you credit me, read the license and agree with it)!

This is it! If you have any issues or questions, just leave a reply, or message raphaelgoulart#1573 on Discord!

**opiumtest5** · Joined: 03 Aug 2009 Posts: 91

This product is Jangster approved. Get your copy now!
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**raphaelgoulart** · Joined: 12 Oct 2008 Posts: 18

Update!
Bugfixes:
- Fixes a bug where open strums are converted as green tap notes - now they're just regular green notes!
Additions:
- The converter now adapts broken chords into multiple chords, forcing HO/PO where necessary.
- Adds the "-b" parameter, which bypasses the aforementioned adaptation, and leave the broken chords as they are, if there's any. (This can be used to slightly speed up the conversion process when converting charts that don't have any broken chords)
Original post download link updated accordingly.

**guilherme16** · Joined: 09 Jun 2008 Posts: 10

Hi
I'm not really "skilled" with this. I tried by myself and it didn't work well.

For example, for the midi Battery (Metallica) I downloaded from Phase Shift I couldn't open it on FeedBack after the conversion. I inserted the "-e" in the run exe and dragged the midi into it and an error occurred.

The run exe file after I edited is like this:

**raynebc** · Joined: 16 Jun 2008 Posts: 992

Command line parameters need to go on the same line as the program itself, separated from other parameters with whitespace, like this:

**guilherme16** · Joined: 09 Jun 2008 Posts: 10

**raphaelgoulart** · Joined: 12 Oct 2008 Posts: 18

Oh the .mid must be in the same folder as the .bat for it to work
OR
you can change the mid2chart.exe "%~1" -e line in the .bat to something like

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**raphaelgoulart** · Joined: 12 Oct 2008 Posts: 18

You're welcome

**raphaelgoulart** · Joined: 12 Oct 2008 Posts: 18

Yet another update - it doesn't add anything new, I basically remade it in C#, BUT I've fixed some big mistakes and optimized some methods, now the program can be up to 12x faster (converting GH:SH's TTFAF and using the times as criteria)!
Original post updated accordingly, please re-download (if you wish).

**LocalH** · Joined: 30 Oct 2006 Posts: 1400 Location: MiloHax

It'd be nice if this tool also converted chart to mid, for use with GH2. Chart2mid2chart sucks on 64-bit systems and so does GHEx. I have all the tools I need (besides a good chart2mid tool) to do GH2 customs and abandon GHEx.

You could make it a tool to convert to RB/PS .mid but with a GH2 mode (proper SP demarcation, no forced HOPOs, no overlapping sustains which horribly breaks GH2). For shiggles, it'd also be nice to have a GH1 mode (afaik, the only real difference is the main guitar track name).
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**raphaelgoulart** · Joined: 12 Oct 2008 Posts: 18

That's odd, chart2mid2chart works just fine here, and I use a 64-bit system as well :o what are the issues you're having with it?
If you want, I can help you force it to open on 32-bit Java (it is a fairly simple process).
However, I don't really see the point in making a whole new tool when something similar already exists. Sorry : (

**LocalH** · Joined: 30 Oct 2006 Posts: 1400 Location: MiloHax

It takes forever to open, like with GHEx. Was just hoping for something a little more modern that doesn't require Java.
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**Notyu1459** · Joined: 24 Aug 2008 Posts: 6

This program is a GODSEND. Thank you! :D

But I am having an issue with it: My HOPOs aren't being forced.

I drag my midi into your program, and it converts. But Feedback can still open up the chart, and when imported into GH3, the forced HOPOs are, indeed, gone. What's confusing is that I can still find some "N 5 0"s in the chart file; not many, but they're there. Are there some notes that are ACTUALLY being forced? If so, why is the chart still able to be opened in Feedback?

....Actually, Feedback DOES eventually crash as I scroll through the chart. But, again, if any HOPOs ARE actually being forced, why not 99% of them? Do I have to change the layout of the midi, or something? I make my charts in EOF, but I can edit them in a separate program, if need be.

Those same notes are also replaced with "E *" when converted with the "-e" parameter. So, either way, 99% of my Forces are still being ignored.

**GingerBraFace** · Joined: 27 Mar 2016 Posts: 340 Location: Santraginus V