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<div align="center"><span style="font-size: 22pt">SBTimbre FM Editor</span><br />''Version 3.51''<br />''Author: [[Jamie O'Connell]]''<br />''1994-02-11''</div></div>

{{SoftwareInfobox
| Software = SBTimbre FM Editor
| Image = [[Image:SBTimbreSS.png|190px]]<br />
''SBTimbre FM Editor<br />''Title Screen
| Version = 3.50
| ReleaseDate = {{1994S}}-02-11<ref>From the included README file</ref>
| Company = {{NAToolCo}}
| DevStatus = {{StableDev}}
| Published = {{Published}}
| Developers = {{JamieO'ConnellToolDev}}
| Interface = {{GUI}}
| ProgLanguage = {{C++}}
| OpenSource = {{ClosedSRC}}
| Source = {{NoSourceSW}}
| License = {{CopyrightedFreeware}}
| Type = {{TimbreEditor}}
| Engine = N/A
| Platform = {{DOSTool}}
| Localization = {{EnglishTool}}
| Website = [http://www.midiox.com/html/sbtimbre.htm midiox.com SBTimbre]
}}

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==<br /> Description ==

<blockquote>
Jamie O' Connell's SBTimbre FM Editor Jamie O'Connell's SBTimbre FM Editor SBTimbre is a Timbre editor -- it lets you create and modify instrument sounds for the Sound Blaster and Adlib FM Cards. You can audition sounds using a Sound Blaster or MPU-401 compatible MIDI interface and a MIDI controller (a piano keyboard for instance), or by pressing buttons on-screen using a mouse or computer keyboard. The present version of SBTimbre operates only on IBK format bank files, but you can use the SBANK utility to convert between IBK and BNK file formats.
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==<br /> Features ==

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;SBTimbre features include:

* Sound Blaster MIDI, MPU401 MIDI
* Multiple Open IBK Files.
* Creation of new IBK files.
* Copying of Timbres between IBK files.
* Editing of Individual Melodic Timbres.
* Editing of Individual Percussion Timbres.
* "Spin" edit controls using a Mouse or +- keys
* Auditioning of tones in any window.
* Auto-Generation of Timbres through randomizing.
* 43/50 Line Screen option (EGA/VGA required).
* CUA compliant Text Mode Windows.
* Extensive MIDI implementation.
* Compatible with the Cakewalk FM Card driver file format (IBK files)
* Compatible with the Jamie O'Connell - FM Synth MIDI Windows driver
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==<br /> Requirements ==

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==<br /> Version History ==

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==<br /> Development Status ==

<blockquote>
The current SBTimbre FM Editor is a stable release version.
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==<br /> Options ==

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Option letters are case insensitive and may be preceded by
either - or /.  They specify the operations to perform.

 -A append the specified instruments (INS or SBI files) to
   the named bank file. Wildcards (* and ?) may be used 
   to select the instrument files. The bank file is created 
   if it does not exist. Duplicate instrument names in the 
   bank file are not updated unless the -U option also appears.

 -U update the specified existing instruments in the named
   bank file.  Wildcards are allowed. Specified instruments
   that do not exist are not added unless the -A option also
   appears.

 -M move the specified instruments to the named bank file.
   Specifying -M implies both append and update. After a
   successful insertion, the instrument file is deleted.
   Wildcards are allowed.

 -D delete and discard the named instruments from the bank
   file. This can be used with the -X option to remove an
   instrument from a bank file.

 -X extract the named instruments from the bank file. The
   type of instrument file to create is determined from the
   filename suffix.

 -L list the names of the instruments contained in the bank
   file. This option formats the names one per line. Only
   instrument names are displayed. It is useful for creating
   input for command line filters or file redirection.

 -V list the names of the instruments contained in the bank
   file. The instruments are formatted eight names to a line
   in the same order they are encountered in the bank file.
   For a BNK file, they will be sorted alphabetically; for an
   IBK bank, they are presented in the order they were
   appended. This is also the order of increasing MIDI 
   program change numbers.

 -S show the parameters for an instrument or instruments.
   This option formats and displays the parameters that
   comprise the instrument sound.

 -T translate from one file type to another. For this option
   the first named file is the source and the second is the
   target. This is the only option that will operate between
   instrument files as well as between bank files. If the
   source and target are bank files, this option acts as a
   merge command, merging the source into the target; and the
   -I ListFile option may be used to select instruments to
   translate.

 -I FName specifies an ASCII text file containing a list of
   instrument names to be used when translating between two
   bank files. This file should be formatted with one
   instrument name per line. The -L option will output a list
   in the proper format, which may be redirected to a file, and
   then edited (See Examples).

 -? display brief help information.
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==<br /> Download ==

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==<br /> Known Issues ==

* None

==<br /> Credits ==

* [[Jamie O'Connell]]

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===<br /> Acknowledgements ===

<blockquote>
Cakewalk is a trademark of Twelve Tone Systems.<br />
Sound Blaster is a trademark of Creative Labs Ltd.<br />
Adlib is a trademark of Adlib Corporation.
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==<br /> Legal ==

<blockquote>
SBTimbre is Copyrighted Freeware. Vendors may distribute SBTimbre provided that no more than a reasonable fee is charged for distribution and all the supporting files are included (with the exception of this file). It may be included on a disk containing other software.

This program is provided without any warranty, expressed or implied, including but not limited to fitness for a particular purpose.

You can reach me at:<br />
Jamie O'Connell CIS: 72662,1433<br />
JamieOConnell@msn.com<br />
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==<br /> References ==

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==<br /> Also See ==

* [[:Category:MIDI Articles|MIDI Articles]]
* [[:Category:SysEx Articles]]
* [[:Category:Timbre Editors|Timbre Editors]]
* [[Sound Resource (SCI)]]
* [[SCI Specifications: Chapter 1 - Introduction#SND| in the SCI Specifications]]
* [[:Category:Sound Resources|Sound Resource Articles]]
* [http://www.midiox.com/html/sbtimbre.htm midiox.com SBTimbre]
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