| Command | Purpose | Parameters | Description | Hex equivalent | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a, b, c, d, e, f, g | Note | N/A | A note. If this is followed by a +, then it is sharp. If it is followed by a -, then it is flat. The number following the note will determine the duration. 1 is a whole note, 2 is a half note, 4 is a quarter note, etc. If the number has an '=' before it, then the duration is determined by the number of ticks (192 ticks is equal to a whole note, 96 is a half note, etc.) | N/A | c+4 d2 e-=192 |
| hX | Note transposition | X = # of semitones [Signed] | Determines how the following note data should be transposed. Keep in mind that this command alters the note values themselves, and does not have an equivalent N-SPC command. | N/A | h12 h-2 |
| iX | Finetuning | X = Tuning value | How much to tune the current channel. Keep in mind that this only tunes upward. A value of 255 is about one semitone sharper. | $F4 $XX | i128 i255 |
| jX | Song key | X = # of semitones [Signed] | Transposes the entire song up or down the specified number of semitones. | $E9 $XX | j-12 j4 |
| kX | Channel key | X = # of semitones [Signed] | Transposes the current channel up or down the specified number of semitones. | $EA $XX | k12 k-4 |
| lX | Default note length | X = Note length | The default note length to use, if a note does not have one specified. | N/A | l4 cd.e8f |
| mX,Y,Z | Portamento to note | X = Delay; Y = Bend length; Z = Semitone difference [Signed] |
Causes all of the following notes to bend to the pitch determined by the Z parameter. | $F1 $XX $YY $ZZ | m0,12,-4 c8d8 m24,12,2 c4.d4. |
| nX,Y,Z | Portamento from note | X = Delay; Y = Bend length; Z = Semitone difference [Signed] |
Causes all of the following notes to bend from the pitch determined by the Z parameter. | $F2 $XX $YY $ZZ | n0,12,4 c8d8 n48,12,-2 c4.d4. |
| oX | Set current octave | X = octave | Sets the octave for the following notes (Valid octave values are from 1 - 6.) | N/A | o4 c4g4 o5 c4g4 |
| pX,Y | Vibrato | X = Frequency; Y = Amplitude |
Causes the following notes to waver in pitch. | $E3 $00 $XX $YY | p4,32 c1 |
| pX,Y,Z | Vibrato | X = Delay; Y = Frequency; Z = Amplitude |
Causes the following notes to waver in pitch. | $E3 $XX $YY $ZZ | p48,4,32 c1 |
| qXY | Note articulation | X = Legato [Hexadecimal]; Y = Velocity [Hexadecimal]; |
Changes the articulation of the following notes. The value of the X parameter determines the legato--how long each note should play, as a fraction of the specified note lengths (Valid legato values are from 0 - 7; 7 being 100% of the note's length). The Y parameter determines the velocity--or loudness--of each note (Valid velocity values are from 0 - F; F being the loudest). | N/A | q7F c1 q37 d2 |
| r | Rest | N/A |
Creates a pause for the specified duration. | N/A | r2 r=192 |
| sX,(...) | Special fade command | X = Duration; (...) = Subcommand + parameters; |
Depending on which subcommand this is paired with, this command can do a variety of things, such as volume fading, pan fading, tempo fading, etc. Only a few specific subcommands are valid, however. Valid subcommands: p, t, v, w, x, y |
N/A | s48,v127 ; Fade volume to level 127 over a 48 tick period s12,t41 ; Fade tempo to 41 over a 12 tick period |
| sX,p | Vibrato fade | X = Duration | Fades the vibrato to full amplitude over a duration of X ticks. | $F0 $XX | s48,p |
| sX,tY | Tempo fade | X = Duration; Y = Destination tempo |
Fades to the destination tempo over a duration of X ticks. | $E8 $XX $YY | s192,t62 |
| sX,vY | Channel volume fade | X = Duration; Y = Destination volume |
Fades to the destination volume over a duration of X ticks. | $EE $XX $YY | s96,v127 |
| sX,wY | Global volume fade | X = Duration; Y = Destination volume |
Fades to the destination volume over a duration of X ticks. | $E6 $XX $YY | s48,w224 |
| sX,xY,Z | Echo volume fade | X = Duration; Y = Destination right volume [Signed]; Z = Destination left volume [Signed] |
Fades to the destination volumes over a duration of X ticks. | $F8 $XX $YY $ZZ | s24,x64,-64 |
| sX,yY | Pan fade | X = Duration; Y = Destination panning |
Fades to the destination panning over a duration of X ticks. | $E2 $XX $YY | s12,y9 |
| tX | Tempo | X = Tempo value |
Sets the tempo of the song. The BPM is determined by this value divided by 0.4096. | $E7 $XX | t41 ; 100 BPM |
| uX,Y | Tremolo | X = Frequency; Y = Amplitude |
Causes the following notes to waver in volume. | $EB $00 $XX $YY | u4,32 c1 |
| uX,Y,Z | Tremolo | X = Delay; Y = Frequency; Z = Amplitude |
Causes the following notes to waver in volume. | $EB $XX $YY $ZZ | u48,4,32 c1 |
| vX | Channel volume | X = Volume level | Sets the volume for the current channel. | $ED $XX | v255 v64 v128 |
| wX | Song volume | X = Volume level | Sets the overall volume for the entire song. | $E5 $XX | w255 w64 w128 |
| xX,Y,Z | Echo parameters 1 | X = Channel flags [Binary 8-bit]; Y = Right echo volume [Signed]; Z = Left echo volume [Signed] |
Enables echo on channels determined by the X parameter (Rightmost bit is #0, leftmost is #7). Note: Negative volumes indicate an inverted waveform, which can allow for some really cool surround-sound type effects! |
$F5 $XX $YY $ZZ | x00101101,-32,32 |
| yX | Channel Pan | X = Panning value | Sets the panning value for the current channel (0 is rightmost-panning, 10 is centered, and 20 is leftmost-panning). | $E1 $XX | y10 y14 y9 |
| yX,Y,Z | Channel Pan | X = Panning value; Y = Invert left speaker volume [Binary 1-bit]; Z = Invert right speaker voloume [Binary 1-bit] |
Sets the panning value for the current channel (0 is rightmost-panning, 10 is centered, and 20 is leftmost-panning). | $E1 $XX | (Y * $40) | (Z * $80) | y10,0,1 |
| zX,Y,Z | Echo parameters 2 | X = Delay; Y = Feedback [Signed]; Z = FIR index |
Sets the echo properties of a song. Note: In YI, delay values higher than 3 will overflow the echo buffer, but delay values higher than 2 will cause the SPC to crash if a MISC song is played at any point (such as the star theme, or level end music). So it's generally good practice to not use a delay value greater than 2. |
$F7 $XX $YY $ZZ | z2,-69,1 |
| ~ | Disable a command | N/A | This command will disable the subcommand that is paired with it. Valid subcommands are: m, n, p, u, x, z |
N/A | ~m ~n ~p ~u ~x ~z |
| ~m | Disable portamento to note | N/A | This command will disable the note portamento effect. | $F3 | m0,48,71 c4d4 ~m |
| ~n | Disable portamento from note | N/A | This command will disable the note portamento effect. Note: This actually does exactly the same thing as ~m, though in some cases you may want to use this instead for readability purposes. |
$F3 | n0,48,71 c4d4 ~n |
| ~p | Disable vibrato | N/A | This command will disable the vibrato effect. | $E4 | p4,2 c4d4 ~p |
| ~u | Disable tremolo | N/A | This command will disable the tremolo effect. | $EC | u4,2 c4d4 ~u |
| ~x | Disable echo | N/A | This command will disable the echo effect. | $F6 | x11111111,16,16 z2,20,0 c4d4 ~x |
| ~z | Disable echo | N/A | This command will disable the echo effect. Note: This does exactly the same thing as ~x. |
$F6 | x11111111,16,16 z2,20,0 c4d4 ~z |
| @X | Change instrument | X = Instrument number | This command will change the instrument for the current channel. | $E0 $XX | @9 @4 @19 |
| #X | Channel definition | X = Channel number | This command specifies which channel the following music data will be assigned to (Valid channel values are from 0 - 7). | N/A | #0 |
| $XX | Raw hex | XX = Hex value [Hexadecimal] | This command inserts a raw hex value into the music binary data. Note: It is advised that you don't use this command unless you absolutely have to, since just about every N-SPC command can be expressed without using this. |
$XX | $E0 $09 |
| % | Macro call | N/A | Calls a macro. See Macro Reference for more details. | N/A | %loop(2) {{ c4d4 }} |
| ^ | Note tie | N/A | Continues the previously defined note for a specified duration. | N/A | c1^1^=96 |
| &X,Y,Z | Pitchbend to note | X = Delay; Y = Duration; Z = Destination note |
Causes the previously defined note to ramp up or down in pitch toward the destination note (Valid note values are from 0 - 71). | $F9 $XX $YY $ZZ+$80 | c2 &24,48,60 |
| *X | Call previous loop | X = Loop iterations | Calls the previously defined loop and loops it X times. | $EF $???? $XX | [c4d4]4 e4f4 *2 |
| ( )[ ]X | Label loop definition | X = Loop iterations | Defines a loop call and creates a named alias to that loop. The name is placed inside ( ) and the music data to loop goes inside [ ] (Valid label names must only contain letters, digits, or underscores). Note: Label names are case-sensitive. |
$EF $???? $XX | (Crispyyoshi_sux)[cri5~py5~u~x]4 |
| ( )X | Label loop call | X = Loop iterations | Calls a previously defined label loop. | $EF $???? $XX | (Crispyyoshi_sux)42 |
| [ ]X | Loop | X = Loop iterations | Loops the music data inside [ ]. | $EF $???? $XX | [ c4d4 ]8 |
| { } | Triplet | N/A | For each note inside of { }, its duration will be multiplied by 2/3 (Unless the duration is specified using '='). | N/A | {c4d4e4} |
| / | Song loop point | N/A | Defines the point at which the song will go to after it has finished reading through the music data (By default, it goes to the beginning of the song). | N/A | #0 c4 / d4; |
| < | Octave down | N/A | Causes the following notes to play one octave lower. | N/A | o4 c4<d4; |
| > | Octave up | N/A | Causes the following notes to play one octave higher. | N/A | o4 c4>d4; |
| ; | Single line comment | N/A | Anything following this will be ignored by the program. | N/A | c4d4 ; c4d4 <-- This gets ignored. |