After coming up with this idea, forgetting the idea for a few months, SNN suggesting this tool to me which in turn reminded me of the idea, and a few hours of coding in javascript, I present to you this tool!
What this tool is supposed to do is simple:
Ties (^) get replaced by the = command which uses less space than a tie itself, thus reducing the song insertion size. I can not guarantee that this tool will work on every single music, but it works on most of them.
There's also "unsafe mode" you could try. It makes the txt look even more complicated, but it could reduce the insertion size even more (or increase it). The chance for insertion and music errors becomes higher too, so use it at your own risk. It's always worth to give it a try though!
Usage:
Copy-paste a song in the text area, press the Process button. The song gets converted, and you're free to copy-paste it back in the txt file. Of course, make a backup just in case, in case you will get insertion or music errors. It is recommended that you use this tool after you're completely done with the music, so that optimizing the song itself won't be a pain later on.
Thanks SNN for giving me a list of the ties and their = equivalent!
My blog. I could post stuff now and then
My Assembly for the SNES tutorial (it's actually finished now!)
What this tool is supposed to do is simple:
Ties (^) get replaced by the = command which uses less space than a tie itself, thus reducing the song insertion size. I can not guarantee that this tool will work on every single music, but it works on most of them.
There's also "unsafe mode" you could try. It makes the txt look even more complicated, but it could reduce the insertion size even more (or increase it). The chance for insertion and music errors becomes higher too, so use it at your own risk. It's always worth to give it a try though!
Usage:
Copy-paste a song in the text area, press the Process button. The song gets converted, and you're free to copy-paste it back in the txt file. Of course, make a backup just in case, in case you will get insertion or music errors. It is recommended that you use this tool after you're completely done with the music, so that optimizing the song itself won't be a pain later on.
Thanks SNN for giving me a list of the ties and their = equivalent!
My blog. I could post stuff now and then
My Assembly for the SNES tutorial (it's actually finished now!)