

True timings means that TBbard will not ignore the initial wait time for an instrument (ex if the drums start 30 seconds into the song, then with this on, TBbard will wait 30 seconds before it starts playing). There's a 1 second delay in-between every loop to let the playback buffer catch back up for fast paced songs. Loop will cause the playback to loop indefinitely until it's manually stopped. This is recommended to be on for a more accurate playback. If unchecked it'll just ignore the hold part, and play as it has previously with rapid taps for each note. Hold long notes if selected, it'll hold every note prefixed with "h" or "hold" until another note is to be played or it gets a "release" command. This greatly reduces latency and is highly recommended, since it doesn't have to keep pressing and holding ctrl/shift which will delay everything by an extra frame.
#MIDIKEYS HOLD NOTE FULL#
Use full keyboard layout means that TBbard will try to use the layout specified in the screenshot (check out the "Full keyboard layout" section below, or click the in the application for more info). The percentage indicates the portion of the song that's accurately playable in that octave.

TBbard will attempt to convert the notes to sound reasonable, but for some songs you might want to adjust the target octaves. Octave Target FFXIV's perform system is limited to three octaves, whereas midi can have up to ~10 octaves. This is to make sure you have time to tab back into FFXIV and move the mouse to the appropriate spot. Start delay is the delay (in seconds) between pressing Play and the application beginning playback.

Note: If you "uncap" your fps to a value higher than your monitor supports, you can still use the higher value. FFXIV's UI input is limited by your FPS and a delay is needed in-between clicks. Min FPS is the minimum fps value that you're experiencing at the current in-game location. This can make some of the faster songs sound a lot better. WaitMultiplier is a value that will be multiplied with every wait command. You still need to have java installed! UI description

It's mainly intended as a convenient way to quickly run the application as admin. Playback should start after the Start Delay.Tab back to FFXIV, and make sure it's the currently selected window.Drag and drop the file to play, or navigate to the file by using the "Open" dialog (or enter your own notes!).In FFXIV, make sure the perform interface is open and that your character is ready to play.You can then select the instrument to play back.Īlternatively, it's also possible to manually enter or edit the "sheets".įor the automated music playback feature to work: Notes can be extracted by dragging and dropping a MIDI file onto the application or by clicking "Open" and navigating to the intended file. TBbard is a java application for playing back MIDI files in FFXIV using the Bard performance system. Drag and drop does not work when run as admin. Note: If nothing happens in FFXIV on playback, you might need to run the application as administrator (right-click the.
