Manatools aims to be a tool that can export, convert, and manipulate audio and music files for the Sega Dreamcast.
Its name comes from Manatee, the name of an audio driver (and that of a marine mammal), and the word "tool".
Not the most creative name, but better than none. Turns out it's took by another project, gah
Releases for Windows are published at https://github.com/dakrk/manatools/releases.
Please view BUILDING.md.
| Name | Extension | Description | Current state |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIDI Program/Drum Bank | .mpb, .mdb | MPB/MDB files store instrument and sample data for music, although sometimes they are also used for SFX. | Extractable, modifiable. |
| MIDI Sequence Bank | .msb | MSB files store data for MIDI sequences. Despite its name, the data doesn't seem very MIDI compliant. | Extractable, cannot modify yet. |
| Multi-Unit | .mlt | MLT files are a collection of these file formats, to get mapped into the AICA sound processor's RAM. | Extractable, modifiable. |
| One Shot Bank | .osb | OSB files are used for SFX. They share similar parameters with MPB, minus the MIDI note/velocity stuff. | Extractable, modifiable. |
| FX Output Bank | .fob | FOB files are a bank of output/mixer data. Mixer data stores level and panning values for up to 16 channels. | Viewable, modifiable. |
| FX Program Bank | .fpb | FPB files store DSP programs for FX. | Not enough information yet. |
- kingshriek's old utilities: http://snesmusic.org/hoot/kingshriek/ssf/
- madrxx's MPB ImHex pattern: https://gist.github.com/madrxx/0a60182074084a48345d1016da8c5d1f
- X-Hax's utilities: https://github.com/X-Hax/sa_tools_research (discovered this quite late, referencing could've saved time with earlier work, d'oh)