Music Macro Language

Music Macro Language (MML) is a method of transcribing musical notation as sequence data, which then gets processed into binary performance data, akin to MIDI, for a computer to playback. Most popularly, this syntax can be used to create chiptune music.

Syntax

MML has many variations, but the majority of those languages share a similar syntax.

TODO: Info about globally-shared MML syntax

MML usage in SNES ROM hacking

There are a handful of tools known to incorporate MML syntax into editing the music for existing SNES games:

• ZScream Magic, for The Legend of Zelda - A Link to the Past
• AddMusicY, for Yoshi's Island
• AddMusic, for Super Mario World
• LazyShell, for Super Mario RPG