That's what I thought.  I'm pretty sure that's how it works on any operating system.  I was confused when it didn't work.

Well if you just put "kick.dmc" it will look for that file in a specific folder.  In windows, this is the same folder in which ppmckc_e.exe resides.

Wow, so that's for sure the issue. I'm glad to know.  Still need to actually try it, but glad to know it will in fact work.

Ah yeah that wont work im affraid, quirk of the tools im afraid.

I wasn't including "/Users/myname/".  I was just putting the mml file, drop tools, and dmc samples all in the same folder and typing:

@DPCM={"kick.dmc",15}

didn't know it made a difference to put the long, exact address.  Thanks for the tip will try it later.

Hmm odd ill have a look into this.

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No works fine for me. Make sure your putting the address of your dmc sample in correct. If you are using text edit to write your mml file like me the way i do it is to just drag the dmc file into the text aria and it will give  you the absolute address to it. e.g.

@DPCM0 = { "/Users/jYourName/dmcSamples/sanre.dmc",15 }

And it should give you dmc filled nsf's. Hope that helps.

cool link, checking it out, thx

http://famicompo-mini.com/mckc.html

this help?

pixls, it should just be:

ppmckc infile

(if the file is infile.mml)

Depending on how you've organised your stuff, you might end up having to do something like:

bin/ppmckc.exe songs/song/infile

i have no idea. i'll mess around with it, see if i can get it to work

I think you're suppose to pass an argument (an mml file) to ppmck when you enter the command in terminal, so that it compiles it into an nsf...
does that make sense?

I've been using Big Chip's drop tools, but could not get an mml file using dcpm (dpcm?) to compile,

i'm confused when i try loading up ppmck in terminal is says some things and then just says process complete, am i doing something wrong?
"yes"
but what?

Magic is the only plausible explanation for this.

I approached it from a different angle: I tried to run the Mac-built .exe on Windows (via Parallels Desktop) but it says "Program too big to fit in memory."

Maybe it doesn't work on Windows at all, just that the .exe on the filename makes you think it does?

wait... how?