From 42a0e12bf7fbc41f3d727d57c0a6a9435bad771d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Harald Eilertsen Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2021 19:18:17 +0100 Subject: Add Readme --- README.md | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README.md diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..786e18a --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +# cbconv + +Work in progress to reverse engineer the proprietary Cubase/Nuendo project file +format. + +## Why? + +A long time ago I happened to make several projects in Cubase for Mac OS X. +Since I no longer use OS X, nor Cubase anymore, I would like to be able to +convert these projects to an open format that I can use in free- and open +source digital audio workstations. + +For now the focus is on reverse engineering the actual file format. + +## How? + +The project is written in the [Rust programming language] and using the [`nom` +library] for the actual parsing. + +## What's the status? + +Parsing the version chunk is almost complete, but apart from that pretty much +everything else is still to be figured out. I'm currently trying to work my +way through the arrangement chunk, but progress is slow and sporadic. + +## Can I help? + +Absolutely! Get in touch if you have any ideas or suggestions, or just want to +keep up with what's going on. I'd be very grateful for any insights into the +file format you may have, even if you don't want to get your hands dirty with +`nom` or Rust. + +You can reach me through the [audioplugins mailing list], or find my email in +the repository commits. You'll also find me on the fediverse as [@harald@hub.volse.no]. + +## License + +cbconv is free software under the GPL-3.0-or-later license. See the `LICENSES` +directory for details. + +[Rust programming language]: https://www.rust-lang.org/ +[`nom` library]: https://crates.io/crates/nom +[audioplugins mailing list]: https://listserv.volse.net/info/audioplugins +[@harald@hub.volse.no]: https://hub.volse.no/channel/harald -- cgit v1.2.3