Music-Notation.info

Audio to MIDI, mp3 to MIDI, wav to MIDI...: 5 things the music industry doesn't want you to know. And what you can do about it.

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 22:30:NaN +0100

You have many audio files on your computer, like mp3 or in iTunes or on CD.

As a musician, you can't print sheet music from your files. Unless with much work and your time.
You can't extract an change single instruments in a sequencer.
You can't program your keyboard with your music
You can't change single instruments and leave the rest like it is.
You can't use your music as ring tones on simple cell phones that support only MIDI files.

You can't? Sure you can. Using the software that i listed below will help you. Those programs have different strengths and I describe the most important of them. You decide.

Format: Internal format of Capella (.cap)

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 21:00:00 +0100

www.hausmusik.ch has several thousand music sheets in capella file format and some of them in MusicXML file format. Have a look at it, it's worth it.

www.tobis-notenarchiv.de is an archive of classical works in capella file format.

Audio to MIDI, mp3 to MIDI, wav to MIDI...: Audio to MIDI Programs

Sun, 15 May 2011 13:20:NaN +0100

Soooo many programs that can convert audio to MIDI. Which should I take?

positive negative drums

I give the secret away about the most important points to choose an audio to MIDI program. Every music we hear usually is polyphonic music. This means we hear several sounds at the same time. A program that you chose should recognize this polyphonic music. If a program fails to do so it is monophonic.

There are plenty of audo formats a program should understand. Some programs understand only one format, that maybe not much in use any more.

A program that is so flexible that it supports more than one operating systems, is marked positive.

You should download and check out a test version if that is possible.

Now you have all informations to make your own choice using the table below.

DTM, Drumagog ProgramManufacturerPitch recognitionInfosWIDI Recognition System (Professional)widisoftpolyphonicruns on WindowsWIDI Recognition System (Standard)widisoftpolyphonicruns on Windows.WIDI Audio To MIDI VST Plugin (Windows Version)widisoftpolyphonicruns on Windows. This software runs as VST Plugin and not standalone.WIDI Audio To MIDI VST Plugin (MAC OS X Version)widisoftpolyphonicruns on Mac OS X. This software runs as VST Plugin and not standalone.WIDI Audio To MIDI Audio Unit (MAC OS X Version)widisoftpolyphonicruns on Mac OS X. This software runs as Audio Unit and not standalone.AKoff Music ComposerAKoff Sound Labspolyphonicruns on Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT. Recognizes only Windows PCM (.WAV) sources.Solo Explorer RecognisoftmonophonicRuns on Windows 98 through XP.

Intelliscore Standard

Intelliscore Polyphonic

Intelliscore Ensemble

Innovative Music Systems, Incmonophonic
polyphonic
polyphonicruns on Windows VistaXP/Me/98/95/2000/NT4. Intelliscore is avaliable as ensemble and polyphonic editions at different prices. Both read from Windows PCM (.WAV), MP3, WMA, and CD sources. Ensemble edition also supports creation of multi-track MIDI files from multiple instrument recordings.Digital Ear Epinoisis Softwaremonophonicruns on Windows XP/2000/Me/98/95/XP. It supports only Windows PCM (.WAV) sourcesAudioscore ProfessionalNeuratronmonophonicruns on Windows 98/Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0 SP6. Neuratron AudioScore MIDI Input requires Windows XP. Export to MIDI, MusicXML, NIFF and PhotoScore (.opt).7Canaries Standard and ProfessionalTallStick Softwarepolyphonicruns on Win98/ME, Windows NT/2000/XP . The Program gets as input both compressed and uncompressed WAVE, MPEG Layer 1, 2 and 3 and CD tracks.TS-AudioToMIDI TallStick Softwarepolyphonicruns on Win98/ME, Windows NT/2000/XP . It works realtime. The Program gets as input both compressed and uncompressed WAVE, MPEG compressed sound with mpp, mp1, mp2 and mp3 extensions, MPEG Layer 1, 2 and 3 and CD tracks.Melodyne cre8Celemonypolyphonicruns on Mac OS X and Windows XP. Melodyne studioCelemonypolyphonicruns on Mac OS X and Windows XP. AmazingMIDITetsuya Arakipolyphonicruns on Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003. It supports only Windows PCM (.WAV) sources.AutoscoreWildcat Canyon Softwaremonophonicruns on Macintosh and Windows 31, Windows 95 and Windows 98 and Apple Macintosh. There are three versions: Autoscore Deluxe, Autoscore Professional and Autoscore Studio.t-rox StudioStarNotationpolyphonic runs on Windows. t-rox Studio is integrated music recognition software and music printing software.Logic ProApplepolyphonic works with Mac OS X. Digital Audio Workstation and MIDI sequencerTwelveKeys Music Transcription Software NCH Swift Sound Softwarepolyphonic Unlike other programs on this page, this program is designed to assist musicians to transcribe music recordings. This is an honest approach.
TwelveKeys is one of NCHs Mp3 software programs for Windows 98-Vista. Edit, Mix, Burn & more. Download Today & receive 10-50% off normal pricing DTM Drum-to-MIDI converter Plug-Inmassey pluginsDrum works with Mac OS X and Windows. DTM is an AudioSuite plugin for Pro ToolsDrumagog Drum Replacer Plug-InWave Machine LabsDrum works with Mac OS X and Windows. capella wave kitcapellapolyphonic works with Windows.

Software: capella wave kit - wave manipulation and wave to MIDI conversion

Sun, 15 May 2011 12:00:NaN +0100

capella wave kit

Format: Band In A Box file format (.sgu, .mgu, .mg1, .mg9)

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 15:30:00 +0100

Format: Bagpipe Music Writer file format (.bww)

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 15:30:00 +0100

Format: MuseScore file format (.msc, .mscx, .mscz)

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 15:30:00 +0100

This is the native file format of MuseScore.

.msc: the old extension that conflicts with a Microsoft extension. Not in use any more.
.mscx: the uncompressed XML file format.
.mscz: the gzipped .mscx format.

Software: MuseScore

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 15:30:00 +0100

MuseScore Website

Software: scorio - editing scores in the web browser

Sat, 15 Jan 2011 22:50:00 +0100

scorio web editor

Video demonstration of scorio

Format: NIFF

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 21:30:01 +0100

NIFF is the first standard code for musical notation. NIFF is based on RIFF.

A minor revision,NIFF 6b, is available as of June, 2002. This revision is provided by Jeff Thompson, author of Niffty.

The NIFF (Notation Interchange File Format) was completed in the fall of 1995. This is a standard digital format for the representation of standard musical notation. The format is very flexible, allowing for simple implementations with minimal graphical information, or much more elaborate descriptions including all aspects of page layout, associated midi data, custom symbols, etc.

Sponsored by Passport Designs, Mark of the Unicorn, Musicware, Opcode Systems, and Cakewalk Music Software, the format was designed as a cooperative effort. The members of the team which developed NIFF are listed below. Please note that some of the affiliations listed have changed since NIFF was written.

Dave Abrahams, Mark of the Unicorn
Gary Barber, Musicware
Raymond Bily, Midisoft Corporation
Mike Brockman, Musicware
Mark Burton, Blue Ribbon Software
Don Byrd, Advanced Music Notation Systems, Musicware
Cakewalk Music Software
Nicholas Carter, University of Surrey
John Cerullo, Hal Leonard Corporation
Daniel Dorff, Theodore Presser
John Forbes, Boosey & Hawkes
Tom Hall, A-R Editions
William Holab, G. Schirmer
Wladek Homenda, Musitek
Tom Johns, Hal Leonard Corporation
Paul Keister, Passport Designs
Steve Keller
Dave Kusek
Lowell Levinger, Passport Designs
Bill McCann, Dancing Dots Braille Music Technology
Severo Ornstein, Woodside, California
Mike Ost, Passport Designs
Norman Reid, San Francisco, California
Robert Schuneman, E. C. Schirmer
Dave Scoggin, Opcode Systems
Leland Smith, San Andreas Press
Eleanor Selfridge-Field, Center for Computer Assisted Research in the Humanities
Mark Walsen, Notation Software, Inc.
Don Williams, Opcode Systems

Technical Coordinator: Cindy Grande, Grande Software

Administrative Coordinator: Chris Newell, Musitek

Special Advisor: Alan Belkin, University of Montreal

The NIFF SDK is complete. It is a free, public domain, platform independent Software Developer's Kit for software developers implementing NIFF. It is a collection of software libraries and tools to support reading, writing, and navigating NIFF files. Documentation, sample code, and a simple NIFF file is included. The NIFF SDK makes it possible for a software developer to add NIFF reading and writing capabilities to an existing program without writing the housekeeping functions that would otherwise be required. The software is supplied in source code format in the C programming language.
The following documents are available for download here:

The files beginning with "EX" are TIFF (a standard graphics format) formatted music example files to be used by NIFF developers.
"FILEWALK.ZIP" is a Microsoft utility for browsing RIFF files. It parses the STRUCTURE of a RIFF file. Because NIFF uses tags instead of nested lists, it is of limited utility.
"NIFF 6x.x" is the current version of the specification itself, in html format. The document "NIFFspec.egs.jpg" contains the musical examples in the NIFF spec, since some versions of Word have difficulty displaying these images.
"NIFF6x.xchanges.txt" details all the latest changes made to the spec since v.6a.
"niff.h" is a C header file.
"MS_NIFF.ZIP" contains some examples of NIFF files written by Midiscan.
The files containing "niffsdk" refer to the NIFF software development kit.
The files containing "NIFFDUM" provide an updated version of the NIFFDUMPER UTILITY. See "NIFFDUM.README.TXT".

For those who implement a NIFF importer: There is a flaw in some example files of the NIFF SDK. There are 7 undefined shapes in rests with the length 3/16 in AFTER.NIF, 3 in WAYITIS.NIF and 1 in MANDOL.NIF. Thanks to Cris Sion of Sionsoft for confirming this.

Software: Apple Logic Pro - Digital Audio Workstation and MIDI sequencer

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:55:00 +0100

See Logic Pro

Software: massey DTM plugin - Drum-to-MIDI converter

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:35:00 +0100

DTM is an AudioSuite plugin for Pro Tools

Software: Wave Machine Labs Drumagog Drum Replacer Plug-In

Sun, 18 Jan 2009 10:01:00 +0100

At Musician's Friend, USA

Software: OOoLilyPond - a macro for OpenOffice.org

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:35:00 +0100

OOoLilyPond is a macro for OpenOffice.org that simplifies the integration of music notation in OpenOffice.org Writer, Impress and Draw.

Music notation: About limitations and extensions of common music notation

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:25:00 +0100

The Music Notation Project. Formerly known as the Music Notation Modernization Association (MNMA).

"The Music Notation Project seeks to raise awareness of the disadvantages of traditional music notation, to explore alternative music notation systems, and to provide resources for the wider consideration and use of these alternatives. We hope our efforts will help make reading, writing, and playing music more enjoyable and easier to learn."

Symbolic Extensions and its corruption of Music by Barton McLean (1981).

Dan Lindgren developed a new musical notation system called Nydana Notation. It simplifies reading of musical notation for keyboard instruments.

ICON - The Alternative Music Notation

Simplified Music Notation was designed to remove the need to remember the key signature and accidentals. Based on traditional, 5-line staff notation, sharps and flats are given distinctively shaped noteheads. The key signature is still there, but the musician plays each note as it appears on the page without having to mentally adjust for it, or for accidentals.

Software: mid2hum - MIDI to Humdrum kern converter

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:50:00 +0100

Download mid2hum

Software: pae2kern - Plaine & Easie code to Humdrum kern converter

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:50:00 +0100

Download pae2kern

Software: hum2abc - Humdrum kern to abc converter

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:50:00 +0100

Download hum2abc

Software: hum2gmn - Humdrum kern to Guido Music Notation converter

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:50:00 +0100

Download hum2gmn

Software: hum2mid - Humdrum kern to MIDI converter

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:50:00 +0100

Download hum2mid

Software: xml2hum - MusicXML to Humdrum kern converter

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:30:00 +0100

Convert MusicXML to Humdrum via online service

Download xml2hum

Software: hum2xml - Humdrum kern to MusicXML converter

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:30:00 +0100

Download hum2xml

Format: Musedata format (.md)

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:01:00 +0100

The chapter The MuseData Representation of Musical Information of Beyond MIDI by Walter B. Hewlett is available online.

All files on www.musedata.org are also exported as Humdrum kern files. Use the Humdrum kern files to translate in other file formats.

Sheet music: Blank sheets

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:04:00 +0100

Manuscript paper by dolmetsch.com

Blank Sheet Music .net lets you print out blank sheet music in many formats.

University of Virginia provides Music paper in PDF.

Notenpapier zum Herunterladen und Ausdrucken by Andreas Herwig.

Notenblatt-Drucker and Tabulator-Drucker by musikwissenschaften.de

Blank materials for guitar.

Software: noteflight - editing scores in the web browser

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 21:50:00 +0100

Demonstration of noteflight:

Noteflight Basic Editing Tutorial:

Noteflight Advanced Editing Tutorial 1:

Noteflight Sharing Overview:

Software: Neck Diagrams

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 20:30:00 +0100

As an Eclipse RCP programmer myself, it's a pleasure to anounce Neck Diagrams for fretted istruments.

Software: WiiToMidi - convert signals from a Nintendo Wii controller to MIDI signals

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 19:55:00 +0100

WiiToMidi allows you to convert signals from a Nintendo Wii controller to MIDI signals. It is a Cocoa application for Mac OS X and uses the DarwiinRemote WiiRemote framework to decode. Wii controller signals. It also supports the Nunchuk controller.

Software: Myriad Music Plug-In - for web browsers

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 19:20:00 +0100

This plug-in enables to play, display, transpose and print files created with Melody Assistant or Harmony Assistant, directly from your web browser.

MusicXML (.xml) and Packed MusicXML (.mxl) files are also managed.

Myriad Music Plug-In is freeware.

Format: Internal format of NtEd

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 14:20:00 +0100

Software: MaxScore – music notation in Max/MSP

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 13:49:00 +0100

MaxScore is an extension of JMSL.

Format: Internal format of NoteWriter

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 13:20:00 +0100

I don't know a documentation of this format.

Format: Internal format of NoteAbility Pro

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 13:20:00 +0100

I don't know a documentation of this format.

Software: NoteWriter - music notation package (obsolete)

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 13:20:00 +0100

NoteWriter is not maintained any more. NoteAbility can read the files.

Software: PriMus Classic - Musiknotationsprogramm

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 12:51:00 +0100

Software: Sibelius Student - music notation software for students

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 12:42:00 +0100

See Sibelius Student - music notation software for students.

Software: Finale Reader music notation program

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 11:10:00 +0100

Info: Finale Reader

Software: ScoreRender - sheet music rendering plugin for Wordpress

Thu, 25 Dec 2008 29:21:01 +0100

ScoreRender is a Wordpress plugin for rendering sheet music fragments into images. It supports converting fragments in excerpts, posts, pages and (optionally) comments. Currently it supports 4 music notations: abc, Guido, LilyPond, Mup.

Format: abc

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 11:41:00 +0100

Chris Walshaw invented the input language abc and the translation program for this packages.

His concept has been so successful, that there are many programs now which use abc without TeX. With 10000+ available tunes, abc is perhaps the most common format on the internet.

Unlike other formats I haven't collected any examples. Chris Walshaw has done a good job with his abc pages . I can't supercede his pages.

Format: MusicXML (.mxl, .xml)

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 21:45:00 +0100

MusicXML 2.0 is available as an XML Schema Definition (XSD) version.

MusicXML by Michael David Good , president and founder of Recordare (see also Scot ), is designed with the knowledge of MusiXML and NIFFML .

The file extension is .xml, the packed version ends with .mxl

www.notensatz-s-fischer.de offers CDs in capella and MusicXML file format.

Sheet music files for music notation programs: Sorted by file format

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 21:45:00 +0100

Sheet music in abc format.

Sheet music in MusicXML format.

Sheet music in capella format.

Sheet music in LilyPond format.

Sheet music in Finale format.

Crossword puzzle: the third letter of Stentorian, in Music Notation is an F. Congratulations!

Format: SVG: Scalable Vector Graphics

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 21:55:00 +0100

SVG is a graphics format that bases on xml . I see two applications of SVG in musical notation:

It is ideal to integrate music notation with small files with high quality into the WWW (as a replacement for gif; jpeg isn't well suited for music notation anyhow) and to print the same data with high quality.
It is an ideal replacement for music fonts . Using Java , one can run programs on almost all platforms - but one can't rely that there is an installed music font or even that one is installable. Using SVG, a music notation program can bring along all necesary music notation symbols.

SVG is defined by the World Wide Web Consortium

SVG is a prefered format for pictures anc vector graphics in wikipedia.org und wikibooks.org As soon as music notation programs and midi programs can export single measures and tablatures as SVG files, this files could be used as high quality files in many wiki projects.

If you know music notation programs that export to SVG, please let me know. Several people expressed interest in this topic.

There are so many SVG resources on the Web, I can't list them all.

SVG phones
SVG Implementation and Resource Directory
A current compilation of vector graphic programs supporting but not limited to SVG for Windows, Macs and Linux (August 2005).
W3C lists news, tools, articles on SVG.
Exploring the W3C's Scalable Vector Graphics language: Sacre SVX at xml.com
For programmers: Apache Batik in Java . This also contains an SVG viewer.

There is a change in the SVG draft of 29 June 2000:
Made the 'unicode' attribute on the 'glyph' element #IMPLIED to allow for definition of glyphs which do not have corresponding code points in Unicode. Such glyphs can only be accessed via the 'altGlyph' facility.

This is good especially for music notation symbols, since the UNICODE people don't want graphical symbols inside UNICODE: Unicode is for symbols that are used in a text line. This is what the symbols 1D100 - 1D1FF are intended for. These symbols are not intended for notation symbols that are placed 2-dimensional in a graphical music notation editor.

Software: Ludwig - composing software

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 21:55:00 +0100

See Ludwig

Software: NtEd - a musical score editor for Linux

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 21:55:00 +0100

See NtEd

Format: Forte file format (.fnf)

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:00:00 +0100

.fnf is the proprietary file format of Forte

Software: Forte - a notational, sequencing and recording software package

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:00:00 +0100

Info: Forte

Software: IntelliScore

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:30:00 +0100

IntelliScore Ensemble helps you transcribe music by converting multiple-instrument CD audio, WAV, MP3, and WMA files to multi-track MIDI (.mid) files containing the notes played broken down by instrument, chord names, and key. Then you can take those MIDI files and do things that are impossible with audio files such as viewing the notation and changing individual notes and swapping or muting instruments. You can also compose MIDI music in real-time by singing or playing any instrument.

Want to play along to a favorite song but just can't quite differentiate between the guitar and bass parts? Have you ever recorded a great melody for your band or a hot new lick but now can't remember what notes you played or sang? Let intelliScore do the hard work for you. Spend more time making music and less time figuring out the notes.

Features:

Helps you figure out the notes chord names and key present in multiple-instrument MP3, WAV, and WMA files and CDs. Unlike "pitch detectors" intelliScore can convert music that contains more than one note at a time
View and edit scores and individual tracks once your WAV, MP3, WMA, or CD files are converted into MIDI
Sing or play a non-MIDI instrument and see the notes appear in the included Anvil Studio or your own MIDI sequencer
Play your MIDI synthesizer live by singing or playing any musical instrument into a microphone attached to your computer
See the names of the chords and key present in your WAV, MP3, or WMA file
Rip CD music convert it to MIDI (.mid) file then play it in your MIDI keyboard
Effects such as pitch bend vibrato tremolo and portamento are faithfully recreated on instrument tracks that contain one note at a time
Helps remove vocals from most WAV, MP3, WMA, or CD files for karaoke singing
Finds the beats in percussion tracks
Easy to use wizard interface helps achieve the most accurate recognition results in the shortest amount of time
Free technical support

IntelliScore Polyphonic includes all the powerful capabilities of intelliScore Ensemble except that it is limited to working with music that contains one instrument such as a piano solo.

IntelliScore Standard is limited to working with music that contains one instrument at a time and one note at a time, such as a solo voice.

Software: mingus - Music theory and notation package for Python

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:46:00 +0100

Sources on the WWW: Sounds and acoustics

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:35:00 +0100

Vibration, Music and the Basic Truths of Reality

FindSounds finds sound files by file formats, number of channels, resolution, sample rate, file size and description. It just works.

The Freesound Project is a collaborative database of Creative Commons licensed sounds.

Music Acoustics: the physics of instruments, singing...

Optical Music Recognition (OMR): More OMR pages

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:35:00 +0100

Bringing Sheet Music to Life: My Experiences with OMR

OMR (Optical Music Recognition) Systems by Donald Byrd.

Sheet music: Sheet Music Plus

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:43:00 +0100

width="50%" Sheet Music Plus has a huge collection of sheet music of contemporary artists and composers width="50%" Sheet Music Sale at Sheet Music Plus

Located in U.S.A.

Software: Obtiv Octava - music notation software

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:30:00 +0100

See Obtiv Octava

Software: Xenoage MusicXML Player

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:01:00 +0100

Format: The internal format of Score Perfect

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:55:00 +0100

PriMus only reads SPP files up to version 4 of SPP.

Software: DGuitar - a Guitar Pro (.GP4,.GP3,GTP) viewer, player

Fri, 30 May 2008 23:35:00 +0100

Info: DGuitar

Format: Guitar Pro File Format (.gtp, .gp3, .gp4, .gp5, .gpx)

Fri, 30 May 2008 23:22:55 +0100

There is no official documentation for the Guitar Pro format.

dguitar has an extensive description of the Guitar Pro 4 file format.

A good starting point to understand the format is the reading routines of KGuitar. See convertgtp.cpp in kguitar.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/kguitar/trunk/kguitar/kguitar/ (GPL)

.gpx is a compressed file format introduced with Guitar Pro 6.

Format: Drum Tab

Mon, 26 May 2008 23:50:00 +0100

Format definition for DTAB: See Drum Tab spec of DTAB

Maxtabs
tTabs: Guitar, Bass and Drum tablatures
911Tabs

Software: DTAB - Drum TAB editor

Mon, 26 May 2008 23:50:00 +0100

See DTAB.

Software: Drum Tab Printer

Mon, 26 May 2008 23:50:00 +0100

See Drum Tab Printer.

Music Fonts, Musical Symbols, note fonts, page 1: Fonts for byzantine music notation

Thu, 22 May 2008 23:30:00 +0100

Software: COMUS music printing system

Sun, 18 May 2008 15:21:00 +0100

Software: Ableton Live Light - audio and MIDI sequencer

Sat, 17 May 2008 09:20:00 +0100

Ableton Live Light comes bundled with products of other vendors and is not sold separately.

See Ableton Live Light.

Sorted from cheap to most productive.

Ableton Live Light comes bundled with products of other vendors and is not sold separately.

Ableton Live LE gives you an intuitive interface and pro features for recording, songwriting, remixing and DJing.

Ableton Live is your companion during every stage of the musical process, from creation to production to performance.

Ableton Suite combines Ableton Live with an inspired collection of Ableton instruments in a consistent workflow.

Software: Ableton Live LE - audio and MIDI sequencer

Sat, 17 May 2008 09:20:00 +0100

Ableton Live 7 LE gives you an intuitive interface and pro features for recording, songwriting, remixing and DJing.

See Ableton Live LE.

Sorted from cheap to most productive.

Ableton Live Light comes bundled with products of other vendors and is not sold separately.

Ableton Live LE gives you an intuitive interface and pro features for recording, songwriting, remixing and DJing.

Ableton Live is your companion during every stage of the musical process, from creation to production to performance.

Ableton Suite combines Ableton Live with an inspired collection of Ableton instruments in a consistent workflow.

Software: Ableton Live - audio and MIDI sequencer

Sat, 17 May 2008 09:20:00 +0100

Ableton Live 7 is your companion during every stage of the musical process, from creation to production to performance.

See Ableton Live.

By Musicians Friend

Sorted from cheap to most productive.

Ableton Live Light comes bundled with products of other vendors and is not sold separately.

Ableton Live LE gives you an intuitive interface and pro features for recording, songwriting, remixing and DJing.

Ableton Live is your companion during every stage of the musical process, from creation to production to performance.

Ableton Suite combines Ableton Live with an inspired collection of Ableton instruments in a consistent workflow.

Software: Ableton Suite - Ableton Live + Instruments

Sat, 17 May 2008 09:20:00 +0100

Ableton Suite combines Ableton Live with an inspired collection of Ableton instruments in a consistent workflow.

See Ableton Suite.

By Musicians Friend

Sorted from cheap to most productive.

Ableton Live Light comes bundled with products of other vendors and is not sold separately.

Ableton Live LE gives you an intuitive interface and pro features for recording, songwriting, remixing and DJing.

Ableton Live is your companion during every stage of the musical process, from creation to production to performance.

Ableton Suite combines Ableton Live with an inspired collection of Ableton instruments in a consistent workflow.

Software: GVOX Music Time Deluxe - music notation software

Wed, 07 May 2008 23:50:00 +0100

See GVOX Music Time Deluxe - music notation software.

Format: Music Time internal File Format (.mus). Music Time Pro internal File Format (.mts).

Wed, 07 May 2008 23:40:00 +0100

See Music Time Deluxe

Software: GVOX Encore - music notation software

Wed, 07 May 2008 23:30:00 +0100

See GVOX Encore - music notation software.

Software: Digital Music Notebook

Wed, 07 May 2008 22:30:00 +0100

Info: Digital Music Notebook. Windows Only

This program is for sheet musik what iTunes is for audio: an interface to a shop of a single vendor (Yamaha) with some nice additional features. unlike iTunes, this software seems not to be useful without the store.

This program can import Digital Notebook Packages (.dpk). It is a VST host.

Format: KGuitar File Format (.kg)

Mon, 05 May 2008 22:22:55 +0100

A good starting point to understand the format is the reading routines of KGuitar. See convertkg.cpp in kguitar.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/kguitar/trunk/kguitar/kguitar/ (GPL)

Format: eXtensible Score Language (XScore)

Mon, 05 May 2008 08:30:00 +0100

eXtensible Score Language 0.01 Draft: 1998-12-15 Author: R. J. Grigaitis.

There seems to be no implementation for this format.

Software: Music Publisher Scanning Edition - music notation software

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:22:30 +0100

See Music Publisher Scanning Edition at Braeburn Softwares website

Optical Music Recognition (OMR): Music Publisher Scanning Edition

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:22:30 +0100

Music Publisher Scanning Edition is the Music Publisher music notation progrgram plus optical music recognition.

Format: Internal format of Finale (.mus)

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 18:30:00 +0100

Harmer Recorder Music

Format: LilyPond

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 08:15:00 +0100

Mudela, the Music-Definition Language has been renamed to LilyPond

The Mutopia Project offers sheet music editions of classical music for free download.

Software: Sibelius - music notation software

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:45:00 +0100

See Sibelius.

I don't understand why, but at the time I'm writing this, it's cheaper to buy Sibelius from Musician's Friend (see below) than directly from Sibelius. Compare yourself because it's your money.

Free Lecture Notes zu Sibelius 5 in German by Robert Wolff.

Software: Masterwriter Songwriting Software

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:22:00 +0100

Info: Masterwriter Songwriting Software

Amazon.com

Format: MML: Music Markup Language

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:55:NaN +0100

Music Markup Language is an XML application.

taken from chorale:

3[E A] [3E B] [3E:8 C]F:8 [3G C]

As you can see, main parts of the format are not defined in XML itself, but in a microformat that is embedded in XML. (the XML syntax error is part of the original example)

Also note, that in this example, the notation element is a child of the bar element. Compare this with the DTD where the notation element is allowed only as child of the song element. This is only one of several errors that prevent an implementation of this format.

The MML website has been updated in the year 2002 for the last time.

Sheet music by instruments: Piano Sheet Music

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 94:10:00 +0100

Free classical piano sheet music (PDF), download without registration from allpianoscores.com.

Download and print classical piano solo sheet music from Virtual Sheet Music. Also Piano Four Hands Sheet Music. Download everything for a membership fee.

rare antique sheet music for piano, suited to be used as a source for new editions. Free of cost. PDF Download. Located in Luxemburg.

pianopublicdomain.com/ Classical piano sheet music, you have to sign up, commercial, pdf download.

Sheet Music Plus has a huge collection of sheet music of contemporary artists and composers. Shipping on paper. Located in the USA.

musicroom has a huge collection of sheet music of contemporary artists and composers. Shipping on paper. Located in the United Kingdom.

Music Books Plus: contemporary piano sheet music. Located in Canada, worldwide shipping.

Henle Urtext: highest quality in classical sheet music. Printed on Paper. Located in Gemany.

Software: SCORE Music Publishing System

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 11:40:00 +0100

See SCORE Music Publishing System. Seems not to be maintained any more.

Use DOSBox to run old DOS software on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, OS/2, BeOS and RiscOS. DOSBox is free and Open Source. Please give me feedback whether SCORE runs on DOSBox.

Format: Apple GarageBand Format (.band)

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 23:50:NaN +0100

A GarageBand file is a package. The main file in it is an XML file (plist).

Format: MidiXML

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 23:50:NaN +0100

See MidiXML

Software: Freedots - MusicXML to Braille music notation converter

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:55:00 +0100

Siehe Freedots - MusicXML to Braille music notation converter.

Software: TuxGuitar - A Multitrack tablature editor and player

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:55:00 +0100

Software: Progression - Music Software for Guitar

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:55:00 +0100

Description by Musician's Friend, USA:

Software: Finale music notation program

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:00:00 +0100

MakeMusic: Finale

I don't understand why, but at the time I'm writing this, it's cheaper to buy Finale from Musician's Friend (see below) than directly from MakeMusic. Compare yourself because it's your money.

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Amazon.de:

Software: Finale Allegro music notation program

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:00:00 +0100

Amazon.de:

Info: Finale Allegro

Software: Finale PrintMusic music notation program

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:00:00 +0100

MakeMusic: Finale PrintMusic

I don't understand why, but at the time I'm writing this, it's cheaper to buy Finale PrintMusic from Musician's Friend (see below) than directly from MakeMusic. Compare yourself because it's your money.

At Musicians Friend:

Amazon.com:

Amazon.de:

Software: Finale NotePad music notation program

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:00:00 +0100

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Info: Finale NotePad

Software: Celemony Melodyne essential audio editor: bundle version

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:00:00 +0100

manual editing and correction of pitch and timing of notes
altering of tempo
restructuring of melody and phrasing
rearranging (cut/copy/paste)
destructive handling of audio material
CoreAudio (Mac)
ASIO2 (Windows)
number of tracks:1
ReWire
Source material: WAV, AIFF, SD2, mono and stereo, melodic, rhythmic
24/96

See Celemony Melodyne essential audio editor: bundle version

Software: Celemony Melodyne uno audio editor

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:00:00 +0100

manual editing and correction of pitch and timing of notes
automatic correction of pitch and timing
altering of tempo
restructuring of melody and phrasing
rearranging (cut/copy/paste)
editing of vibrato
editing of pitch drift
editing of pitch transitions
editing of formants
editing of formant transitions
editing of amplitude
editing of amplitude transitions
destructive handling of audio material
CoreAudio (Mac)
ASIO2 (Windows)
number of tracks:1
ReWire
Source material: WAV, AIFF, SD2, mono and stereo, melodic, rhythmic
24/96

See Celemony Melodyne uno audio editor

I don't understand why, but at the time I'm writing this, it's cheaper to buy Melodyne uno from Musician's Friend (see below) than directly from Celemony. Compare yourself because it's your money.

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Software: Celemony Melodyne plugin audio editor

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:00:00 +0100

manual editing and correction of pitch and timing of notes
automatic correction of pitch and timing
selectable scales
altering of tempo
working with tempo changes
restructuring of melody and phrasing
generation of multiple parts (e.g. vocal harmonies) from one part
editing of vibrato
editing of pitch drift
editing of pitch transitions
editing of formants
editing of formant transitions
editing of amplitude
editing of amplitude transitions
remote control of parameters: MIDI/automation via host
SMPTE sync via host
MIDI clock via host
non-destructive handling of audio material
CoreAudio (Mac)
ASIO2 (Windows)
number of tracks:1 per instance
VST, AU, RTAS
Source material: WAV, AIFF, SD2, mono and stereo, melodic, rhythmic
32/192

See Celemony Melodyne plugin audio editor

I don't understand why, but at the time I'm writing this, it's cheaper to buy Melodyne plug-in from Musician's Friend (see below) than directly from Celemony. Compare yourself because it's your money.

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Software: Celemony Melodyne cre8 audio editor

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:00:00 +0100

manual editing and correction of pitch and timing of notes
automatic correction of pitch and timing
selectable scales
user-definable scales
track-to-track pitch copying
altering of tempo
working with tempo changes
tempo track import via MIDI
quantize to a reference track
automatic tempo and key adjustment during cut/copy/paste operations
editing of tempo within a note (internal tempo)
restructuring of melody and phrasing
rearranging (cut/copy/paste)
generation of multiple parts (e.g. vocal harmonies) from one part
editing of vibrato
editing of pitch drift
editing of pitch transitions
editing of formants
editing of formant transitions
editing of amplitude
editing of amplitude transitions
remote control of parameters: MIDI
Audio-to-MIDI
import of Melodyne Sound Library
Melody Manager
batch processing for the analysis of entire folders
non-destructive handling of audio material
mixer
integrated effects (EQ, reverb)
plug-in hosting of effects and instruments
SMPTE synct
MIDI clock
CoreAudio (Mac)
ASIO2 (Windows)
number of tracks: 8
VST, AU, RTAS
Source material: WAV, AIFF, SD2, mono and stereo, melodic, rhythmic
24/96

See Celemony Melodyne cre8 audio editor

I don't understand why, but at the time I'm writing this, it's cheaper to buy Melodyne Cre8 from Musician's Friend (see below) than directly from Celemony. Compare yourself because it's your money.

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Software: Celemony Melodyne studio audio editor

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:00:00 +0100

manual editing and correction of pitch and timing of notes
automatic correction of pitch and timing
selectable scales
user-definable scales
track-to-track pitch copying
altering of tempo
working with tempo changes
tempo track import via MIDI
quantize to a reference track
automatic tempo and key adjustment during cut/copy/paste operations
editing of tempo within a note (internal tempo)
restructuring of melody and phrasing
rearranging (cut/copy/paste)
generation of multiple parts (e.g. vocal harmonies) from one part
editing of vibrato
editing of pitch drift
editing of pitch transitions
editing of formants
editing of formant transitions
editing of amplitude
editing of amplitude transitions
remote control of parameters: MIDI
Audio-to-MIDI
import of Melodyne Sound Library
Melody Manager
batch processing for the analysis of entire folders
non-destructive handling of audio material
mixer
integrated effects (EQ, reverb)
plug-in hosting of effects and instruments
SMPTE synct
MIDI clock
CoreAudio (Mac)
ASIO2 (Windows)
number of tracks: unlimited
VST, AU, RTAS
Source material: WAV, AIFF, SD2, mono and stereo, melodic, rhythmic
32/192
Multi-user licences

See Celemony Melodyne studio audio editor

I don't understand why, but at the time I'm writing this, it's cheaper to buy Melodyne Cre8 from Musician's Friend (see below) than directly from Celemony. Compare yourself because it's your money.

At Musician's Friend, USA

Software: t-rox Studio: notations software with automatical audio music recognition

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:20:00 +0100

See t-rox Studio web site

Music notation programs and music programs: Music software

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 10:01:00 +0100

Software:

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:00:00 +0100

Switcch reads wav (PCM, ADPCM+, aLaw+, uLaw+, and others), mp3 (MPEG Layer 3)k, mp2+ (MPEG Layer 2), mpga+ (MPEG Audio), au, aif/aiff, gsm, dct, vox, raw, ogg, flac, amr, wma*, wmv*, aac* (not aacPlus), m4a*, mid+, act/rcd/rec+ (newer version of format not supported), rm / ra / ram+, dvf+ (Not all dvf recorders are supported), msv+ (Not all msv recorders are supported), dss+ (SP Mode only), sri+, shn+, cda+, mov !, avi+, mpg/mpeg+, .m3u+^, .pls+^
* Copy protected files are not decoded
+ Windows only
! Mac OS X only
^ Playlists
Switch on a Windows computer can open most other formats which can be decoded by Windows Media Player.
Switch on a Mac computer can open most other formats which can be decoded by QuickTime.

Switch saves wav (PCM, ADPCM+, aLaw+, uLaw+, and others, see here), mp3, au, aif/aiff, gsm, vox, raw, ogg, flac, .rss, .m3u^, .pls^, .wpl, .amr+, aac+, m4a+, wma+, .mov!
+ Windows only
! Mac OS X only
^ Playlists

Buy Switch Audio Converter

Software:

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:00:00 +0100

Converts Wave to MIDI, mp3 to MIDI.

Windows

Widisofts original Product Website

Widisofts original download page

Widisofts original buy now page

WIDI Recognition System is a polyphonic Audio to MIDI converter with extended options. The main function of the program is to convert audio files into MIDI, and then to help with quick and efficient rearrangement of the converted file. The program converts CD tracks, MP3 and Wave files and automatically produces polyphonic MIDI files in seconds. In addition, WIDI Recognition System is capable of converting music on the fly, as you sing or play a musical instrument. WIDI's innovative recognition algorithms guarantee the best conversion quality ever available.

WIDI is designed for retrieving music notation from MP3 files, creating ringtones for cell phones, practicing or teaching music.

TrueTone Editor is the tool in the WIDI Recognition System Professional Edition that allows user to correct the results of automatic recognition with a visual comparison of spectrogram peaks to the notes. Users possess the options of adding and deleting musical notes, adjusting pitch and duration, and enabling playback, including synchronized play with the source audio file. Now, to enhance score readability, the TrueTone Editor in v3.3 manages bar-lines for easy positioning, addition or deletion in visual mode, or one can use the Tapping Tool, arranging bar-lines by ear. The new Editor also features time-saving functions such as Multiple Selection, so the attributes of a group of notes can be adjusted all at once, and Note Map, for fast navigation.

WIDI 3.3 supports Recognition Presets for different types of music, predefined or created by user. WIDI is now able to work with stereo-recordings - to display them and also recognize channels individually and in various combinations. New Recognition Wizard will help you to get your first results just in a few moments after the initial start-up, and familiarizes you with the program at the same time.

Whether you are an amateur or a professional, WIDI Recognition System will help you a great deal. Get your copy now!

WIDI Recognition System (Professional) audio to MIDI converter
WIDI Recognition System (Standard) audio to MIDI converter
WIDI Audio To MIDI VST Plugin (Windows Version)
WIDI Audio To MIDI VST Plugin (MAC OS X Version)
WIDI Audio To MIDI Audio Unit (MAC OS X Version)

Software:

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:00:00 +0100

Converts Wave to MIDI, mp3 to MIDI.

Windows.

Widisofts original Product Website

Widisofts original download page

Widisofts original buy now page

WIDI Recognition System is a polyphonic Audio to MIDI converter with extended options. The program converts CD tracks, MP3 and Wave files and automatically produces polyphonic MIDI files in several seconds. In addition, WIDI Recognition System is capable of converting music on the fly, as you sing or play a musical instrument. WIDI's innovative recognition algorithms guarantee the best conversion quality ever available.

WIDI is designed for retrieving music notation from MP3 files, creating ringtones for cell phones, practicing or teaching music, and more.

WIDI Recognition System Standard Edition does not contain TrueTone Editor. TrueTone Editor is the tool in the WIDI Recognition System Professional Edition that allows users to correct the results of automatic recognition with a visual comparison of spectrogram peaks to the notes. WIDI 3.2 Standard allows transposing MIDI files and replacing the musical instrument you are using with another one.

WIDI 3.2 supports Recognition Presets for different types of music, predefined or created by user. WIDI is now able to work with stereo-recordings - to display them and also recognize channels individually and in various combinations.

New Recognition Wizard will help you to get your first results just a few moments after the initial start-up, and familiarizes you with the program at the same time.

Whether you are an amateur or a professional, WIDI Recognition System will help you a great deal. Get your copy now!

WIDI Recognition System (Professional) audio to MIDI converter
WIDI Recognition System (Standard) audio to MIDI converter
WIDI Audio To MIDI VST Plugin (Windows Version)
WIDI Audio To MIDI VST Plugin (MAC OS X Version)
WIDI Audio To MIDI Audio Unit (MAC OS X Version)

Software:

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:00:00 +0100

Converts Wave to MIDI, mp3 to MIDI.

Windows

Widisofts original Product Website

Widisofts original download page

Widisofts original buy now page

This software runs as VST Plugin and not standalone.

WIDI Audio To MIDI VST plugin automatically transcribes arbitrary polyphonic audio tracks into MIDI output. With this plugin, you can:

turn an original audio record into a corresponding MIDI stream
get instant Wave-to-MIDI transcription while playing a musical instrument
detect chords in realtime
play back MIDI output "as is" or use it to control MIDI-driven effects
synchronize your MIDI device output with specific audio events

WIDI Audio To MIDI VST plugin is the first plugin that allows automatic transcription of polyphonic music. It is also the very first Audio-to-MIDI software available for MAC OS X. WIDI Audio To MIDI VST plugin is based on the original WIDISOFT technology. The plugin works with most of the popular VST-compatible software, such as Steinberg Cubase, Cakewalk Sonar, and Plogue Bidule.

WIDI Audio To MIDI VST plugin is not a stand-alone application. Visit www.widisoft.com to learn more about other WIDISOFT products. If you are looking for a more elaborate program for music recognition, learn about our WIDI Recognition System Professional.

Download WIDI Audio To MIDI VST plugin and try it!

WIDI Recognition System (Professional) audio to MIDI converter
WIDI Recognition System (Standard) audio to MIDI converter
WIDI Audio To MIDI VST Plugin (Windows Version)
WIDI Audio To MIDI VST Plugin (MAC OS X Version)
WIDI Audio To MIDI Audio Unit (MAC OS X Version)

Software:

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:00:00 +0100

Converts Wave to MIDI, mp3 to MIDI.

Mac OSX.

Widisofts original Product Website

Widisofts original download page

Widisofts original buy now page

This software runs as VST Plugin and not standalone.

WIDI Audio To MIDI VST plugin automatically transcribes arbitrary polyphonic audio tracks into MIDI output. With this plugin, you can:

turn an original audio record into a corresponding MIDI stream
get instant Wave-to-MIDI transcription while playing a musical instrument
detect chords in realtime
play back MIDI output "as is" or use it to control MIDI-driven effects
synchronize your MIDI device output with specific audio events

Download WIDI Audio To MIDI VST plugin and try it!

WIDI Recognition System (Professional) audio to MIDI converter
WIDI Recognition System (Standard) audio to MIDI converter
WIDI Audio To MIDI VST Plugin (Windows Version)
WIDI Audio To MIDI VST Plugin (MAC OS X Version)
WIDI Audio To MIDI Audio Unit (MAC OS X Version)

Software:

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:00:00 +0100

Converts Wave to MIDI, mp3 to MIDI.

Mac OSX.

Widisofts original Product Website

Widisofts original download page

Widisofts original buy now page

This software runs as Audio Unit and not standalone.

WIDI Recognition System (Professional) audio to MIDI converter
WIDI Recognition System (Standard) audio to MIDI converter
WIDI Audio To MIDI VST Plugin (Windows Version)
WIDI Audio To MIDI VST Plugin (MAC OS X Version)
WIDI Audio To MIDI Audio Unit (MAC OS X Version)

Software: Project Xemo (dead): Java Music Notation Program on NetBeans

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:00:00 +0100

The open source project Xemo doesn't exist any more. I have never seen a place where the source code was available. If anybody has a copy of the souce code, please tell me. The font Xinfonia is part of Project Xemo.

Format: Creative Music File Format

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 08:36:00 +0100

Creative Music File Format is a cut-down version of the MIDI format.

Format: msf (Myriad Software)

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:45:00 +0100

Used by OMeR to write files for Harmony Assistant and Melody Assistant. I don't know a documentation of the format.

Music Fonts, Musical Symbols, note fonts, page 1: Symbols for Text Programs

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 10:29:00 +0100

Fonts for Windows usually also work under Mac OS X.

Musical symbols in UNICODE are intended for text processors, not for music notation programs.

Music Fonts, Musical Symbols, note fonts, page 1: Symbols for Specific Instruments (Music Notation Programs)

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 10:29:00 +0100

Fonts for Windows usually also work under Mac OS X.

Music Fonts, Musical Symbols, note fonts, page 1: Instruments, Dance and other Symbols

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 22:39:94 +0100

Interesting applications: Musicalgorithms

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 12:01:01 +0100

An interactive exploration of the relationship between music an mathematical formula by Jonathan N. Middleton

Music Fonts, Musical Symbols, note fonts, page 1: Symbols for Music Notation Programs

Thu, 20 error: 00 2008 12:35:84 +0100

Fonts for Windows usually also work under Mac OS X.

Sheet music: Free piano Sheet music

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 12:01:01 +0100

rare antique sheet music for piano, suited to be used as a source for new editions. Free of cost. Located in Luxemburg.

pianopublicdomain.com/ Located in USA.

Sheet music: 8notes.com - Free Sheet Music & Lessons

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 12:01:01 +0100

8notes.com Sheet music and lessons for Piano, Guitar, Violin, Flute, Clarinet, Viola, Trumpet, Saxophone, Trombone, Cello, Percussion, Recorder, Voice, Oboe, Bass Guitar, French Horn, Bassoon, Tuba, String Groups, Wind Groups, Guitar Groups, Brass Groups, Mixed Groups
Categories: Classical, Pop & Rock, Jazz, Film & TV, World, Wedding, Christmas, Traditional, Funeral, Childrens, New Music

Audio to MIDI, mp3 to MIDI, wav to MIDI...: The shortcut to your MIDI files

Sat, 29 Dec 2007 12:01:01 +0100

Well, maybe there are people who want to transform something to MIDI. Who cares? I want my MIDI files now. Simply and straight.

If this is your wish, and I understand that, you might have a look at this. It costs a few bucks and you don't have to care about this transforming stuff.

Sheet music: Sheet music

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 12:01:01 +0100

Format: Rich MIDI Tablature format - RMTF

Sun, 04 Nov 2007 12:01:01 +0100

RMTF adds Tablature Events to MIDI that are intended to be displayed by a tablature editor.

Optical Music Recognition (OMR): OMR Science

Sun, 30 Sep 2007 12:02:01 +0100

Visual Perception of Music Notation by Susan Ella George, University of South Australia, Australia, IRM PRess (2004)

Strike Up the Score, Deriving Searchable and Playable Digital Formats from Sheet Music, by G. Sayeed Choudhury, Tim DiLauro, Michael Droettboom, Ichiro Fujinaga, Karl MacMillan

Info page on Optical Music Recognition by David Bainbridge.

An extensible Optical Music Recognition system by D Bainbridge

Dealing with superimposed objects in optical music recognition by D Bainbridge and T C Bell

Automatic recognition of printed music in the context of electronic publishing, thesis by Nicholas Paul Carter

Assessing Optical Music Recognition Tools by Pierfrancesco Bellini, Ivan Bruno and Paolo Nesi, Computer Music Journal Volume 31 Number 1, (Spring 2007)

Optical Music Recognition (OMR): Audiveris Music Scanner

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 12:01:01 +0100

Audiveris Music Scanner is a Java programm. License: GNU General Public License (GPL v. 2.0). It exports to MusicXML format.

Format: Leadsheet Notation

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:01:01 +0100

Leadsheet Notation is a simple LISP-like ascii format that represents for representing leadsheets.

Software:

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 NaN:NaN:NaN +0100

Software:

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 NaN:NaN:NaN +0100

Music-Notation.info

Audio to MIDI, mp3 to MIDI, wav to MIDI...: 5 things the music industry doesn't want you to know. And what you can do about it.

Format: Internal format of Capella (.cap)

Audio to MIDI, mp3 to MIDI, wav to MIDI...: Audio to MIDI Programs

Software: capella wave kit - wave manipulation and wave to MIDI conversion

Format: Band In A Box file format (.sgu, .mgu, .mg1, .mg9)

Format: Bagpipe Music Writer file format (.bww)

Format: MuseScore file format (.msc, .mscx, .mscz)

Software: MuseScore

Software: scorio - editing scores in the web browser

Format: NIFF

Software: Apple Logic Pro - Digital Audio Workstation and MIDI sequencer

Software: massey DTM plugin - Drum-to-MIDI converter

Software: Wave Machine Labs Drumagog Drum Replacer Plug-In

Software: OOoLilyPond - a macro for OpenOffice.org

Music notation: About limitations and extensions of common music notation

Software: mid2hum - MIDI to Humdrum kern converter

Software: pae2kern - Plaine & Easie code to Humdrum kern converter

Software: hum2abc - Humdrum kern to abc converter

Software: hum2gmn - Humdrum kern to Guido Music Notation converter

Software: hum2mid - Humdrum kern to MIDI converter

Software: xml2hum - MusicXML to Humdrum kern converter

Software: hum2xml - Humdrum kern to MusicXML converter

Format: Musedata format (.md)

Sheet music: Blank sheets

Software: noteflight - editing scores in the web browser

Software: Neck Diagrams

Software: WiiToMidi - convert signals from a Nintendo Wii controller to MIDI signals

Software: Myriad Music Plug-In - for web browsers

Format: Internal format of NtEd

Software: MaxScore – music notation in Max/MSP

Format: Internal format of NoteWriter

Format: Internal format of NoteAbility Pro

Software: NoteWriter - music notation package (obsolete)

Software: PriMus Classic - Musiknotationsprogramm

Software: Sibelius Student - music notation software for students

Software: Finale Reader music notation program

Software: ScoreRender - sheet music rendering plugin for Wordpress

Format: abc

Format: MusicXML (.mxl, .xml)

Sheet music files for music notation programs: Sorted by file format

Format: SVG: Scalable Vector Graphics

Software: Ludwig - composing software

Software: NtEd - a musical score editor for Linux

Format: Forte file format (.fnf)

Software: Forte - a notational, sequencing and recording software package

Software: IntelliScore

Software: mingus - Music theory and notation package for Python

Sources on the WWW: Sounds and acoustics

Optical Music Recognition (OMR): More OMR pages

Sheet music: Sheet Music Plus

Software: Obtiv Octava - music notation software

Software: Xenoage MusicXML Player

Format: The internal format of Score Perfect

Software: DGuitar - a Guitar Pro (*.GP4,*.GP3,GTP) viewer, player

Format: Guitar Pro File Format (.gtp, .gp3, .gp4, .gp5, .gpx)

Format: Drum Tab

Software: DTAB - Drum TAB editor

Software: Drum Tab Printer

Music Fonts, Musical Symbols, note fonts, page 1: Fonts for byzantine music notation

Software: COMUS music printing system

Software: Ableton Live Light - audio and MIDI sequencer

Software: Ableton Live LE - audio and MIDI sequencer

Software: Ableton Live - audio and MIDI sequencer

Software: Ableton Suite - Ableton Live + Instruments

Software: GVOX Music Time Deluxe - music notation software

Format: Music Time internal File Format (.mus). Music Time Pro internal File Format (.mts).

Software: GVOX Encore - music notation software

Software: Digital Music Notebook

Format: KGuitar File Format (.kg)

Format: eXtensible Score Language (XScore)

Software: Music Publisher Scanning Edition - music notation software

Optical Music Recognition (OMR): Music Publisher Scanning Edition

Format: Internal format of Finale (.mus)

Format: LilyPond

Software: Sibelius - music notation software

Software: Masterwriter Songwriting Software

Format: MML: Music Markup Language

Sheet music by instruments: Piano Sheet Music

Software: SCORE Music Publishing System

Software: DGuitar - a Guitar Pro (.GP4,.GP3,GTP) viewer, player