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.

If you can't decide, have a look at WIDI first. According to my click statistics, WIDI WIDI is the most popular software.

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 - wave manipulation and wave to MIDI conversion

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

MuseScore Website

Software: scorio - editing scores in the web browser

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

scorio - editing scores in the web browser

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 History of NIFF

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 Archive

NIFF is not maintained any more. The NIFF SDK Archive is presented as a mature work for educational usage.

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.

NIFF Downloads

The following documents are available for download here:

N.B.: Information about these files:

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

Apple Logic Pro - Digital Audio Workstation and MIDI sequencer

See Logic Pro

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

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

massey DTM plugin - Drum-to-MIDI converter

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

Wave Machine Labs Drumagog Drum Replacer Plug-In

Youtube Drumagog Tutorial - Getting Started

Buy Wave Machine Labs Drumagog Drum Replacer Plug-In

At Musician's Friend, USA

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Wave Machine Labs Drumagog Drum Replacer Plug-In

Drumagog is a plug-in that automatically replaces acoustic drum tracks with your choice of other samples. Engineers and producers worldwide use Drumagog every day to fix and enhance their drum tracks. It's extremely easy to use. Just insert Drumagog onto a drum track, and pick your favorite sample! For advanced drum replacing, Drumagog is packed with powerful features for ultimate control in virtual percussion, and includes a massive 4GB drum sample library.

Software: OOoLilyPond - a macro for OpenOffice.org

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

OOoLilyPond - a macro for OpenOffice.org

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

mid2hum - MIDI to Humdrum kern converter

Download mid2hum

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

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

pae2kern - Plaine & Easie code to Humdrum kern converter

Download pae2kern

Software: hum2abc - Humdrum kern to abc converter

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

hum2abc - Humdrum kern to abc converter

Download hum2abc

Software: hum2gmn - Humdrum kern to Guido Music Notation converter

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

hum2gmn - Humdrum kern to Guido Music Notation converter

Download hum2gmn

Software: hum2mid - Humdrum kern to MIDI converter

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

hum2mid - Humdrum kern to MIDI converter

Download hum2mid

Software: xml2hum - MusicXML to Humdrum kern converter

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

xml2hum - MusicXML to Humdrum kern converter

Convert MusicXML to Humdrum via online service

Download xml2hum

Software: hum2xml - Humdrum kern to MusicXML converter

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

hum2xml - Humdrum kern to MusicXML converter

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

noteflight - editing scores in the web browser

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

Neck Diagrams

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 - convert signals from a Nintendo Wii controller to MIDI signals

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

Myriad Music Plug-In - for web browsers

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

Internal format of NtEd

Software: MaxScore – music notation in Max/MSP

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

MaxScore – music notation in Max/MSP

MaxScore is an extension of JMSL.

Format: Internal format of NoteWriter

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

Internal format of NoteWriter

I don't know a documentation of this format.

Format: Internal format of NoteAbility Pro

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

Internal format of NoteAbility Pro

I don't know a documentation of this format.

Software: NoteWriter - music notation package (obsolete)

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

NoteWriter - music notation package (obsolete)

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

Sibelius Student - music notation software for students

See Sibelius Student - music notation software for students.

Software: Finale Reader music notation program

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

Finale Reader music notation program

Info: Finale Reader

Finale software family

Software: ScoreRender - sheet music rendering plugin for Wordpress

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

ScoreRender - sheet music rendering plugin for Wordpress

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.

Collections of music in abc format

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

Ludwig - composing software

See Ludwig

Software: NtEd - a musical score editor for Linux

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

NtEd - a musical score editor for Linux

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

Forte - a notational, sequencing and recording software package

Info: Forte

Software: IntelliScore

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

IntelliScore - description by IntelliScore

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

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Software: Obtiv Octava - music notation software

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

Obtiv Octava - music notation software

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

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

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

Drum Tabs

Maxtabs
tTabs: Guitar, Bass and Drum tablatures
911Tabs

Software: DTAB - Drum TAB editor

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

DTAB - Drum TAB editor

See DTAB.

Software: Drum Tab Printer

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

Drum Tab Printer

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 - audio and MIDI sequencer

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

See Ableton Live Light.

Ableton Family

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 LE - audio and MIDI sequencer

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

See Ableton Live LE.

Ableton Family

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 - audio and MIDI sequencer

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

See Ableton Live.

Buy Ableton Live

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Ableton Live 7

Since 2001, Ableton Live has been helping musicians achieve their dreams, from laying down the initial licks to letting it all loose live. This is the 7th incarnation of the popular sequence software.As with many other aspects of every day life, the art of creating, producing, and performing music has evolved to the point that computers are an integral part of the process. It is not uncommon now to see a laptop on stage during a performance whether you're at a hip-hop, rock, or DJ-oriented show. One of the ways Live 7 is an advantage to its users, especially in the live setting, is it's two main views which allow you to do all your work within a single application. The Session View is essentially a musical scratch pad. You can work out new ideas and improvise in a free and easy environment. Each cell in the Session View grid can hold a recording, MIDI file, or any other musical idea, whether they're recorded on the spot or dragged in from the browser. Then you can play your ideas in any order or any time you wish. The Arrangement View takes a more traditional, timeline-based approach to multitrack recording, MIDI sequencing, and other music production tasks. It will record all your actions as you improvise in the Session View, allowing you to edit them whenever you like. Either view you use is simple and basic enough to make your tasks simple and efficient, which is especially useful during a live performance.Elastic Audio With Ableton Live 7, you can automate the tempo and it will adjust the music, drum loops, multitrack creations - whatever you add - for you. Record it at whatever speed you're comfortable with, and then play it back until you find the pace you're intending to use it at. Apply a variable amount swing or use Live's Warp Marking function to arbitrarily adjust beats within a loop or audio file. This makes it easier to match music to the hit points or key frames if imported video, or fix timing errors, and with the Auto Warping feature, you can drag in an audio file and it will automatically be assimilated to the tempo you're working in. This makes Live 7 a great ally for DJs, soundtrack producers, and every day musicians alike.Uninterrupted Creative Flow The drag-and-drop interface lets you experiment, browsing and previewing audio files at the project tempo, in realtime, so you can record perfectly cut loops, add effects, and mix and match audio without stopping the music. You'll also get full support for your favorite VST and AU effects and instruments. Utilize quantized loop recording to go straight from recording into looped playback by simply hitting a button. To help uncomplicate things when you're working with a large quantity of effects, instruments, and numerous tracks, Live has a Freeze function that keeps things moving while you continue experimenting with your editing and automation. For Studios Live 7 is a wonderful partner in the studio, serving as your main DAW or as an assistant p

Ableton Family

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 - Ableton Live + Instruments

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

See Ableton Suite.

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Ableton Suite With Live 7

The Ableton Suite includes not only Live 7, the latest version of the award-winning music creation software, but 8 virtual instruments as well. These include Sampler (sampler), Operator (frequency modulation synth), Electric (classic electronic piano emulator), Tension (physical modeling string synth), Analog (vintage analog synth emulator), Drum Machines (classic drum machines sounds), Session Drums (acoustic drums), and Essential Instrument Collection 2 (wide range of acoustic and electric pianos, guitars, bass, drums, orchestral instruments, and more).Live 7 One of the ways Ableton Live software is an advantage to its users, especially in the live setting, is it's two main views which allow you to do all your work within a single application. The Session View is essentially a musical scratch pad. You can work out new ideas and improvise in a free and easy environment. Each cell in the Session View grid can hold a recording, MIDI file, or any other musical idea, whether they're recorded on the spot or dragged in from the browser. Then you can play your ideas in any order or any time you wish. The Arrangement View takes a more traditional, timeline-based approach to multitrack recording, MIDI sequencing, and other music production tasks. It will record all your actions as you improvise in the Session View, allowing you to edit them whenever you like. Either view you use is simple and basic enough to make your tasks simple and efficient, which is especially useful during a live performance.Elastic Audio With Live 7, you can automate the tempo and it will adjust the music, drum loops, multitrack creations - whatever you add - for you. Record it at whatever speed you're comfortable with, and then play it back until you find the pace you're intending to use it at. Apply a variable amount swing or use Live's Warp Marking function to arbitrarily adjust beats within a loop or audio file. This makes it easier to match music to the hit points or key frames if imported video, or fix timing errors, and with the Auto Warping feature, you can drag in an audio file and it will automatically be assimilated to the tempo you're working in. This makes Abelton Live 7 a great ally for DJs, soundtrack producers, and every day musicians alike.Uninterrupted Creative Flow The drag-and-drop interface lets you experiment, browse and preview audio files at the project tempo, in realtime, so you can record perfectly cut loops, add effects, and mix and match audio without stopping the music. You'll also get full support for your favorite VST and AU effects and instruments. Utilize quantized loop recording to go straight from recording into looped playback by simply hitting a button. To help uncomplicate things when you're working with a large quantity of effects, instruments, and numerous tracks, Live has a Freeze function that keeps things moving while you continue experimenting with your editing and automation. For Studios Live 7 is a wonde

Ableton Family

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

GVOX Music Time Deluxe - music notation software

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

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

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Software: GVOX Encore - music notation software

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

GVOX Encore - music notation software

See GVOX Encore - music notation software.

Software: Digital Music Notebook

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

Digital Music Notebook

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

Braeburn Software Music Publisher Scanning Edition

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

Sheet music in Finale format

Harmer Recorder Music

Format: LilyPond

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

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

Sheet music in LilyPond format

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

Sibelius - music notation software

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.

Learn Sibelius

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

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Sibelius 5 Professional Edition Notation Software

Sibelius 5 is the essential software for writing, playing, printing, and publishing music notation. It will keep you inspired and help you take your ideas even further. Whatever your musical style, Sibelius 5 music notation software makes writing scores a breeze-giving you more time to focus on the music.Stunning features like Panorama mean you don't need to think about pages while you're composing or arranging. You can just let your creativity flow. Ideas Hub is a real first for music software. It lets you instantly capture your musical ideas, and then find them again in a second-so you'll never lose another idea. Plus new, high-quality, built-in sounds play back your scores with astounding realism, because there's no better way to perfect your music than by hearing it. You can create audio files which can be converted to MP3s or burned to CD, produce instrumental parts effortlessly, compose for video, sell your music online and do hundreds of other things you might never have dreamed of.Write and refine music easily Sibelius 5 software is so easy to learn and use that you can start writing your first piece within minutes- not days! Discover the joys of writing music with a program that's simple and intuitive. And, of course, being able to change your music in the blink of an eye-no more rubbing out.Hear your music The easiest way to perfect your music is by hearing it. Just click the play button in Sibelius to hear your music performed with surprising realism, thanks to the built-in Sibelius Sounds Essentials library. Sibelius reads, understands, and plays back all standard markings, and you can buy extra sound libraries for choral music, world music, and more.See your music, panoramically Panorama offers a clear, wide view of music that enables faster composition, easier revisions and, in education, clearer analysis of entire pieces. Instead of being chopped up into systems and pages, the music is shown in a single, infinitely-wide strip-far easier to read and navigate around. Users can now just think about the notes, and forget about page layout until ready to print.Print beautiful scores The world's largest sheet music publishers use Sibelius to produce the music you see in the shops. Now you can create the same standard of print-out. And with Sibelius, it's just so easy.Instrumental parts that magically update Sibelius makes producing instrumental parts a joy. In fact, when you start your score, the parts are already there. You can flick between them using a simple drop-down. When you make a change to the full score, the relevant parts are automatically updated, and vice versa.Ideas hub Ideas are precious. That's why Sibelius 5 gives you the Ideas Hub-the easy way to capture, tag, find, and bring together your musical ideas. This is a first for any music software. Composers can quickly capture snippets of music they have written, tag them with keywords such as, 'violin', 'tremolo', 'minor'

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Sibelius 5 Professional Edition

Software: Masterwriter Songwriting Software

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

Masterwriter Songwriting Software

Info: Masterwriter Songwriting Software

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Format: MML: Music Markup Language

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

Music Markup Language is an XML application.

Example

taken from chorale:

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

Discussion of the example

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

SCORE Music Publishing System

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

Run old DOS software anywhere

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

Freedots - MusicXML to Braille music notation converter

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

Progression - Music Software for Guitar

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Notion PROGRESSION Guitar Composition Software

Amateur and professional guitarists alike will find PROGRESSION guitar software by Notion to be a useful tool for getting ideas worked out, or simply mastering the tricks and licks of their favorite songs. It includes thousands of real samples of electric and acoustic guitar from Neil Zaza (known for his instrumental compositions), as well as electric bass and drum samples from Grammy-winning brothers Victor and Roy "Future Man" Wooten (Bela Fleck & the Flecktones). Guitar and bass amp simulators, VST-hosting capability for using personal effects plug-ins, and amp modelers enable full control of guitar tones.Besides the great sounds that are possible, the easy-to-use application will help capture new song ideas in real time and play them back instantly, even scoring the music for the composer. Users can quickly enter guitar tablature or standard notation with keyboard and mouse, MIDI guitar, or MIDI keyboard and the software will create the notation of the performance. Any changes to guitar tablature, key, or tempo are automatically updated. Other instruments can be added for the feel of a full band, or guitar parts and solos can be isolated for more beneficial practicing. PROGRESSION guitar software's audio exporting and printing features means artists can share not only an audio file, but a standard sheet music, with leads and tabs as well.For reading, writing, and practicing a rhythm lick, PROGRESSION is a wonderful tool for any guitarist.

Software: Finale music notation program

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

Finale music notation program

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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MakeMusic! Finale 2008 Retail

Finale is a very powerful tool for turning ideas into music. Hundreds of features are at your fingertips in Finale 2008's intuitive interface, making it easier to bring your music to life faster. The software can help you compose a classical piece or an instant classic. More choices and options mean unlimited musical possibilities. Create anything, and perfect the smallest detail. With the integrated KONTAKT Player 2, you'll enjoy superb playback. Features for the 2008 edition: More rich, world-class sounds from the makers of the Garritan Personal Orchestra and integrated sound libraries; more efficient cut/copy/paste/insert and other interface improvements to streamline workflow; and the ability to record or import an audio track, something no other notation software offers.

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Software: Finale Allegro music notation program

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

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Finale Allegro music notation program

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Software: Finale PrintMusic music notation program

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

Finale PrintMusic music notation program

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.

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MakeMusic! Finale PrintMusic 2008 Music Notation Software

Finale PrintMusic 2008 Music Notation Software is a simple and easy-to-use solution for getting your musical ideas on the same page, literally. Starting with the straightforward launch window you can choose between creating new music, opening existing music, or heading to the learning center. The Create New Music section offers a Setup Wizard where you can open up a predefined ensemble or create one of your own. The Default Document button takes you to a blank document with one staff line where you can start writing your music. The Templates area offers up 31 preset professional templates ready to go for different styles of music. Utilizing SmartScore Lite by Musitek, the Scanning button allows you to scan a finished page of music which then shows up on a score sheet with the notes in their proper place with a high percentage of accuracy. With all of these options you can create scores with up to 24 staves for exporting and print out.In the Open Existing Music section you can open up PrintMusic or other Finale product files, MIDI files, recent files, or import MusicXML files, and more.Need help? The Learning Center portion not only gives you a Tip of the Day, but it also has QuickStart 'How to' videos, the user manual, and a tutorial guide.This edition of the Finale PrintMusic software allows you to import and export graphics, choose over a dozen different paper textures and colors, and add lyrics too. You also get Row-Loff marching percussion sounds and a free software synth to listen to your composition. Or you can use the included MicNotator to play melody from a brass or woodwind instrument directly into your score. Add drum parts with Drum Groove, or let the Band-in-a-Box auto harmony turn your melody into two or three voice harmony. It also includes a guitar and bass tablature option. There's been several enhancements for Mac users, and several ways in which you can share your music, from audio files to exporting MusicXML or MIDI files.Overall, Finale PrintMusic 2008 is an uncomplicated, affordable musical notation software solution.

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Software: Finale NotePad music notation program

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

Learn Finale NotePad

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Software: Celemony Melodyne essential audio editor: bundle version

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

Celemony Melodyne essential audio editor: bundle version

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

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Software: Celemony Melodyne uno audio editor

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

Celemony Melodyne uno audio editor

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

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Youtube Demonstration of direct note access

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Celemony Melodyne Uno

Melodyne Uno offers you the celebrated Melodyne technology in the most compact and affordable format. It is a one-track audio editor for monophonic audio files. Melodyne Uno dispenses with the multi-track Arrange window of the larger versions of Melodyne and operates like a normal sample editor: all you do is load in a file, edit it, save your work, and you're done. There couldn't be a simpler or more intuitive way to benefit from Melodyne's unique editing possibilities.Like the larger versions of Melodyne, Uno uses efficient combi tools for all Editor parameters. Moreover, the Correct Pitch and Quantize Time macros are available, too. The Correct Pitch macro allows you to correct the pitch of out-of-tune notes and eliminate ugly pitch drift from a recording with two mouse clicks. The Quantize Time macro offers you just as quick and convenient a way of correcting timing errors - notes that sound too late or too soon or are held too long or not long enough. This makes Melodyne Uno the ideal tool for vocal production, editing melodies and grooves, and for correcting audio recordings.

Software: Celemony Melodyne plugin audio editor

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

Celemony Melodyne plugin audio editor

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

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Celemony Melodyne Plug-in

Celemony Melodyne Plug-in integrates the most important of Melodyne's functions directly into a host sequencer. Correct pitch and timing, quantize audio, restructure melodies and more - it has never been so easy. Supported interfaces are VST, AU and RTAS.With the ultra-flexible Melodyne plug-in, editing audio becomes fast and easy. Thanks to its musical display, unique time-stretching and pitch-shifting algorithms, unmatched sound quality and intuitive operation, Melodyne plug-in makes the resolution of timing and intonation problems child's play, thereby simplifying, and increasing the efficiency of, day-to-day music production in the studio. At the same time, Melodyne plug-in offers fantastic creative possibilities way beyond the scope of conventional audio software.Melodyne plug-in's main area of application is the intuitive correction of the intonation and timing of vocal recordings - a sensitive task it performs supremely well and in the highly musical manner for which Melodyne software is known all over the world. Once you have transferred to Melodyne plug-in the passages you wish to edit, you can edit with great precision the pitch, vibrato, drift, timing, volume, and formants of every note in the recording individually! Intelligent tools that adapt automatically to the current task streamline the workflow, whilst for the two commonest tasks, correcting errors of intonation and timing, Melodyne plug-in provides the Correct Pitch and Quantize Time macros that allow you to optimize an entire recording with a single mouse-click. With Melodyne plug-in you can edit and optimize not only vocals but also single-voice instrumental recordings as well as drum and percussion tracks in an extraordinarily flexible way. With a drum loop, for example, you can alter the position, length, pitch and volume of individual hits, straighten up the timing, make the whole loop swing, or even give it an entirely new rhythm through re-quantization. Melodyne's famous algorithm for single-voice material as well as a new algorithm for percussive material ensure that even when you introduce extreme modifications, the results remain impressively natural and the sound quality is in no way impaired. The programmable scale snap function provides for harmonically correct transposition, and the multi-level Undo function for relaxed editing. Virtual knobs that can be automated in the host and controlled via MIDI offer real-time control of Pitch, Formants, and Volume. NOTE: Crossgrades (from Auto-Tune, Waves Tune, et al.), Loyalty Offers (Melodyne plugin for half the price to existing customers), and even a free Melodyne plug-in for registered users of Melodyne Studio are available.

Software: Celemony Melodyne cre8 audio editor

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

Celemony Melodyne cre8 audio editor

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

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Celemony Melodyne Cre8 3

Celemony Melodyne Cre8 is a powerful multitrack audio generating, mixing, and editing tool. It includes functions for generating multiple harmony parts from one part; correction of pitch and timing errors; refashioning of monophonic signals; sound processing; and creation of complete arrangements.Melodyne is the perfect tool for pitch shifting and time stretching in convincingly natural sound quality, for correcting the intonation and timing of singing, for audio quantization, producing harmonies, and remixing and restructuring the melody, tempo or timing of existing recordings. With Melodyne you can actually do the impossible - and do it easily.Special upgrade note Celemony's multiple award-winning audio software Melodyne studio and Melodyne cre8 are now available in Version 3.2. Registered users of Version 3 get the update FREE OF CHARGE.Formant tuning with the Polyphonic algorithm in Melodyne studio The playback parameters when you select "Poly/Percussive" now include a new control named "Formant Tuning." With this parameter, it is now possible also for the first time with polyphonic material to control the behavior of the formants independently of the intensity of the pitch alteration. Scroll/Zoom slider The scroll bars now offer an 'overview graphic' for quick orientation within an arrangement or a track. Furthermore, they can now be used not only to scroll but also to zoom.New Percussive 2 algorithm in Melodyne cre8 Melodyne cre8 now uses a considerably improved algorithm for the playback of percussive material. With it, cre8 is able in the case of exclusively percussive, unpitched material to achieve the same high level of sound quality as Melodyne studio.Drop Notes Opening arrangements with missing notes. Until now, it was impossible to open an arrangement if one or more of its constituent audio files could not be found - either because they had been deleted or renamed, or because the hard disk they were stored on was unavailable.Improvements

RAM optimization - The handling of RAM has been optimized. Result, the program is more Stable.

Reduced CPU load Over all

The Activation Assistant - A new Activation Assistant has replaced the old License window. This considerably simplifies the registration and activation of the program itself or of sound libraries you have purchased separately. All you need is your serial number and access to the

Save Audio dialog - A new dialog window warns you if you are about to save under the same name as the original an audio file that you have opened and edited.

Spot-to-Pro-Tools always in Split Stereo format - The export of audio files using the Sport-to-Pro-Tools function only works flawlessly with Split Stereo files. Melodyne now displays a dialog window to warn you about this Pro Tools-imposed limitation.Reliable note recognition The analysis takes account automatically of the type of audio material, obviating the need for further

Software: Celemony Melodyne studio audio editor

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

Celemony Melodyne studio audio editor

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

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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.

Youtube Demonstration of direct note access

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With version 3, Melodyne is no longer limited to melodies but offers a unique algorithm that can perform high quality time stretching on full chords and complex audio signals; so now harmonic material (such as rhythm guitar or piano parts) - whether homophonic or polyphonic - can be transposed (without altering the tempo), slowed down or sped up (without altering the pitch) and even quantized. What's more, all this can be done in real time with the sound quality for which Melodyne is famous.Very high quality time stretching and pitch shifting - even for polyphonic and complex audio material Whether the material contains block chords (homophony) or parts that are melodically and rhythmically independent (polyphony), Melodyne3 is able to apply pitch shifting, time stretching and quantization to it in real time - and the sound quality is all you would expect from Melodyne. This uniquely flexible way of handling audio material will lead to a whole new style of working in the studio: with Melodyne3, the note-based rearrangement and remixing of songs are child's play, offering producers new creative options when dealing with harmonic tracks. Far more reliable note recognition The analysis now takes account automatically of the type of audio material, obviating the need for further programming. If you are batch processing a set of files of the same type, you can also create and store your own recognition templates. Macros for the correction of intonation and timing errors The macros introduced by Melodyne uno for the swift correction of notes that are out of tune or mistimed as well as for creative requantization are now also available in the multi-track versions. Simpler arrangement editing New global tempo parameters in the Transport pane New intuitive tempo control using the Auto-stretch' function More efficient tempo control making the existing arrangement tools superfluous Context-sensitive Move Notes tool Tempo/Time signature changes can be typed in quickly in the Bar/Time ruler More powerful editing functions When you load a single audio file, the Editor opens automatically Simpler export of edited audio files all export parameters are set automatically to the correct values Efficient combi-tools streamline the editing of pitch, formants, amplitude and time, making the existing tools superfluous You can now access the commands in the tool-based action menus directly from the Edit menu, without needing to change tools Blobs can be transposed using Local Sound Synthesis audition control You can toggle between the two most recently used tools using a user-definable keyboard shortcut Data-related improvements Batch processing in the Melody Manager Compatibility with Liquid Sounds from Ueberschall Improvements in the layout and workflow New navigation and zoom shortcuts in the Arranger and Editor Grid size for editing can be set quickly in the Bar/Time ruler Easy scrubbing with the Bar ruler in the Arranger and Edit

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

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

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

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

NCH Switch audio file format converter for Windows & Mac.

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

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Software:

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

WIDI Recognition System (Professional audio to MIDI converter)

Converts Wave to MIDI, mp3 to MIDI.

Windows

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Description by Widisoft

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!

The WIDI software family

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

WIDI Recognition System (Standard audio to MIDI converter)

Converts Wave to MIDI, mp3 to MIDI.

Windows.

Widisofts original Product Website

Widisofts original download page

Widisofts original buy now page

Description by Widisoft

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!

The WIDI software family

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

WIDI Audio To MIDI VST Plugin (Windows Version)

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.

Description by Widisoft

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!

The WIDI software family

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

WIDI Audio To MIDI VST Plugin (MAC OS X Version)

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.

Description by Widisoft

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!

The WIDI software family

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

WIDI Audio To MIDI Audio Unit (MAC OS X Version)

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.

The WIDI software family

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

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

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.

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