[ddots-l] Re: Questions about reading sheet music.
- From: "William R. McCann" <BillList1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:19:54 -0400
Hi, Ricky,
You can import a MIDI file into Lime with some preparation. However, MIDI
files are not notation-based files but performance-based files.
Accordingly, whatever tries to render them as notation-based files has to
make some educated guesses about things like whether a particular note is a
C-Sharp or a D-Flat. Yes, they sound the same but can be written in two
different ways that really do make a difference to people who read music.
Bill
-----Original Message-----
From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Ricky Prevatte
Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2007 10:06 PM
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Questions about reading sheet music.
Well Bill is it possible to examine a midi file with some of this?
Will it read each track as if we were playing a midi key board? I will try
it because I am excited and want to learn a little more music notation.-----
Original Message -----
From: "William R. McCann" <BillList1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <goodfeel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2007 12:36 PM
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Questions about reading sheet music.
> Hi, Jim,
>
> Summary
> Below I will give an overview of things you can do with music notation in
> three sections:
>
> 1. Scan, Play Back and Save to MIDI File (SharpEye)
> For those interested in learning a piece by listening or who want to
> import MIDI performance into SONAR, etc.
>
> 2. Scan, Play Back and Pass Results to Lime Notation Editor (Lime Aloud)
> For those who learn by listening and analyzing music notation and
> for those who wish to independently enter, revise and print their
> compositions for sighted musicians to read.
>
> 3. Scan, Play Back, Pass Results to Lime Notation Editor and Transcribe
> to
> Braille Music (GOODFEEL)
> For those who may want to accomplish all described under items 1 and
> 2 above who also learn new material by studying the braille while
> listening
> and who wish to create hardcopy braille music scores.
>
> Overview
>
> 1. Scan, Play Back and Save to MIDI File
>
> You can definitely scan sheet music with SharpEye and play the results
> back.
> Or you can even use something like the Peernet driver to convert music
> stored in a PDF document to a tiff image file which SharpEye can open and
> scan. Sooner or later, you will need a sighted assistant to correct
> scanning errors but some things actually do scan perfectly.
>
> Once you're happy with the playback, File | MIDI | Save and Open Temp File
> should automatically open the file in SONAR if you have set your Windows
> file associations to open MIDI files in SONAR. Or just save the MIDI
> file,
> close SharpEye, run SONAR and open your MIDI file.
>
> You might think about trying SharpEye free for 30 days. If you already
> have
> one of our Dancing Dots Products and Demo CD's, you can install the 30-day
> demo by installing GOODFEEL and related products. That is, if you still
> have the CD you used to install CakeTalking or Sibelius Speaking, you
> already have what you need to install a demo of SharpEye, Lime and/or
> GOODFEEL. If you do not have our CD, go to
> http://www.dancingdots.com/main/demodl.htm to request a demo.
>
> See http://www.dancingdots.com/prodesc/sharpeye.htm for more information
> and
> to order SharpEye.
>
> 2. Scan, Play Back and Pass Results to Lime Notation Editor
>
> If your interest is to study the actual notation of the piece, consider
> acquiring Lime Aloud. Lime Aloud is included with purchase of GOODFEEL
> but
> also sold as a separate product which gives you authorization for
> SharpEye,
> Lime and the Lime Aloud JAWS-based scripts. The result is that you can
> scan
> music notation with SharpEye, clean it up with help from a sighted
> assistant
> sooner or later, and then pass the results to Lime, a music notation
> editor
> comparable to Sibelius or Finale. After you're satisfied with playback in
> SharpEye: File | NIFF | Save and Open Temp File. Lime opens
> automatically.
>
>
> Now, provided you have JAWS for Windows, you can navigate through the
> score
> note by note, all notes in current staff or all notes in all staves. As
> you
> arrow through the piece, Lime sounds the note or chords and JAWS speaks a
> description of the highlighted note or rest along with any associated
> annotations. Of course, you can play back all parts or selected parts in
> tempo or at a practice tempo.
>
> Scanning sheet music is not the only way to get notation into Lime. You
> can
> play notes in from the PC keyboard or from a MIDI keyboard controller.
> You
> can use Lime to create new pieces which you can print on a standard
> printer
> for sighted musicians to read. Lime can also import MusicXML files
> exported
> by Finale, Sibelius and a good number of other notation programs.
>
> You will find a brief audio presentation demonstrating Lime Aloud at:
> http://www.dancingdots.com/prodesc/limealoud.htm
>
> See the heading labeled:
> Audio Presentation of Lime Aloud Available for Download
>
> 3. Scan, Play Back, Pass Results to Lime Notation Editor and Transcribe
> to
> Braille Music
>
> You can use GOODFEEL and related products to accomplish all of the above
> with the additional ability to transcribe the notation in Lime into the
> equivalent music braille. Having a braille display also allows you to
> scroll through the braille and print music in sync. The print music
> appears
> in staff notation on the PC display while the braille music appears on
> your
> braille display.
>
> For more information on GOODFEEL:
> http://www.dancingdots.com/main/goodfeel.htm
>
> Further questions welcome, on or off-list.
>
> Bill
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On
> Behalf Of Tim Burgess
> Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2007 7:46 AM
> To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Questions about reading sheet music.
>
> Gord's absolutely right, but I've got to say that it's still pretty
> impressive.
>
>
> Best wishes.
>
> Tim Burgess
> Raised Bar Ltd
> Phone: +44 (0)1827 719822
>
> Don't forget to vote for improved access to music and music technology at
>
> http://www.raisedbar.net/petition.htm
>
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