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Re: Converting Audio to MIDI
By Stephen Kent Goodman

In a message dated 96-07-23 02:23:47 EDT, you write:

>Subject: Converters .wav to MIDI
>
> [ the harder it gets. I have several recordings that were taken
> [ from 78's by the Smithsonian that I'd like to have MIDI scores
> [ of. I figure that some day I'll bring the .wav files to
> [ someone who knows how to transcribe music by hand and pay them
> [ to do it. I have some ideas about how to write software
> [ to simplify the task, but the essential "computer" is still the
> [ human.
> [
> [ Jody
>

Dear Jody;

I have been transcribing material from 78's and cylinders to paper for years. By the time one edits MIDI files from wav files, it would just be simpler to do a straight "by ear" transcription direct to MIDI. This is exactly what I am doing right now making a full 88- note piano roll arrangement from the U.S. Marine Band playing several movements of Sousa's syncopated compositions from his suites.

An example of how clunky converting input to MIDI can be other than by keystroke or mouse is the amount of editing that a scanned score requires (such as generated by Midiscan software) to make it a viable MIDI file. I hope the situation improves.

S.K. Goodman


(Message sent Wed 24 Jul 1996, 18:10:57 GMT, from time zone GMT-0400.)

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