Hi,
  This question probably shows my ignorance but does anyone know of a
program that converts .wav files to MIDI files ??

Thankx, John
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 [ Editor's Note:
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 [ Converting single pitches to MIDI can be done pretty easily,
 [ but in the context of this group I'm sure you're interested
 [ in taking a .wav file of a recorded piano (or band) piece and
 [ converting it to a MIDI form of the performance.
 [
 [ I consider this the "Holy Grail" of Artificial Intellegence
 [ Research as applied to music.  This is _NOT_ a solved
 [ problem.  The more complex the musical input (more instruments)
 [ 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