The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #3325   Message #18206
Posted By: Joe Offer
23-Dec-97 - 08:53 PM
Thread Name: ABC? gif? MIDI files? internet music 101!!!
Subject: RE: ABC? gif? MIDI files? internet music 101!!!
Ah, we tripped you up, Selene. Usually, your English is so good that one would think you had been born in the U.S., but we caught you on the "Music 101" phrase. "101" is a basic-level college course. No big thing, but there IS a certain satisfaction in catching you.(grin)
As for software that "converts music to notes," what do you mean? Do you mean converting music that you hear into notes that you can see on paper? I think there are programs like that, but I've never heard of any that work very well. I think it's Jon W who has been experimenting with a program called MIDIscan, which is supposed to read music in a computer scanner, and then change it into a MIDI file that can be played, manipulated, or printed. I fooled around with a trial version of the program, and wasn't very impressed. It was easier just to type that darn stuff into Noteworthy Composer.
-Joe Offer-