MIDI files from notation?

Subject: MIDI files from notation?
From: Ole Bull
Date: 28 Aug 98 - 12:23 PM

I got the MIDItext stuff (thank you Joe Offer). Being that I am not real adept at reading standard notation, and I do a lot of research (bringing me to songsheets) is there a way I can learn to transcribe standard notation into .txt. Using Alan's software I can then hear it as MIDI! My life would then be complete...

Subject: RE: MIDI files from notation?
From: Joe Offer
Date: 28 Aug 98 - 02:21 PM

Hmmm. Not sure I quite understand what you're trying to do, Bull. What I did was download Noteworthy Composer (click here). Noteworthy allows me to copy songs from printed texts, and then I can play or print or save the music on my computer. Noteworthy can save files in either Noteworthy or MIDI format, and I can convert those MIDI files with MIDITXT and post them here on the forum - or I can take tunes posted here and turn them into shett music. To get the full advantage of Noteworthy, you have to pay the $40 registration fee, but you can do a lot without paying the fee.
Another way you can go is ABC. Set your filter on the main forum page to ABC and 365 days, and you should find several threads discussing ABC. Click here to get to the most recent thread. You can enter ABC tunes on a word processor, but you have to have an ABC player to play the tunes - I like one called ABCMUS.
I hope that helps, Bull. If you need more, let us know.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: MIDI files from notation?
From: Bruce O.
Date: 28 Aug 98 - 02:34 PM

ABCPLAY, available free at the ABC home site, has the option of saving ABC files as MIDI's.

Subject: RE: MIDI files from notation?
From: Mulligan
Date: 28 Aug 98 - 08:07 PM

Yeah , joe is right ...get NWC...awesome piece of software.