Convert MIDI to Tin Whistle-Fingering

Subject: Convert MIDI to Tin Whistle-Fingering
From: GUEST,John Little
Date: 03 Sep 09 - 03:23 PM

Dear Community,

I've been searching for quite a time (Google wasn't helpful, I tried hard!) for a way to convert a MIDI-file into tin whistle-tablature.

Is there an online application or anything similar (possibly working on Mac) out there?

Cheers!
John

Subject: RE: Convert MIDI to Tin Whistle-Fingering
From: Geoff the Duck
Date: 03 Sep 09 - 03:27 PM

I've a feeling that this has been discussed previously, so hang on until someone with a better memory than I have gets here...
Depending on what the tune is, someone here may already have done the conversion.
Quack!
Geoff the Duck.

Subject: RE: Convert MIDI to Tin Whistle-Fingering
From: GUEST,John Little
Date: 03 Sep 09 - 03:38 PM

Cheerio,

I tried the Search, did'nt find anything - perhaps I'm dumb as hell.

Subject: RE: Convert MIDI to Tin Whistle-Fingering
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 03 Sep 09 - 03:48 PM

not dumb at all. there are thousands of threads. buried in one or more is probably exactly what you are looking for.

i'm still searching.

Subject: RE: Convert MIDI to Tin Whistle-Fingering
From: GUEST,John Little
Date: 03 Sep 09 - 03:59 PM

... me too. Thanks anyway.

Subject: RE: Convert MIDI to Tin Whistle-Fingering
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 03 Sep 09 - 04:09 PM

arrgh! wish i could remember where i saw it. something to do with midis and notation. may have worked in reverse though. type in notation and it plays the midi.

Subject: RE: Convert MIDI to Tin Whistle-Fingering
From: GUEST,John Little
Date: 03 Sep 09 - 04:11 PM

Dear VirginiaTam,

I want to insert MIDI and get the fingering-charts (which holes to close etc.)

Cheers!

Subject: RE: Convert MIDI to Tin Whistle-Fingering
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 03 Sep 09 - 04:16 PM

what i remember seeing had it all, music score, midi and fingering charts for different loads of different songs.

Then another tech toy that did chords for mandolin, guitars etc.

why o why don't i save these things to my favourites?

this may keep me awake tonight :>)

Subject: RE: Convert MIDI to Tin Whistle-Fingering
From: GUEST
Date: 03 Sep 09 - 04:17 PM

Cheerio,

Here: http://sniff.numachi.com/ a lot of songs can be found.
But not all and in the right scale.

Subject: RE: Convert MIDI to Tin Whistle-Fingering
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 03 Sep 09 - 04:28 PM

http://sniff.numachi.com/

thanks for that guest

John

go to link, click on letter that you song begins with, find the song in list, some songs have midis, may have whistle notation but you have to select the key of your whistle.

if you have created or downloaded a midi and don't know what the tune is, I don't know how to help.

Subject: RE: Convert MIDI to Tin Whistle-Fingering
From: GUEST,John Little
Date: 03 Sep 09 - 04:30 PM

It was me who posted that link ;)

Subject: RE: Convert MIDI to Tin Whistle-Fingering
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 03 Sep 09 - 04:30 PM

doh!

Subject: RE: Convert MIDI to Tin Whistle-Fingering
From: Joe Offer
Date: 03 Sep 09 - 04:47 PM

http://sniff.numachi.com/ is Yet Another Digital Tradition, a mirror of our own Digital Tradition Folk Song Database which cleverly converts our tunes in to a number of different notation formats.

This Google Search (click) will lead you to lots of interesting sourses of tin whistle tab.

There's a Mudcatter named Pavane who has created a program called Harmony that does all sorts of things - but I can't figure out whether it does tinwhistle tab.

-Joe-

Subject: RE: Convert MIDI to Tin Whistle-Fingering
From:
Date: 03 Sep 09 - 05:00 PM

Go visit http://www.tabledit.com/. Their software, TablEdit can import MID files, and can do :

TablEdit is a program for creating, editing, printing and listening to tablature and sheet music (standard notation) for guitar and other fretted, stringed instruments, including mandolin and bass.

Additionally, TablEdit, while designed for guitarists, by guitarists, is not limited to guitar like other Tablature programs. Through ongoing consultation with experts on other instruments, TablEdit has developed support for harmonica, mountain dulcimer, diatonic accordion, drums, violin, tin whistle, recorder, Xaphoon, autoharp, pedal steel guitar, and banjo (even taking into consideration the special aspect of the fifth string).

TablEdit can open/import ASCII, MIDI, ABC, MusicXML, Bucket O' Tab, TabRite, and Wayne Cripps files. Files can be saved in TablEdit format or exported to ASCII, HTML, ABC, RTF, MIDI or WAV formats. TablEdit runs on Windows, Macintosh, and Windows Mobile (PocketPC.)

And now TablEdit can convert what you play on your MIDI instrument direct to tablature as well!

So, What does TablEdit have to offer you? Read on...

•TablEdit supports both tablature and standard notation.
•TablEdit features instant conversion from standard notation to tablature and vice-versa.
•TablEdit's Multi Document Interface (MDI) allows the opening of multiple TablEdit files at the same time.
•TablEdit supports English, French, German and Spanish as build-in languages
•TablEdit offers unlimited language support! (patches currently available: Chinese Big5, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Esperanto, Finnish, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Occitan, Russian and Greek).
•TablEdit has help files available in English, French, German and Spanish.
•TablEdit offers full screen multitrack entering and editing (16 tracks) and fully configurable, multitrack printing.
•TablEdit features high quality printout of tablature and/or musical staves.
•TablEdit can save an image of the printed output in a variety of graphic formats.
•TablEdit can print chord diagrams and head sheets.
•TablEdit offers playback of tablatures via Midi output with complete real time sound control (volume, balance, voices, MIDI banks...).
•TablEdit opens and saves MusicXML files.
•TablEdit allows import and export of Midi files (format 1 or 0), ASCII files or ABC files. NIFF (Notation Interchange File Format) Import. WAV and HTML export.
•TablEdit opens Waynes Cripps' Tab, Bucket o'Tab and TabRite files.
•TablEdit allows editing and construction of custom chord diagrams
•and TablEdit has many other features:

◦various effects (hammer-on, pull-off, chokes, bends, slide, vibrato, roll, grace notes, muted notes, rasgueado, etc.),
◦alternate tunings, transpositions,
◦complete control over note duration and attack for each note,
◦lyrics, fingerings and pick strokes, tempo and time signature changes, crescendo,
◦notation editing features (multiple voices, clefs, key signatures, beaming and stem control, alterations, legato...),
◦insertion of playing and historical notes,
◦transposition,
•up to 16 instruments of from 3 to 12 strings each (even support for 5-string banjo, lute, fiddle, diatonic dulcimer, drums, diatonic accordion and harmonica, recorder, tin whistle, pedal steel guitar, autoharp...),
◦rhythm tracks,
◦support of Visualinear tablature,
◦support AdTab fingerings,
◦scale inspector,
◦separate printout of chord diagrams,
◦speed trainer,
◦graphical fingerboard & keyboard,
◦quickview,
◦juke box & file manager

Check it out with their demo

Subject: RE: Convert MIDI to Tin Whistle-Fingering
From: GUEST,John Little
Date: 03 Sep 09 - 05:15 PM

Thanks, George,

but TablEdit is a ugly, difficult-to-use and insufficient application - I cannot even read the tabs, because the guitar-tab always interferes with the fingering. But thanks anyway, it definitely was a step in the right direction, now we need to get further ;-)

I'd be glad for any other help, thank you!

Cheers!

Subject: RE: Convert MIDI to Tin Whistle-Fingering
From: Mick Pearce (MCP)
Date: 03 Sep 09 - 05:59 PM

If you can convert the midi to abc, then abcm2ps has an option to output tin whistle tab.

Mick

Subject: RE: Convert MIDI to Tin Whistle-Fingering
From:
Date: 03 Sep 09 - 08:10 PM

OK How's about this one: http://abc.stalikez.info/abcex.php ABC Explorer also will read MID files and shows notation, AND Add in Tin Whistle Table in between the staffs. Seems like it's a nice program, in both English and French. Written by fellow in France, says 1.3.6 is current version. It also uses the abcm2ps and other such programs and can print out sheet music to printer or as PDF files, can create a booklet of tunes. Seems quite nice

Subject: RE: Convert MIDI to Tin Whistle-Fingering
From:
Date: 04 Sep 09 - 06:33 PM

Just tried the ABC Explorer and seems to work well

Subject: RE: Convert MIDI to Tin Whistle-Fingering
From: Tangledwood
Date: 05 Sep 09 - 06:10 PM

Useful looking tool, thanks George. I wasn't looking for whistle tabs but there are lot of other uses too.

Subject: RE: Convert MIDI to Tin Whistle-Fingering
From:
Date: 05 Sep 09 - 10:43 PM

I don't play but the illustration looks like fingerings in the tin whistle tables between the staff.

Subject: RE: Convert MIDI to Tin Whistle-Fingering
From: GUEST,Yoann
Date: 25 Dec 09 - 03:12 PM

Hello

I met this problem too, and I created http://www.playintune.net to solve this issue...
Just post your midifile, and the flash animation will show you how to play it.
Tansposition is automatically done.
You don't have to install any kind of software, everything is done online.

Yoann

Subject: RE: Convert MIDI to Tin Whistle-Fingering
From: GUEST,Yoann
Date: 25 Dec 09 - 03:17 PM

I missed the link: http://www.playintune.net

Yoann

Subject: RE: Convert MIDI to Tin Whistle-Fingering
From: Geoff the Duck
Date: 25 Dec 09 - 03:46 PM

Too tired to have a play, but looks useful.
Quack!
GtD.