[Harp-L] RE: Translating music

[Robert Coble <robertpcoble@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:31:44 -0500> From: "Tom Halchak" <thalchak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> Subject: [Harp-L] Transposing music> To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>> > I wonder if I can get some advice with regard to transposing a song from a> recording to tabs or even sheet music.  Is there a software product> available that will enable me to play the music through it and have it> translated?  I have downloaded an inexpensive software package called> harping from a website called http://www.harpingmidi.com/ .  It is a pretty> neat little package that lets you actually see (and hear) what notes are> being played on your harmonica and you can compare that to a piano keyboard.> Since I have always played by ear, it is something of a revelation to me.  > > That said, I would love to figure out an easier way to learn the songs that> I am listening to (other than playing the recording over and over and> emulating the sounds I hear).  I have accumulated a pretty fair collection> of harmonica music and would like to use whatever technology is available to> me in order to make the process easier.  > > Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.> > Tom Halchak> Clearwater, FLPerhaps I have misunderstood Tom's request, but...It appears he is asking for music software to TRANSLATE from a recording(perhaps MP3?) directly to harmonica tabs or sheet music. He is NOT askingfor software (like Finale or Sibelius) which TRANSPOSE sheet music from one key to another. As useful as that is (if you already have the sheet music in aformat that can be loaded into one of those products), that is not the same thing.Having said that, I don't know of any software product that can faithfully analyzea recording and accurately produce sheet music directly from it. If there is sucha beast, I would also like to know more about it. It is not a simple process underthe best of circumstances, which would be a simple recording of a single monophonic instrument. A polyphonic instrument becomes much harder, and anentire band (never mind something like an orchestra) becomes (almost?) impossible. The designer of HarpingMIDI is to be congratulated for his skill withJava.My Christmas wish list has had a software package on it that will play the sheet music AND concurrently in REAL TIME analyze the input from an instrument (harp),displaying the "wrong" notes. I'm still waiting... If I had the time, I might wasteit trying to build such a thing. I lost my enthusiasm for building impossible dreamswhen I retired as a software engineer - and find myself still working for healthinsurance.Regards,Crazy Bob
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