Re: [Harp-L] Transposing music

["Alexander Savelyev" <Alexander.Savelyev@xxxxxxxx>]

Hi Tom, 

It really depends on your needs and desired technical capabilities of the software. I made the very same request some time ago and I was recommended to use either Finale or Sibelius. I downloaded the demo version of both and tried. My purpose was to draft my own exercises for publishing. I found both programs to be very capable with Sibelius on a winning side. 

However, being exposed to Band In A Box before, I found that it's much easier to enter the single-line melody in the BIAB while having the accompaniment that you can choose from the style menu - if you have chords indicated in your collection of music, then it should be find. Plus, if you play chromatic harmonica, BIAB has a huge data base of music in its own format that can be easily transformed into MIDI and then opened in Finale or Sibelius if there's a need. 

So, if you need to convert the written complicated music parts into electronic form, then Finale and Sibelius are your best friends. Ones you need a simple option of entering the melodies that could be accompanied by the self defined harmony - that is, you can enter the chord names like "Am', "E7" - then use BIAB - it's a magical program that has lots of features and is used around the globe for practicing, sight reading, arrangement, etc. Check this link and don't consider it to be complicated - it is very capable, but also very easy to learn - they have a video tutorial which will put you on the same page within the minutes  www.pgmusic.com  

hope that helps. 


Best,

Alex  

>>> "Tom Halchak" <thalchak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 18.12.2008 19:31 >>>
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, FL

 





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