RE: [abcusers] free Finale
Even though these free things are available, I (and many others, I'm sure) still prefer writing - better: thinking - music in abc. The advantages of open source programs represent 50% of my choice, the quality and design of abc the remaining 50%. Later, Guido =8-) -- Dr. Guido Gonzato ggonza at tin.it - Linux System Administrator My public PGP key is at http://ibogeo.df.unibo.it/guido/PGP.asc "It is a good morning exercise for a research scientist to discard a pet hypothesis every day before breakfast. It keeps him young." -- Konrad Lorenz To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
Re: [abcusers] free Finale
Jack Campin wrote: What are the implications of this? Unless I'm mistaken, this is the story: A while ago, Sibelius introduced the Schorch plug-in, enabling Sibelius users to post sheet music files in .sib format on the web. Eventually Coda had to respond to this, and for some reason (probably because they didn't know how to crete a plug-in) they went one step further and offered a scaled down free version of Finale rather than just a file reader plug-in. Sadly enough it seems that the concepts of cooperating to make a common standard and of creating a true (i.e. cross paltform) internet file format are completely alien to both companies :( Maybe we need an abc2finale translator to take advantage of it? Well, it should be doable. Finale uses two different file format, and one of them is text, not binary. Frank Nordberg http://www.musica.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
RE: [abcusers] free Encore
Title: RE: [abcusers] free Encore Sounds like a little hanky-panky to me. The Finale is being given away by the authors. I usually associate religion with ethics as well :-(
Re: [abcusers] free Finale
Mark Vandenbroeck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there any documentation on the Finale format (text or binary). I might give this abc2finale a try. There's a thesis on reading the the Enigma format at: http://linux.csn.ul.ie/~cahillm/thesis.html also see here (URL should be all on one line): http://www.s-line.de/homepages/ gerd_castan/compmus/notationformats_e.html#ETF e. -- Ewan Macpherson [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW Bagpipe Index http://www-personal.umich.edu/~emacpher/pipes.html To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
Re: [abcusers] free Finale
I must be getting past it. People talk about free Finale but I can't find it. Can anybody help? I also tried the free Encore site but the server seems to be down until late September. I always seem to miss the bus. Meanwhile I carry on using Music Time DeLuxe and Jim Vint's abc2win. Here's a problem not strictly abc but :- Does anyone know if software exists to slightly change the pitch of .wav files. By slightly I mean less than a semi-tone. I know that this can be done with .midi software but have not found anything for .wav files. For instance "acid" have a free program that can change speed, and pitch but only by semi-tones. From Brian Sallows Bedford UK [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Jorge Meletti" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 2:33 AM Subject: RE: [abcusers] free Finale I found an free copy of Encore for windows. I dont know the legal issues about that. It's a brazilian religious site, and they are giving the software. the link : http://www.saomanoel.hpg.com.br/encore.exe Regards Jorge --Original Message-- From: Jack Campin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: October 24, 2000 6:32:55 PM GMT Subject: [abcusers] free Finale What are the implications of this? Maybe we need an abc2finale translator to take advantage of it? Finale NotePad offered as a free download for PC Mac's October 18, 2000, 9:40 am ET http://www.codamusic.com/coda/np.asp Coda Music Technology and Net4Music S.A., in their first major collaboration since agreeing to merge, have introduced Finale NotePad, a free downloadable version of Coda's music notation software (it's also available on CD-ROM for US $19.95) . The application, available for both Mac and Windows platforms, lets musicians, regardless of skill level, engrave simple music and do interactive editing of their own sheet music in digital format. The release marks a giant first step in the combined companies efforts to promote music education and the creative process through accessible, high quality music technology, says Net4Music CEO Francois Duliege. "With the introduction of products and services like Finale NotePad, we are looking to establish a common worldwide standard for basic music notation, and to fuel the creation of written music rather than focus on just the finished product,'' Duliege says in a press announcement. "NotePad is an excellent educational tool for music theory as well as a fun, un-intimidating way to begin putting one's musical ideas in a tangible form." Finale NotePad is a basic version of Coda Music Technology's Finale notation software. As users gain more experience with this level of electronic composition and arranging (and ultimately outgrow it), they can trade up and buy one of Coda's more fully featured products, Finale PrintMusic!, Finale Allegro, or Finale, says Duliege. === http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/ === To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html --- FREE! The World's Best Email Address @email.com Reserve your name now at http://www.email.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
[abcusers] Update to jaabc2ps
I've uploaded an update at http://www.guitarnut.com/abc/index.html I cleaned up the source and used preprocessor definitions so it should compile on various platforms without warnings (except for one unused function that I haven't looked at yet, just ignore it). Thanks Guido! I also fixed a horizontal spacing problem that sometimes occured when voices with different note lengths were combined. Also improved the %%jsastem= implementation to avoid stem collisions between voices. I implemented M:none. You have the choice of having M:none display "none," "free," "free" over "meter," or "fm." I have no formal music training -- if there is something else that really should be displayed let me know and I'll add an option for it. Enjoy, John Atchley To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
[abcusers] Changing pitch of wav files
SlowGold will let you change pitch or speed. I'm not sure whether you can save the altered file or not. http://www.worldwidewoodshed.com/ It's not free. Does anyone know if software exists to slightly change the pitch of .wav files. By slightly I mean less than a semi-tone. I know that this can be done with .midi software but have not found anything for .wav files. For instance "acid" have a free program that can change speed, and pitch but only by semi-tones. To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
