The reason I don't ask people to send tnues in various binarys is: ABC is as close to a "universal" computer notation format as we have. It's quite complicated to create a binary file, and upload it - paste an ABC tune in the "tune" field on the form and that's all they have to worry about.
I'd be quite happy to put a tune through abc2midi - if it was way out I'd complain, but otherwise I'd be cool about the idea. Remember there is a very large site that uses abc2midi - it's called thesession.org and it works very well. Most of the tunes that people have sent me have a comment line saying they were created by abc2win, and I have not yet come across any special rythem constructs. Take a look at the site - I think you'll agree that the tunes have come out ok. (computer is an i686 running linux 2.2 abc2midi and that script on concertina.net that generates images) See 'ya. Dafydd. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack Campin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ABC Users" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 6:41 PM Subject: [abcusers] Re: PERL ABC script? > For some reason this got sent to Dafydd instead of to the list, so here > it is again: > > >[unedited top-posting fixed] > > > >>>> Is there a reliable PERL script out there that can convert ABC to > >>>> images/midi? > >>> most sites which provide midi or postscript from abc will be using > >>> a simple script which invokes abc2midi or abcm2ps. > >> Which is a bit of a problem, as I don't have command-line access to > >> my web host. My problem is: I have a site where people can submit > >> tunes in ABC. > > > >Why not ask them to submit in other formats too? Chances are they'll > >all have their own favourite tools, and if you get them to do it you'll > >know that the conversion tool used was appropriate for the ABC they > >wrote. (I would *not* be happy to have any of my transcriptions auto- > >munged by abc2midi in its out-of-the-box released form, and people who > >wrote tunes exploiting its interpretation of rhythmic constructs would > >not be happy with how more standard ABC software translated them). > > > >For the Welsh music you're doing, are you happy with what ABC gives > >you, or do you need more? How about special notations for the triple > >harp? > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > Jack Campin: 11 Third Street, Newtongrange, Midlothian EH22 4PU; 0131 6604760 > <http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack> * food intolerance data & recipes, > Mac logic fonts, Scots traditional music files, and my CD-ROM "Embro, Embro". > ------> off-list mail to "j-c" rather than "abc" at this site, please <------ > > > 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
