Sorry to correct you here, but it's actually "musical instrument digital interface". I know this as I did a bit of music tech in my previous life <smiles>. Chris Hallsworth BrailleNote mPower user ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Justice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 7:26 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Mp3 to midi
> For your information, MIDI stands for "MULTIPLE INSTRUMENT DIGITAL > INTERFACE" and that is exactly what it means. If you already know this, > please consider the following. A MIDI program is made up of multiple > channels of information which are synchronized by some kind of timing > device, usually either a software or hardware synthesizer. Each > instrument > receives a separate set of signals which causes the instrument to play > various notes in its range, raise or lower the volume, add effects like > echo > and so on. You may already be getting my drift. A stereo MP3 program is > made up of a maximum of 2 channels which are usually transmitted > simultaneously. In order for you to develop a MIDI program from an MP3 > source, you would have to map out each individual instrument's part and > enter that data into the program. That my friend, is an almost impossibly > complicated premise. > > Now let's deal with how Jaws and MIDI programs get along. For the most > part, they don't. If your sound card is capable of doing so, you can get > quite a respectable reproduction from a MIDI file. But the software on > the > sound card actually reads the MIDI program and assigns different > instruments to each track or channel. Jaws will comfortably read the > titles > in on a disc containing MIDI files but it usually reads them as > "001.mid, > 002.mid" AND SO ON. Each heading represents the entire MIDI program. > That program can contain as many as 16 channels of independent data. > Freedom Scientific has been working with the developers of MIDI programs > like Cake Walk and MIDI PRO but up till now, they haven't given them much > priority. I'm told that Stevy Wunder did create his own software which > was > quite effective and using that program, he wrote many songs. In one > particular album, Stevy actually played all of the parts including drums, > bass, keyboard, horns and so forth. So, it is possible to use Jaws or > other > screen readers with a MIDI song writing software package but I have been > trying to find one that works successfully for years. I have been a > musician for 41 years and have worked with MIDI for about 25 of those > years. I have really tried to employ software sequencers and have had > little success. Older hardware sequencers were much easier because they > had > dedicated buttons which served a specific purpose. Current Yamaha > keyboards > have a digital interface which allows you to connect the board to your > computer but at some point, Jaws just bogs down. Apparently, the > designers > use graphics which don't read with Jaws. I found that very frustrating to > say the least. > I guess the Jaws designers aren't music lovers. It's more likely though > that they have been fighting hard to keep up with office based > applications > and had little time to deal with MIDI at all. > > John Justice > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sarah" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 11:31 AM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Mp3 to midi > > >> No nothing out there exists to do that. Midi is just 0's and 1's. you wil >> have to play the piece on a midi keyboard or have >> someone do it for you. Tha'ts the only way way I can think of to do that. >> >> SA&G >> can >> >> : Hello friends, >> : Is there any software to convert MP3 files to midi ?, >> : IF so will it work well with jaws?. >> : Any help would be greatly appreciated. >> : >> : In a day, when you don't come across any problems, -you can be sure >> : that you are travelling in the wrong path -. . >> : SWAMI - VIVEKANANDHA . >> : Visit the Blind Computing List home page at: >> : http://www.blind-computing.com >> : Address for the list archives: >> : http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> : To post to this group, send email to >> : [email protected] >> : To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >> : [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> : For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the >> : subject or body of a blank message to: >> : [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> : Use the following form in order to contact the management team >> : http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php >> : If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the >> : following address: >> : [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> Visit the Blind Computing List home page at: >> http://www.blind-computing.com >> Address for the list archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> To post to this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject >> or body of a blank message to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Use the following form in order to contact the management team >> http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php >> If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the >> following address: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > > Visit the Blind Computing List home page at: > http://www.blind-computing.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php > If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Visit the Blind Computing List home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
