I have two potential project ideas for GSOC that I've been mulling over, and I'd like to get others' feedback. Please let me know if these are features that you would find valuable. Also, please let me know if anyone would be interested in mentoring such a project.
1. Most guitar and bass sheet music available online is distributed in tablature format using a simple, text-based notation. As far as I know, MuseScore does not currently have any facility for working with tabs contained in plain .txt files. I am interested in adding functionality that would allow MuseScore to download tabs from popular tab websites such as ultimate-guitar.com or import tabs saved in .txt files. The imported or downloaded text would then be parsed and converted into MuseScore's native notational format to be displayed in MuseScore's standard staff and tab notation. The program would also generate guitar chord diagrams from the imported tab. I would also implement a new feature that would allow tabs created in MuseScore to be exported as ASCII text files, with proper text tab notation, for sharing on tablature sites. 2. I am also interested in the OMR project listed on the ideas page. In addition to the desired features mention in the project description, I would be interested in implementing OCR capabilities for handwritten guitar tablature. As I understand it, OCR technology as it pertains to general music notation is rather unreliable at the present time due to the wide variability in symbols and styles used in general music notation. However, guitar tablature is significantly simpler than the general notational case in that it consists only of fret numbers and a few additional characters for indicating certain performance techniques. Since current OCR implementations already achieve very high accuracy in identifying handwritten numbers, applying OCR to guitar tablature should not be too significant a leap. Please let me know your thoughts and suggestions! Thanks, Daniel -- View this message in context: http://dev-list.musescore.org/GSOC-Project-Ideas-tp7579623.html Sent from the MuseScore Developer mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Mscore-developer mailing list Mscore-developer@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mscore-developer
