Greetings to all on the list!
I have a dream... I am playing yet another something on my
electronic keyboard. This is being "recorded" as a midi file
on my PC...
Then, when I'm done (mistakes and all), I run a MIDI to
MusiXTex program, which produces a reasonable representation
of what I have played.... Next, I run a RETRO-Tex program
that translates the MusiXTex output back to PMX or back to
M-Tex.... (Of course, it may lose some of the special things
only available in MusiXTex, but...) When I get a simple M-Tex file...
I efficiently edit in the words. Now, with viable M-Tex (and PMX)
in hand, I do whatever score beautification needed, and (... but wait....,
still dreaming....)
I ask, "Why not have a tool that translates the MIDI directly to
M-Tex, because that's got to be easier in the first place...!)"
Then I wake up to realize that I don't have any of these tools
in the first place, and my creativity in software development
for such a thing would need a great boost, both in time and
talent, to make that happen.
Make my dreams come true!
Or... stated in question form...
1) What is the current status of MIDI to MusiXTex tools?
(I recall some time ago looking at a MIDI to MusiCtex
thing, but I lost interest due to various complications
one of which was the MusiCtex output...)
2) Has anyone considered writing a simple (nothing is simple, but
many things are simpler than the alternatives) tool to translate
MIDI files to M-Tex, particularly helpful for those who want to add
song words....??
Wake me up with good news...
Regards
Joel Hunsberger
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
