RE: Fwd: I developed a free software to play music that blind people can use
I never could download this. It say that IE could not load this. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Amrit Pal Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2004 12:31 AM To: PC audio discussion list. Subject: Re: Fwd: I developed a free software to play music that blind people can use I downloaded the software and it worked beautifully. I couldn't understand a few things- Suppose, I want to play a particular instrument. How will I reach directly to this instrument? I couldn't find chords, How I should find the chords? I was unable to find beats. Will someone tell me in detail how I should access all keystrokes? I couldn't understand what pan means and what can be accessed through it. - Original Message - From: shawn klein [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PC audio discussion list. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 5:39 PM Subject: Re: Fwd: I developed a free software to play music that blind people can use Oopse, I just clicked the link and it says file not available for download. hmm, was this a very old post? Shawn --- Steve Pattison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Maurício Oliveira [EMAIL PROTECTED] Newsgroups: alt.comp.blind-users Greetings, I am a MCP, and long time ago I developed a simple program with the objective of allow the user to play music using the computer keyboard. It is not apropriated for professional uses, of course, but is very simple to use, it is free and doesn't require any kind of configuration. The software was not created especifically for handicapped people (by the way, I'm not blind), but several blind users were able to use it without any problem. Once the program is started, it is ready to play. Some settings like Volume, Instrument and Chords can be defined using the keys from F1 to F12 (the keys are already programmed to perform theese actions). If you are able to see a little, or have some friend that can describe an image for you, ask him to access this : http://pianoeletronico.tripod.com/images/piano_tela.gif . It is a screenshot of the main screen of the program, it shows how simple and easy to use the program is. One of the most interesting things in the program is the fact that you can play using any one of the 128 Instrument Set (from Gerenal MIDI Standard), and even press more than one key at the same time to play poliphonically. Play music using the computer keyboard may seen pointless if you have a real piano or eletronic keyboard, but consider the possibility to play anytime, anywere (perhaps in your lunch break, and I presume that you don't have a piano in you office!). You can download the program using this link : http://pianoeletronico.tripod.com/files/Setup_Piano_Eletronico.zip The program is absolutelly free, and it never expires. I created a Home-Page with all the information about the program, but unfortunelly the site is in Portuguese only by now. The link is http://pianoeletronico.tripod.com . If you have experience with Visual Basic, you can download an Open-Source (but simpler) version of the program at http://pianoeletronico.tripod.com/minipiano.html You can see an English version of the site (performed by Google translation engine) here : http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fpianoeletronico.t ripod.com%2Flangpair=pt%7Cenhl=pt-BRie=UTF-8ie=UTF-8oe=UT F-8prev=%2Flanguage_tools However, the translated version has some flaws, so I decided to perform my own translation of the most important information about the program. Here it comes : Electronic Piano 2.0 is a Freeware program (gratuitous) with the objective to allow the user to play musical notes and chords through the computer keyboard. Even making use of the MIDI resources of the sound card (like the avaibility of 128 musical instruments), the program doesn't require knowledge or configuration of Drivers or any device connected to the system. Basically, Electronic Piano 2.0 is a program indicated for people who simply wants to play music in the computer at any time, without have to purchase and install a professional music edition software (usually expensive). Characteristics of the Program : - 128 musical instruments available - 47 different sounds of drums and percussion - Poliphony (possibility to play more than one note at the same time) - Control of Main Volume and Pan - Combine up to 3 different musical instruments (any one of the 128) - Graphical panel with the keys - Note lenght is determined by the amount of time that the key is pressed - Execution of Major, Minor and 7 Chords by pressing only one key - 7 octaves can be selected Information about the programmer : Mauricio Antunes Oliveira is a Programmer/Analyst and a Microsoft Certified
RE: Fwd: I developed a free software to play music that blind people can use
Which link? --- BMW [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I never could download this. It say that IE could not load this. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Amrit Pal Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2004 12:31 AM To: PC audio discussion list. Subject: Re: Fwd: I developed a free software to play music that blind people can use I downloaded the software and it worked beautifully. I couldn't understand a few things- Suppose, I want to play a particular instrument. How will I reach directly to this instrument? I couldn't find chords, How I should find the chords? I was unable to find beats. Will someone tell me in detail how I should access all keystrokes? I couldn't understand what pan means and what can be accessed through it. - Original Message - From: shawn klein [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PC audio discussion list. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 5:39 PM Subject: Re: Fwd: I developed a free software to play music that blind people can use Oopse, I just clicked the link and it says file not available for download. hmm, was this a very old post? Shawn --- Steve Pattison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Maurício Oliveira [EMAIL PROTECTED] Newsgroups: alt.comp.blind-users Greetings, I am a MCP, and long time ago I developed a simple program with the objective of allow the user to play music using the computer keyboard. It is not apropriated for professional uses, of course, but is very simple to use, it is free and doesn't require any kind of configuration. The software was not created especifically for handicapped people (by the way, I'm not blind), but several blind users were able to use it without any problem. Once the program is started, it is ready to play. Some settings like Volume, Instrument and Chords can be defined using the keys from F1 to F12 (the keys are already programmed to perform theese actions). If you are able to see a little, or have some friend that can describe an image for you, ask him to access this : http://pianoeletronico.tripod.com/images/piano_tela.gif . It is a screenshot of the main screen of the program, it shows how simple and easy to use the program is. One of the most interesting things in the program is the fact that you can play using any one of the 128 Instrument Set (from Gerenal MIDI Standard), and even press more than one key at the same time to play poliphonically. Play music using the computer keyboard may seen pointless if you have a real piano or eletronic keyboard, but consider the possibility to play anytime, anywere (perhaps in your lunch break, and I presume that you don't have a piano in you office!). You can download the program using this link : http://pianoeletronico.tripod.com/files/Setup_Piano_Eletronico.zip The program is absolutelly free, and it never expires. I created a Home-Page with all the information about the program, but unfortunelly the site is in Portuguese only by now. The link is http://pianoeletronico.tripod.com . If you have experience with Visual Basic, you can download an Open-Source (but simpler) version of the program at http://pianoeletronico.tripod.com/minipiano.html You can see an English version of the site (performed by Google translation engine) here : http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fpianoeletronico.t ripod.com%2Flangpair=pt%7Cenhl=pt-BRie=UTF-8ie=UTF-8oe=UT F-8prev=%2Flanguage_tools However, the translated version has some flaws, so I decided to perform my own translation of the most important information about the program. Here it comes : Electronic Piano 2.0 is a Freeware program (gratuitous) with the objective to allow the user to play musical notes and chords through the computer keyboard. Even making use of the MIDI resources of the sound card (like the avaibility of 128 musical instruments), the program doesn't require knowledge or configuration of Drivers or any device connected to the system. Basically, Electronic Piano 2.0 is a program indicated for people who simply wants to play music in the computer at any time, without have to purchase and install a professional music edition software (usually expensive). Characteristics of the Program : - 128 musical instruments available - 47 different sounds of drums and percussion - Poliphony (possibility to play more than one note at the same time) - Control of Main Volume and Pan - Combine up to 3 different musical instruments (any one of the 128) === message truncated === __ Do
Re: Fwd: I developed a free software to play music that blind people can use
I downloaded the software and it worked beautifully. I couldn't understand a few things- Suppose, I want to play a particular instrument. How will I reach directly to this instrument? I couldn't find chords, How I should find the chords? I was unable to find beats. Will someone tell me in detail how I should access all keystrokes? I couldn't understand what pan means and what can be accessed through it. - Original Message - From: shawn klein [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PC audio discussion list. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 5:39 PM Subject: Re: Fwd: I developed a free software to play music that blind people can use Oopse, I just clicked the link and it says file not available for download. hmm, was this a very old post? Shawn --- Steve Pattison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Maurício Oliveira [EMAIL PROTECTED] Newsgroups: alt.comp.blind-users Greetings, I am a MCP, and long time ago I developed a simple program with the objective of allow the user to play music using the computer keyboard. It is not apropriated for professional uses, of course, but is very simple to use, it is free and doesn't require any kind of configuration. The software was not created especifically for handicapped people (by the way, I'm not blind), but several blind users were able to use it without any problem. Once the program is started, it is ready to play. Some settings like Volume, Instrument and Chords can be defined using the keys from F1 to F12 (the keys are already programmed to perform theese actions). If you are able to see a little, or have some friend that can describe an image for you, ask him to access this : http://pianoeletronico.tripod.com/images/piano_tela.gif . It is a screenshot of the main screen of the program, it shows how simple and easy to use the program is. One of the most interesting things in the program is the fact that you can play using any one of the 128 Instrument Set (from Gerenal MIDI Standard), and even press more than one key at the same time to play poliphonically. Play music using the computer keyboard may seen pointless if you have a real piano or eletronic keyboard, but consider the possibility to play anytime, anywere (perhaps in your lunch break, and I presume that you don't have a piano in you office!). You can download the program using this link : http://pianoeletronico.tripod.com/files/Setup_Piano_Eletronico.zip The program is absolutelly free, and it never expires. I created a Home-Page with all the information about the program, but unfortunelly the site is in Portuguese only by now. The link is http://pianoeletronico.tripod.com . If you have experience with Visual Basic, you can download an Open-Source (but simpler) version of the program at http://pianoeletronico.tripod.com/minipiano.html You can see an English version of the site (performed by Google translation engine) here : http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fpianoeletronico.t ripod.com%2Flangpair=pt%7Cenhl=pt-BRie=UTF-8ie=UTF-8oe=UT F-8prev=%2Flanguage_tools However, the translated version has some flaws, so I decided to perform my own translation of the most important information about the program. Here it comes : Electronic Piano 2.0 is a Freeware program (gratuitous) with the objective to allow the user to play musical notes and chords through the computer keyboard. Even making use of the MIDI resources of the sound card (like the avaibility of 128 musical instruments), the program doesn't require knowledge or configuration of Drivers or any device connected to the system. Basically, Electronic Piano 2.0 is a program indicated for people who simply wants to play music in the computer at any time, without have to purchase and install a professional music edition software (usually expensive). Characteristics of the Program : - 128 musical instruments available - 47 different sounds of drums and percussion - Poliphony (possibility to play more than one note at the same time) - Control of Main Volume and Pan - Combine up to 3 different musical instruments (any one of the 128) - Graphical panel with the keys - Note lenght is determined by the amount of time that the key is pressed - Execution of Major, Minor and 7 Chords by pressing only one key - 7 octaves can be selected Information about the programmer : Mauricio Antunes Oliveira is a Programmer/Analyst and a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in Visual Basic since 1999. Currently, works as a consulter in São Paulo with Analysis and Programming. If you want any aditional information about the program before download it, you can contact me here, or e-mail me : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks for your interest ! Mauricio
Re: Fwd: I developed a free software to play music that blind people can use
here are the shortcuts again, and then some more info. f1 and f2, volume control. f3 and f4, change octave. f6 and f7 change instrument moving through the list 1 2 3 4 5 etcetera. f7 and f8 change instruments moving through the list 8 16 24 32 40 48 etcetera. f9 and f10, pan. Pan means cause the sound to go from left to right, or right to left, like the balance control on your stereo or in volume control. f11 and f12, switch chanels. The chanels seem to be sort of like presets you can put a particular instrument in, except for 10 being reserved for drums. If you have 15 favorite instruments I guess you could put 1 in each chanel, but I don't think the program would save your settings when you reboot. Haven't tried that. Chords, well I use window eyes, and I hit 7 on the numpadd to go up to top right, then I go down,this is what I find. first silenciar, or to silence. There's an item in the piano pull-down called silencia bara de espaço, or silence the spacebar, think it refers to that. That item doesn't do anything for me by the way, it's the back space that needs to be silenced, not the spacebar. OK, so below silenciar you have transpor, meaning to transpose, not sure what that does. Below that is ajuda, meaning help, then sobre, meaning about, sair, meaning exit, notas musicais, music notes, then where you can read the settings, oitava followed by a number tells you your octive, canal your chanel, then pan, then vozes1, and I don't know how to make the voices more than 1 yet. Now we have a bunch of blank space as we go down, then there's a number, the instrument you have set then the name of the instrument, below that the volume. Then the word acordas, meaning cords. Now below that you have a check box labeled tocar acordas, meaning play chords. If you want to play chords on the bottom 2 rows of keys, check that. Anything below that, well there's the edit box, then the keyboard screen. That's it. Hth. Shawn Klein --- Amrit Pal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I downloaded the software and it worked beautifully. I couldn't understand a few things- Suppose, I want to play a particular instrument. How will I reach directly to this instrument? I couldn't find chords, How I should find the chords? I was unable to find beats. Will someone tell me in detail how I should access all keystrokes? I couldn't understand what pan means and what can be accessed through it. - Original Message - From: shawn klein [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PC audio discussion list. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 5:39 PM Subject: Re: Fwd: I developed a free software to play music that blind people can use Oopse, I just clicked the link and it says file not available for download. hmm, was this a very old post? Shawn --- Steve Pattison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Maurício Oliveira [EMAIL PROTECTED] Newsgroups: alt.comp.blind-users Greetings, I am a MCP, and long time ago I developed a simple program with the objective of allow the user to play music using the computer keyboard. It is not apropriated for professional uses, of course, but is very simple to use, it is free and doesn't require any kind of configuration. The software was not created especifically for handicapped people (by the way, I'm not blind), but several blind users were able to use it without any problem. Once the program is started, it is ready to play. Some settings like Volume, Instrument and Chords can be defined using the keys from F1 to F12 (the keys are already programmed to perform theese actions). If you are able to see a little, or have some friend that can describe an image for you, ask him to access this : http://pianoeletronico.tripod.com/images/piano_tela.gif . It is a screenshot of the main screen of the program, it shows how simple and easy to use the program is. One of the most interesting things in the program is the fact that you can play using any one of the 128 Instrument Set (from Gerenal MIDI Standard), and even press more than one key at the same time to play poliphonically. Play music using the computer keyboard may seen pointless if you have a real piano or eletronic keyboard, but consider the possibility to play anytime, anywere (perhaps in your lunch break, and I presume that you don't have a piano in you office!). You can download the program using this link : http://pianoeletronico.tripod.com/files/Setup_Piano_Eletronico.zip The program is absolutelly free, and it never expires. I created a Home-Page with all the information about the program, but unfortunelly the site is in Portuguese only by now. The link is http://pianoeletronico.tripod.com . If you have experience with Visual Basic, you can download an Open-Source (but simpler)
Re: Fwd: I developed a free software to play music that blind people can use
I had no problems. This is a great little tool. Thanks...rocker - Original Message - From: shawn klein [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PC audio discussion list. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 5:09 AM Subject: Re: Fwd: I developed a free software to play music that blind people can use Oopse, I just clicked the link and it says file not available for download. hmm, was this a very old post? Shawn --- Steve Pattison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Maurício Oliveira [EMAIL PROTECTED] Newsgroups: alt.comp.blind-users Greetings, I am a MCP, and long time ago I developed a simple program with the objective of allow the user to play music using the computer keyboard. It is not apropriated for professional uses, of course, but is very simple to use, it is free and doesn't require any kind of configuration. The software was not created especifically for handicapped people (by the way, I'm not blind), but several blind users were able to use it without any problem. Once the program is started, it is ready to play. Some settings like Volume, Instrument and Chords can be defined using the keys from F1 to F12 (the keys are already programmed to perform theese actions). If you are able to see a little, or have some friend that can describe an image for you, ask him to access this : http://pianoeletronico.tripod.com/images/piano_tela.gif . It is a screenshot of the main screen of the program, it shows how simple and easy to use the program is. One of the most interesting things in the program is the fact that you can play using any one of the 128 Instrument Set (from Gerenal MIDI Standard), and even press more than one key at the same time to play poliphonically. Play music using the computer keyboard may seen pointless if you have a real piano or eletronic keyboard, but consider the possibility to play anytime, anywere (perhaps in your lunch break, and I presume that you don't have a piano in you office!). You can download the program using this link : http://pianoeletronico.tripod.com/files/Setup_Piano_Eletronico.zip The program is absolutelly free, and it never expires. I created a Home-Page with all the information about the program, but unfortunelly the site is in Portuguese only by now. The link is http://pianoeletronico.tripod.com . If you have experience with Visual Basic, you can download an Open-Source (but simpler) version of the program at http://pianoeletronico.tripod.com/minipiano.html You can see an English version of the site (performed by Google translation engine) here : http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fpianoeletronico.t ripod.com%2Flangpair=pt%7Cenhl=pt-BRie=UTF-8ie=UTF-8oe=UT F-8prev=%2Flanguage_tools However, the translated version has some flaws, so I decided to perform my own translation of the most important information about the program. Here it comes : Electronic Piano 2.0 is a Freeware program (gratuitous) with the objective to allow the user to play musical notes and chords through the computer keyboard. Even making use of the MIDI resources of the sound card (like the avaibility of 128 musical instruments), the program doesn't require knowledge or configuration of Drivers or any device connected to the system. Basically, Electronic Piano 2.0 is a program indicated for people who simply wants to play music in the computer at any time, without have to purchase and install a professional music edition software (usually expensive). Characteristics of the Program : - 128 musical instruments available - 47 different sounds of drums and percussion - Poliphony (possibility to play more than one note at the same time) - Control of Main Volume and Pan - Combine up to 3 different musical instruments (any one of the 128) - Graphical panel with the keys - Note lenght is determined by the amount of time that the key is pressed - Execution of Major, Minor and 7 Chords by pressing only one key - 7 octaves can be selected Information about the programmer : Mauricio Antunes Oliveira is a Programmer/Analyst and a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in Visual Basic since 1999. Currently, works as a consulter in São Paulo with Analysis and Programming. If you want any aditional information about the program before download it, you can contact me here, or e-mail me : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks for your interest ! Mauricio Oliveira Microsoft Certified Professional PS : Sorry for my poor English :-( ... Regards Steve, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype: steve1963 MSN Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best
Re: Fwd: I developed a free software to play music that blind people can use
The edit box will also allow you to type in a specific note eg: F sharp. - Original Message - From: shawn klein [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PC audio discussion list. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 4:17 PM Subject: Re: Fwd: I developed a free software to play music that blind people can use Hi, I figured out some of them. I couldn't seem to read the help files with anything other than the mouse so I lost pacience with them and just doodled around. f 3 takes you down an octave at a time, f4 goes up. F5 goes down the list of instruments 1 by 1, f6 goes up. F7 goes down the list of instruments every eighth 1, f8 goes up by eights. F9 and 10 pan, don't recall which is which, f 11 go up and down channels, channel 10 has the drums. Not sure but I think f 1 and 2 set your voices up and down. Guess the edit box is for setting volume but I didn't play with that. Wish I had a txt of that help file. A lot of words I don't know and it's easier to look them up when I can select cut and paste. Shawn Klein --- Sun Sparkle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: can this program be in english or is there a way to get the key board short cuts to use it? - Original Message - From: Steve Pattison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 6:14 AM Subject: Re: Fwd: I developed a free software to play music that blind people can use I just tried the download link and it is definitely still working at my end. *** REPLY SEPARATOR *** On 4/11/2004 at 4:09 AM shawn klein wrote: Oopse, I just clicked the link and it says file not available for download. hmm, was this a very old post? Regards Steve, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype: steve1963 MSN Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do you Yahoo!? Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Fwd: I developed a free software to play music that blind people can use
Hey that tripod link didn't work, but I found it on the site in Portuguese, if anybody wants it you can right me off list. Shawn --- Steve Pattison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Maurício Oliveira [EMAIL PROTECTED] Newsgroups: alt.comp.blind-users Greetings, I am a MCP, and long time ago I developed a simple program with the objective of allow the user to play music using the computer keyboard. It is not apropriated for professional uses, of course, but is very simple to use, it is free and doesn't require any kind of configuration. The software was not created especifically for handicapped people (by the way, I'm not blind), but several blind users were able to use it without any problem. Once the program is started, it is ready to play. Some settings like Volume, Instrument and Chords can be defined using the keys from F1 to F12 (the keys are already programmed to perform theese actions). If you are able to see a little, or have some friend that can describe an image for you, ask him to access this : http://pianoeletronico.tripod.com/images/piano_tela.gif . It is a screenshot of the main screen of the program, it shows how simple and easy to use the program is. One of the most interesting things in the program is the fact that you can play using any one of the 128 Instrument Set (from Gerenal MIDI Standard), and even press more than one key at the same time to play poliphonically. Play music using the computer keyboard may seen pointless if you have a real piano or eletronic keyboard, but consider the possibility to play anytime, anywere (perhaps in your lunch break, and I presume that you don't have a piano in you office!). You can download the program using this link : http://pianoeletronico.tripod.com/files/Setup_Piano_Eletronico.zip The program is absolutelly free, and it never expires. I created a Home-Page with all the information about the program, but unfortunelly the site is in Portuguese only by now. The link is http://pianoeletronico.tripod.com . If you have experience with Visual Basic, you can download an Open-Source (but simpler) version of the program at http://pianoeletronico.tripod.com/minipiano.html You can see an English version of the site (performed by Google translation engine) here : http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fpianoeletronico.t ripod.com%2Flangpair=pt%7Cenhl=pt-BRie=UTF-8ie=UTF-8oe=UT F-8prev=%2Flanguage_tools However, the translated version has some flaws, so I decided to perform my own translation of the most important information about the program. Here it comes : Electronic Piano 2.0 is a Freeware program (gratuitous) with the objective to allow the user to play musical notes and chords through the computer keyboard. Even making use of the MIDI resources of the sound card (like the avaibility of 128 musical instruments), the program doesn't require knowledge or configuration of Drivers or any device connected to the system. Basically, Electronic Piano 2.0 is a program indicated for people who simply wants to play music in the computer at any time, without have to purchase and install a professional music edition software (usually expensive). Characteristics of the Program : - 128 musical instruments available - 47 different sounds of drums and percussion - Poliphony (possibility to play more than one note at the same time) - Control of Main Volume and Pan - Combine up to 3 different musical instruments (any one of the 128) - Graphical panel with the keys - Note lenght is determined by the amount of time that the key is pressed - Execution of Major, Minor and 7 Chords by pressing only one key - 7 octaves can be selected Information about the programmer : Mauricio Antunes Oliveira is a Programmer/Analyst and a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in Visual Basic since 1999. Currently, works as a consulter in São Paulo with Analysis and Programming. If you want any aditional information about the program before download it, you can contact me here, or e-mail me : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks for your interest ! Mauricio Oliveira Microsoft Certified Professional PS : Sorry for my poor English :-( ... Regards Steve, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype: steve1963 MSN Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do you Yahoo!? Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Fwd: I developed a free software to play music that blind people can use
I just tried the download link and it is definitely still working at my end. *** REPLY SEPARATOR *** On 4/11/2004 at 4:09 AM shawn klein wrote: Oopse, I just clicked the link and it says file not available for download. hmm, was this a very old post? Regards Steve, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype: steve1963 MSN Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Fwd: I developed a free software to play music that blind people can use
Oopse, I just clicked the link and it says file not available for download. hmm, was this a very old post? Shawn --- Steve Pattison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Maurício Oliveira [EMAIL PROTECTED] Newsgroups: alt.comp.blind-users Greetings, I am a MCP, and long time ago I developed a simple program with the objective of allow the user to play music using the computer keyboard. It is not apropriated for professional uses, of course, but is very simple to use, it is free and doesn't require any kind of configuration. The software was not created especifically for handicapped people (by the way, I'm not blind), but several blind users were able to use it without any problem. Once the program is started, it is ready to play. Some settings like Volume, Instrument and Chords can be defined using the keys from F1 to F12 (the keys are already programmed to perform theese actions). If you are able to see a little, or have some friend that can describe an image for you, ask him to access this : http://pianoeletronico.tripod.com/images/piano_tela.gif . It is a screenshot of the main screen of the program, it shows how simple and easy to use the program is. One of the most interesting things in the program is the fact that you can play using any one of the 128 Instrument Set (from Gerenal MIDI Standard), and even press more than one key at the same time to play poliphonically. Play music using the computer keyboard may seen pointless if you have a real piano or eletronic keyboard, but consider the possibility to play anytime, anywere (perhaps in your lunch break, and I presume that you don't have a piano in you office!). You can download the program using this link : http://pianoeletronico.tripod.com/files/Setup_Piano_Eletronico.zip The program is absolutelly free, and it never expires. I created a Home-Page with all the information about the program, but unfortunelly the site is in Portuguese only by now. The link is http://pianoeletronico.tripod.com . If you have experience with Visual Basic, you can download an Open-Source (but simpler) version of the program at http://pianoeletronico.tripod.com/minipiano.html You can see an English version of the site (performed by Google translation engine) here : http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fpianoeletronico.t ripod.com%2Flangpair=pt%7Cenhl=pt-BRie=UTF-8ie=UTF-8oe=UT F-8prev=%2Flanguage_tools However, the translated version has some flaws, so I decided to perform my own translation of the most important information about the program. Here it comes : Electronic Piano 2.0 is a Freeware program (gratuitous) with the objective to allow the user to play musical notes and chords through the computer keyboard. Even making use of the MIDI resources of the sound card (like the avaibility of 128 musical instruments), the program doesn't require knowledge or configuration of Drivers or any device connected to the system. Basically, Electronic Piano 2.0 is a program indicated for people who simply wants to play music in the computer at any time, without have to purchase and install a professional music edition software (usually expensive). Characteristics of the Program : - 128 musical instruments available - 47 different sounds of drums and percussion - Poliphony (possibility to play more than one note at the same time) - Control of Main Volume and Pan - Combine up to 3 different musical instruments (any one of the 128) - Graphical panel with the keys - Note lenght is determined by the amount of time that the key is pressed - Execution of Major, Minor and 7 Chords by pressing only one key - 7 octaves can be selected Information about the programmer : Mauricio Antunes Oliveira is a Programmer/Analyst and a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in Visual Basic since 1999. Currently, works as a consulter in São Paulo with Analysis and Programming. If you want any aditional information about the program before download it, you can contact me here, or e-mail me : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks for your interest ! Mauricio Oliveira Microsoft Certified Professional PS : Sorry for my poor English :-( ... Regards Steve, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype: steve1963 MSN Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Fwd: I developed a free software to play music that blind people can use
Cool Steve! Thanks for the forward. Another good use for my Portuguese such as it is yet. Shawn Klein --- Steve Pattison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Maurício Oliveira [EMAIL PROTECTED] Newsgroups: alt.comp.blind-users Greetings, I am a MCP, and long time ago I developed a simple program with the objective of allow the user to play music using the computer keyboard. It is not apropriated for professional uses, of course, but is very simple to use, it is free and doesn't require any kind of configuration. The software was not created especifically for handicapped people (by the way, I'm not blind), but several blind users were able to use it without any problem. Once the program is started, it is ready to play. Some settings like Volume, Instrument and Chords can be defined using the keys from F1 to F12 (the keys are already programmed to perform theese actions). If you are able to see a little, or have some friend that can describe an image for you, ask him to access this : http://pianoeletronico.tripod.com/images/piano_tela.gif . It is a screenshot of the main screen of the program, it shows how simple and easy to use the program is. One of the most interesting things in the program is the fact that you can play using any one of the 128 Instrument Set (from Gerenal MIDI Standard), and even press more than one key at the same time to play poliphonically. Play music using the computer keyboard may seen pointless if you have a real piano or eletronic keyboard, but consider the possibility to play anytime, anywere (perhaps in your lunch break, and I presume that you don't have a piano in you office!). You can download the program using this link : http://pianoeletronico.tripod.com/files/Setup_Piano_Eletronico.zip The program is absolutelly free, and it never expires. I created a Home-Page with all the information about the program, but unfortunelly the site is in Portuguese only by now. The link is http://pianoeletronico.tripod.com . If you have experience with Visual Basic, you can download an Open-Source (but simpler) version of the program at http://pianoeletronico.tripod.com/minipiano.html You can see an English version of the site (performed by Google translation engine) here : http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fpianoeletronico.t ripod.com%2Flangpair=pt%7Cenhl=pt-BRie=UTF-8ie=UTF-8oe=UT F-8prev=%2Flanguage_tools However, the translated version has some flaws, so I decided to perform my own translation of the most important information about the program. Here it comes : Electronic Piano 2.0 is a Freeware program (gratuitous) with the objective to allow the user to play musical notes and chords through the computer keyboard. Even making use of the MIDI resources of the sound card (like the avaibility of 128 musical instruments), the program doesn't require knowledge or configuration of Drivers or any device connected to the system. Basically, Electronic Piano 2.0 is a program indicated for people who simply wants to play music in the computer at any time, without have to purchase and install a professional music edition software (usually expensive). Characteristics of the Program : - 128 musical instruments available - 47 different sounds of drums and percussion - Poliphony (possibility to play more than one note at the same time) - Control of Main Volume and Pan - Combine up to 3 different musical instruments (any one of the 128) - Graphical panel with the keys - Note lenght is determined by the amount of time that the key is pressed - Execution of Major, Minor and 7 Chords by pressing only one key - 7 octaves can be selected Information about the programmer : Mauricio Antunes Oliveira is a Programmer/Analyst and a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in Visual Basic since 1999. Currently, works as a consulter in São Paulo with Analysis and Programming. If you want any aditional information about the program before download it, you can contact me here, or e-mail me : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks for your interest ! Mauricio Oliveira Microsoft Certified Professional PS : Sorry for my poor English :-( ... Regards Steve, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype: steve1963 MSN Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do you Yahoo!? Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Fwd: I developed a free software to play music that blind people can use
I went to that siet and jaws couldn't find any links!! - Original Message - From: shawn klein [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PC audio discussion list. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 7:06 AM Subject: Re: Fwd: I developed a free software to play music that blind people can use Cool Steve! Thanks for the forward. Another good use for my Portuguese such as it is yet. Shawn Klein --- Steve Pattison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Maurício Oliveira [EMAIL PROTECTED] Newsgroups: alt.comp.blind-users Greetings, I am a MCP, and long time ago I developed a simple program with the objective of allow the user to play music using the computer keyboard. It is not apropriated for professional uses, of course, but is very simple to use, it is free and doesn't require any kind of configuration. The software was not created especifically for handicapped people (by the way, I'm not blind), but several blind users were able to use it without any problem. Once the program is started, it is ready to play. Some settings like Volume, Instrument and Chords can be defined using the keys from F1 to F12 (the keys are already programmed to perform theese actions). If you are able to see a little, or have some friend that can describe an image for you, ask him to access this : http://pianoeletronico.tripod.com/images/piano_tela.gif . It is a screenshot of the main screen of the program, it shows how simple and easy to use the program is. One of the most interesting things in the program is the fact that you can play using any one of the 128 Instrument Set (from Gerenal MIDI Standard), and even press more than one key at the same time to play poliphonically. Play music using the computer keyboard may seen pointless if you have a real piano or eletronic keyboard, but consider the possibility to play anytime, anywere (perhaps in your lunch break, and I presume that you don't have a piano in you office!). You can download the program using this link : http://pianoeletronico.tripod.com/files/Setup_Piano_Eletronico.zip The program is absolutelly free, and it never expires. I created a Home-Page with all the information about the program, but unfortunelly the site is in Portuguese only by now. The link is http://pianoeletronico.tripod.com . If you have experience with Visual Basic, you can download an Open-Source (but simpler) version of the program at http://pianoeletronico.tripod.com/minipiano.html You can see an English version of the site (performed by Google translation engine) here : http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fpianoeletronico.t ripod.com%2Flangpair=pt%7Cenhl=pt-BRie=UTF-8ie=UTF-8oe=UT F-8prev=%2Flanguage_tools However, the translated version has some flaws, so I decided to perform my own translation of the most important information about the program. Here it comes : Electronic Piano 2.0 is a Freeware program (gratuitous) with the objective to allow the user to play musical notes and chords through the computer keyboard. Even making use of the MIDI resources of the sound card (like the avaibility of 128 musical instruments), the program doesn't require knowledge or configuration of Drivers or any device connected to the system. Basically, Electronic Piano 2.0 is a program indicated for people who simply wants to play music in the computer at any time, without have to purchase and install a professional music edition software (usually expensive). Characteristics of the Program : - 128 musical instruments available - 47 different sounds of drums and percussion - Poliphony (possibility to play more than one note at the same time) - Control of Main Volume and Pan - Combine up to 3 different musical instruments (any one of the 128) - Graphical panel with the keys - Note lenght is determined by the amount of time that the key is pressed - Execution of Major, Minor and 7 Chords by pressing only one key - 7 octaves can be selected Information about the programmer : Mauricio Antunes Oliveira is a Programmer/Analyst and a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in Visual Basic since 1999. Currently, works as a consulter in São Paulo with Analysis and Programming. If you want any aditional information about the program before download it, you can contact me here, or e-mail me : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks for your interest ! Mauricio Oliveira Microsoft Certified Professional PS : Sorry for my poor English :-( ... Regards Steve, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype: steve1963 MSN Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do you Yahoo!? Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Fwd: I developed a free software to play music that blind people can use
Um, to the translated 1 by google? the 1 in Portuguese? or 1 of the other links? I didn't bother with the 1 from google, but I would think there would have been links. Shawn --- doug leavens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I went to that siet and jaws couldn't find any links!! - Original Message - From: shawn klein [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PC audio discussion list. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 7:06 AM Subject: Re: Fwd: I developed a free software to play music that blind people can use Cool Steve! Thanks for the forward. Another good use for my Portuguese such as it is yet. Shawn Klein --- Steve Pattison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Maurício Oliveira [EMAIL PROTECTED] Newsgroups: alt.comp.blind-users Greetings, I am a MCP, and long time ago I developed a simple program with the objective of allow the user to play music using the computer keyboard. It is not apropriated for professional uses, of course, but is very simple to use, it is free and doesn't require any kind of configuration. The software was not created especifically for handicapped people (by the way, I'm not blind), but several blind users were able to use it without any problem. Once the program is started, it is ready to play. Some settings like Volume, Instrument and Chords can be defined using the keys from F1 to F12 (the keys are already programmed to perform theese actions). If you are able to see a little, or have some friend that can describe an image for you, ask him to access this : http://pianoeletronico.tripod.com/images/piano_tela.gif . It is a screenshot of the main screen of the program, it shows how simple and easy to use the program is. One of the most interesting things in the program is the fact that you can play using any one of the 128 Instrument Set (from Gerenal MIDI Standard), and even press more than one key at the same time to play poliphonically. Play music using the computer keyboard may seen pointless if you have a real piano or eletronic keyboard, but consider the possibility to play anytime, anywere (perhaps in your lunch break, and I presume that you don't have a piano in you office!). You can download the program using this link : http://pianoeletronico.tripod.com/files/Setup_Piano_Eletronico.zip The program is absolutelly free, and it never expires. I created a Home-Page with all the information about the program, but unfortunelly the site is in Portuguese only by now. The link is http://pianoeletronico.tripod.com . If you have experience with Visual Basic, you can download an Open-Source (but simpler) version of the program at http://pianoeletronico.tripod.com/minipiano.html You can see an English version of the site (performed by Google translation engine) here : http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fpianoeletronico.t ripod.com%2Flangpair=pt%7Cenhl=pt-BRie=UTF-8ie=UTF-8oe=UT F-8prev=%2Flanguage_tools However, the translated version has some flaws, so I decided to perform my own translation of the most important information about the program. Here it comes : Electronic Piano 2.0 is a Freeware program (gratuitous) with the objective to allow the user to play musical notes and chords through the computer keyboard. Even making use of the MIDI resources of the sound card (like the avaibility of 128 musical instruments), the program doesn't require knowledge or configuration of Drivers or any device connected to the system. Basically, Electronic Piano 2.0 is a program indicated for people who simply wants to play music in the computer at any time, without have to purchase and install a professional music edition software (usually expensive). Characteristics of the Program : - 128 musical instruments available - 47 different sounds of drums and percussion - Poliphony (possibility to play more than one note at the same time) - Control of Main Volume and Pan - Combine up to 3 different musical instruments (any one of the 128) - Graphical panel with the keys - Note lenght is determined by the amount of time that the key is pressed - Execution of Major, Minor and 7 Chords by pressing only one key - 7 octaves can be selected Information about the programmer : Mauricio Antunes Oliveira is a Programmer/Analyst and a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in Visual Basic since 1999. Currently, works as a consulter in São Paulo with Analysis and Programming. If you want any aditional information about the program before download it, you can contact me here, or e-mail me : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks for your interest ! Mauricio Oliveira Microsoft Certified Professional === message truncated ===
Re: Fwd: I developed a free software to play music that blind people can use
can this program be in english or is there a way to get the key board short cuts to use it? - Original Message - From: Steve Pattison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 6:14 AM Subject: Re: Fwd: I developed a free software to play music that blind people can use I just tried the download link and it is definitely still working at my end. *** REPLY SEPARATOR *** On 4/11/2004 at 4:09 AM shawn klein wrote: Oopse, I just clicked the link and it says file not available for download. hmm, was this a very old post? Regards Steve, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype: steve1963 MSN Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Fwd: I developed a free software to play music that blind people can use
Hi, I figured out some of them. I couldn't seem to read the help files with anything other than the mouse so I lost pacience with them and just doodled around. f 3 takes you down an octave at a time, f4 goes up. F5 goes down the list of instruments 1 by 1, f6 goes up. F7 goes down the list of instruments every eighth 1, f8 goes up by eights. F9 and 10 pan, don't recall which is which, f 11 go up and down channels, channel 10 has the drums. Not sure but I think f 1 and 2 set your voices up and down. Guess the edit box is for setting volume but I didn't play with that. Wish I had a txt of that help file. A lot of words I don't know and it's easier to look them up when I can select cut and paste. Shawn Klein --- Sun Sparkle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: can this program be in english or is there a way to get the key board short cuts to use it? - Original Message - From: Steve Pattison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 6:14 AM Subject: Re: Fwd: I developed a free software to play music that blind people can use I just tried the download link and it is definitely still working at my end. *** REPLY SEPARATOR *** On 4/11/2004 at 4:09 AM shawn klein wrote: Oopse, I just clicked the link and it says file not available for download. hmm, was this a very old post? Regards Steve, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype: steve1963 MSN Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do you Yahoo!? Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Fwd: I developed a free software to play music that blind people can use
From: Maurício Oliveira [EMAIL PROTECTED] Newsgroups: alt.comp.blind-users Greetings, I am a MCP, and long time ago I developed a simple program with the objective of allow the user to play music using the computer keyboard. It is not apropriated for professional uses, of course, but is very simple to use, it is free and doesn't require any kind of configuration. The software was not created especifically for handicapped people (by the way, I'm not blind), but several blind users were able to use it without any problem. Once the program is started, it is ready to play. Some settings like Volume, Instrument and Chords can be defined using the keys from F1 to F12 (the keys are already programmed to perform theese actions). If you are able to see a little, or have some friend that can describe an image for you, ask him to access this : http://pianoeletronico.tripod.com/images/piano_tela.gif . It is a screenshot of the main screen of the program, it shows how simple and easy to use the program is. One of the most interesting things in the program is the fact that you can play using any one of the 128 Instrument Set (from Gerenal MIDI Standard), and even press more than one key at the same time to play poliphonically. Play music using the computer keyboard may seen pointless if you have a real piano or eletronic keyboard, but consider the possibility to play anytime, anywere (perhaps in your lunch break, and I presume that you don't have a piano in you office!). You can download the program using this link : http://pianoeletronico.tripod.com/files/Setup_Piano_Eletronico.zip The program is absolutelly free, and it never expires. I created a Home-Page with all the information about the program, but unfortunelly the site is in Portuguese only by now. The link is http://pianoeletronico.tripod.com . If you have experience with Visual Basic, you can download an Open-Source (but simpler) version of the program at http://pianoeletronico.tripod.com/minipiano.html You can see an English version of the site (performed by Google translation engine) here : http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fpianoeletronico.t ripod.com%2Flangpair=pt%7Cenhl=pt-BRie=UTF-8ie=UTF-8oe=UT F-8prev=%2Flanguage_tools However, the translated version has some flaws, so I decided to perform my own translation of the most important information about the program. Here it comes : Electronic Piano 2.0 is a Freeware program (gratuitous) with the objective to allow the user to play musical notes and chords through the computer keyboard. Even making use of the MIDI resources of the sound card (like the avaibility of 128 musical instruments), the program doesn't require knowledge or configuration of Drivers or any device connected to the system. Basically, Electronic Piano 2.0 is a program indicated for people who simply wants to play music in the computer at any time, without have to purchase and install a professional music edition software (usually expensive). Characteristics of the Program : - 128 musical instruments available - 47 different sounds of drums and percussion - Poliphony (possibility to play more than one note at the same time) - Control of Main Volume and Pan - Combine up to 3 different musical instruments (any one of the 128) - Graphical panel with the keys - Note lenght is determined by the amount of time that the key is pressed - Execution of Major, Minor and 7 Chords by pressing only one key - 7 octaves can be selected Information about the programmer : Mauricio Antunes Oliveira is a Programmer/Analyst and a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in Visual Basic since 1999. Currently, works as a consulter in São Paulo with Analysis and Programming. If you want any aditional information about the program before download it, you can contact me here, or e-mail me : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks for your interest ! Mauricio Oliveira Microsoft Certified Professional PS : Sorry for my poor English :-( ... Regards Steve, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype: steve1963 MSN Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
