Hi all,
I have written a program that will read, write, edit, and instantly transpose Abc files, import midi files as abc files, save abc files as midi files and more. I am offering to share it with you completely free and if you think it is useful to you you are welcome to download it from my website http://claremusic.tripod.com
You will find it at the bottom of the music page along with a few tunes written in abc format. The program works on Windows 98, Win2k and Win XP (I haven't tried it on Win ME as I don't have that operating system) and it will certainly NOT work on Win 3.1 or Win 95.There is a helpfile included with the program in which I have attempted to explain the abc notation. Perhaps some of you guys out there better versed in the use of the English language than I am could improve the help files.
Enjoy
Bernard.
Written with Microsoft Visual C++ (Standard Edition). I've been playing about with it for sometime now. I originally wrote the program for editing midi files and it sort of got bigger. I have another program which I bought called "Mozart" which now imports midi files but can't read or use abc. So Using my program and Mozart together I can change the format from abc to real dots and vice versa using midi files as a go between. I find playing from abc extremely difficult (I am just used to reading the dots I suppose) but abc is very useful for tune swapping over the net and takes up much less hard drive space also.
The website IS in the "links" section. It's an ongoing project but info on some of the older musicans is hard to come by so the updating is getting slower. I am trying to get hold of tapes of some of the old musicians but they are hard to come by and getting permission to use them is quite difficult also.
C++ is serious stuff - I don't reckon I'll have time to dabble with that and get the practice in.
I'm surprised that anyone plays from abc they must have minds like computers (however I once heard of a character who could read barcodes just by looking at them).
Back to the music - I'm surprised to hear that getting permission to use tapes is so tricky. I'd have thought that most folks would settle for a couple of pints to show your appreciation and the promise of global fame on the internet. Do you reckon it's the old "putting the fiddle down on the wall" syndrome ?
Tracking down tapes is the hardest bit but one has to get permission from the recorder/owner of the tape (which is not necessarily a relative of the deceased player). I suppose sometimes it could be the aforementioned "fiddle on the wall" syndrome. Of course the other difficulty is finding out about someone who has been gone a long time -- very often there is no one left alive who knew them.
ABC editor/player
ABC editor/player
Hi all,
I have written a program that will read, write, edit, and instantly transpose Abc files, import midi files as abc files, save abc files as midi files and more. I am offering to share it with you completely free and if you think it is useful to you you are welcome to download it from my website http://claremusic.tripod.com
You will find it at the bottom of the music page along with a few tunes written in abc format. The program works on Windows 98, Win2k and Win XP (I haven't tried it on Win ME as I don't have that operating system) and it will certainly NOT work on Win 3.1 or Win 95.There is a helpfile included with the program in which I have attempted to explain the abc notation. Perhaps some of you guys out there better versed in the use of the English language than I am could improve the help files.
Enjoy
Bernard.
# Posted on July 11th 2003 by Bernie
Re: ABC editor/player
Hi Bernard,
A handy piece of software (out of curiosity what language did you write it in ?).
Your website's got lots of interesting Clare info. also - worth adding to the "links" section here so we don't lose sight of it.
# Posted on July 12th 2003 by Concertina Player
Re: ABC editor/player
Written with Microsoft Visual C++ (Standard Edition). I've been playing about with it for sometime now. I originally wrote the program for editing midi files and it sort of got bigger. I have another program which I bought called "Mozart" which now imports midi files but can't read or use abc. So Using my program and Mozart together I can change the format from abc to real dots and vice versa using midi files as a go between. I find playing from abc extremely difficult (I am just used to reading the dots I suppose) but abc is very useful for tune swapping over the net and takes up much less hard drive space also.
The website IS in the "links" section. It's an ongoing project but info on some of the older musicans is hard to come by so the updating is getting slower. I am trying to get hold of tapes of some of the old musicians but they are hard to come by and getting permission to use them is quite difficult also.
# Posted on July 12th 2003 by Bernie
Re: ABC editor/player
C++ is serious stuff - I don't reckon I'll have time to dabble with that and get the practice in.
I'm surprised that anyone plays from abc they must have minds like computers (however I once heard of a character who could read barcodes just by looking at them).
Back to the music - I'm surprised to hear that getting permission to use tapes is so tricky. I'd have thought that most folks would settle for a couple of pints to show your appreciation and the promise of global fame on the internet. Do you reckon it's the old "putting the fiddle down on the wall" syndrome ?
# Posted on July 13th 2003 by Concertina Player
p.s. Apologies for not checking the links first.
# Posted on July 13th 2003 by Concertina Player
Re: ABC editor/player
Tracking down tapes is the hardest bit but one has to get permission from the recorder/owner of the tape (which is not necessarily a relative of the deceased player). I suppose sometimes it could be the aforementioned "fiddle on the wall" syndrome. Of course the other difficulty is finding out about someone who has been gone a long time -- very often there is no one left alive who knew them.
# Posted on July 14th 2003 by Bernie