I have added more tune data (10200 tunes so far) from multiple sources, including thesession, O'Neill's, and the Reavy collection. And it shows you the source of each tune match.
The "tune types" are now groupings, so it will search reels, hornpipes, and barn dances at the same time, and jigs, slip jigs, and slides at the same time, etc.
And most significantly, I put in the "contour search" feature. If you search for a snippet of ABC, and it doesn't return the result you were looking for, you can select the "contour search" button, and tell it the "root note" of the ABC that you input. It will then generate a contour map, and search across the database for that contour, regardless of key! It works pretty well! (But it can also return a lot of false matches, of course). That feature really comes in handy in cases where my data has a tune in a different key than you are searching for it in...
It's a good idea to read the Help section before using it the first time, because it isn't necessarily fully intuitive.
hasnt found this one! it been bugging me for ages. Im sure there are three parts to it but I cant remember one of them.... AArgh.. help! I think its a single jig...
X: 1
T: GAN AINM
M: 12/8
L: 1/8
R: slide
K: Dmix
||: dcB cBA BAG ABc | dcB GAG D2 B,CB,C | D2 E =FED G^FG ABc | dcB cBG ABA A 3 :||; DFD c3 DED c3 | BAG AGE GAB AGE | DED c3 DED c3 | BdB cAF GAG GFE :||
Going to run out of superlatives soon, Reverend ...
But surely, to get the best contour match, you would need knowledge of the mode in addition to the key, or are you suggesting that for a tune in A mixolydian, the root note should be entered as D ?
Rick, the contour search works by translating the tune down to a fictional "base key", and it converts it down a certain amount based on the root note of the key. It then checks it against a database of all the tunes that have gone though the same translation. So don't think of it as a musical transposition, think of it as a numerical one...
abctunesearch.com now searches data from thesession.org, O'Neill's 1850, and O'Neill's 1001 (which have some duplicates, but different transcriptions), the Reavy collection, and Henrik Norbeck's transcriptions.
It also gives you the ability to search just one of those archives, or all of them.
Combine that with the contour search, and it's pretty darn powerful. Alas, it still can't find lonannas' slide, though...
Just FYI, this latest round of upgrades are probably the last for a while.
Upgraded ABC search
Upgraded ABC search
OK, I have made some fairly significant changes to the http://abctunesearch.com
I have added more tune data (10200 tunes so far) from multiple sources, including thesession, O'Neill's, and the Reavy collection. And it shows you the source of each tune match.
The "tune types" are now groupings, so it will search reels, hornpipes, and barn dances at the same time, and jigs, slip jigs, and slides at the same time, etc.
And most significantly, I put in the "contour search" feature. If you search for a snippet of ABC, and it doesn't return the result you were looking for, you can select the "contour search" button, and tell it the "root note" of the ABC that you input. It will then generate a contour map, and search across the database for that contour, regardless of key! It works pretty well! (But it can also return a lot of false matches, of course). That feature really comes in handy in cases where my data has a tune in a different key than you are searching for it in...
It's a good idea to read the Help section before using it the first time, because it isn't necessarily fully intuitive.
Anyway, let me know what you think...
# Posted on November 11th 2008 by Reverend
Re: Upgraded ABC search
what about 'key' rev? Fnat or # etc? does it not matter?
# Posted on November 11th 2008 by piobagusfidil
Re: Upgraded ABC search
hasnt found this one! it been bugging me for ages. Im sure there are three parts to it but I cant remember one of them.... AArgh.. help! I think its a single jig...
X: 1
T: GAN AINM
M: 12/8
L: 1/8
R: slide
K: Dmix
||: dcB cBA BAG ABc | dcB GAG D2 B,CB,C | D2 E =FED G^FG ABc | dcB cBG ABA A 3 :||; DFD c3 DED c3 | BAG AGE GAB AGE | DED c3 DED c3 | BdB cAF GAG GFE :||
# Posted on November 11th 2008 by piobagusfidil
Re: Upgraded ABC search
Key doesn't matter in the contour search. Just the root note.
# Posted on November 11th 2008 by Reverend
Re: Upgraded ABC search
Going to run out of superlatives soon, Reverend ...
But surely, to get the best contour match, you would need knowledge of the mode in addition to the key, or are you suggesting that for a tune in A mixolydian, the root note should be entered as D ?
# Posted on November 11th 2008 by Rick Payman
Re: Upgraded ABC search
Don't forget Roche's... Yeah, I know, making more work for you...
# Posted on November 12th 2008 by ceolachan
Re: Upgraded ABC search
Rick, the contour search works by translating the tune down to a fictional "base key", and it converts it down a certain amount based on the root note of the key. It then checks it against a database of all the tunes that have gone though the same translation. So don't think of it as a musical transposition, think of it as a numerical one...
# Posted on November 12th 2008 by Reverend
Re: Upgraded ABC search
I suggested over on another thread that you call this the "Rev Counter"
# Posted on November 12th 2008 by Donough
Re: Upgraded ABC search
abctunesearch.com now searches data from thesession.org, O'Neill's 1850, and O'Neill's 1001 (which have some duplicates, but different transcriptions), the Reavy collection, and Henrik Norbeck's transcriptions.
It also gives you the ability to search just one of those archives, or all of them.
Combine that with the contour search, and it's pretty darn powerful. Alas, it still can't find lonannas' slide, though...
Just FYI, this latest round of upgrades are probably the last for a while.
# Posted on November 17th 2008 by Reverend
Re: Upgraded ABC search
Hope that means you have found gainful employment again
# Posted on November 18th 2008 by deeor
Re: Upgraded ABC search
Well, not *exactly* gainfully employed yet, but things are looking potentially positive, thanks!
# Posted on November 18th 2008 by Reverend