The ABC programs for Windows are seriously outdated! Wouldn't a simple Web-based program, be in order? It'd be so nice to have a page set up to enter a tune, render an image & hear it played back. You'd get all the PC & Mac users at once. Any programmers feel like helping the entire folk music community by making this format easier and more accessible?
http://www.concertina.net/tunes_convert.html
Type your abcs and click on submit. Tadaa, you can get a small web image, a whole pdf and a midi (though I don't know of what quality).
I've always used this program for creating the pdfs, because I feel they look better than the output of other programs, however I find it is a bit of a hassle to always submit changes again, so I prefer formatting the abcs in the abc-Navigator (the instant display is great to see the changes) and afterwards convert on concertina.net, but no program necessary. Hope this helps.
Web Based ABC Program
Web Based ABC Program
The ABC programs for Windows are seriously outdated! Wouldn't a simple Web-based program, be in order? It'd be so nice to have a page set up to enter a tune, render an image & hear it played back. You'd get all the PC & Mac users at once. Any programmers feel like helping the entire folk music community by making this format easier and more accessible?
-George
# Posted on September 21st 2008 by gPod
Re: Web Based ABC Program
http://www.concertina.net/tunes_convert.html
Type your abcs and click on submit. Tadaa, you can get a small web image, a whole pdf and a midi (though I don't know of what quality).
# Posted on September 21st 2008 by TMB
Re: Web Based ABC Program
I've always used this program for creating the pdfs, because I feel they look better than the output of other programs, however I find it is a bit of a hassle to always submit changes again, so I prefer formatting the abcs in the abc-Navigator (the instant display is great to see the changes) and afterwards convert on concertina.net, but no program necessary. Hope this helps.
# Posted on September 21st 2008 by TMB
Re: Web Based ABC Program
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
That ABC-Navigator program is simple and easy to use, wow!
-George
# Posted on September 21st 2008 by gPod
Re: Web Based ABC Program
Indeed Paul Schwartz's Convert - A -Matic. It is well updated.
Other online resources include;
Jens Wollschläger's ABC-Transposer
http://www.8ung.at/abctransposer/
& folkinfo.org
http://www.folkinfo.org/songs/abcconvert.php
# Posted on September 21st 2008 by Random_notes
Re: Web Based ABC Program
I'm currently writing a web-based abc editor. Progress is slow because I don't have as much free time as I would like.
Email me if you are interested.
# Posted on September 22nd 2008 by Tirno
Re: Web Based ABC Program
I mostly use ABC Navigator, but ABC Explorer is very useful too and has some interesting features: http://abc.stalikez.info/abcex.php
# Posted on September 22nd 2008 by RichardB