[access-uk] Re: "mp3 to midi conversion"

  • From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 15:53:06 +0100

Hi Azar,

How can you say that MP3 to Midi format is expensive?  Do
you expect Shareware (free) software to give you "cash back"
as well?  (Smile)  Here is one for starters:-

http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/IntelliScore_Polyphonic
/ 

George.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of .
> Sent: 11 April 2005 15:38
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: "mp3 to midi conversion"
> 
> Thanx a bunch to all who put in their thoughts regarding
this 
>   topic of
> mine which  is some what of interesting indeed and I came
to 
> this conclusion that in  orderfor me to convert any mp3 to
a 
> midi format will be costly  not to mention the head ache
it 
> might give me and I was well aware of  that other thinggy
of 
> midi  being converting to mp3  files though none the less,
I 
> want to thank everyone who shared  their time at this..
OH 
> yeah, one more
> thinggy before I sign of,  some of you must know    some
cool 
> midi sites
> where I could download  midi files easily? Thanx again..
> Best wishes
> Azar
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tristram Llewellyn" <tris-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 5:47 AM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: "mp3 to midi conversion"
> 
> 
> > There are tools that allow you to do this, although how 
> valuable they are
> > really will depend on what you feed into them and what
you 
> want them for.
> > The analasys of audio is notoriously complex and whilst 
> some of these bits
> > of software do a remarkeable job of pitch tracking they
are 
> still likely
> to
> > have problems here and there.  A lot of it seems to be 
> aimed at getting
> > tunes onto mobile phones that play MIDI.
> >
> > I've tried one package which as I say does a remarkable
job, but the
> > material you put in will almost certainly need to be 
> edited.  The real
> > difficulty is that most of what people want to convert
is 
> not just a solo
> > instrument like a piano or a flute, the former being 
> especially suited.
> In
> > most cases it will be kids trying to get mobile versions
of their
> farourite
> > pop tune.  The issue here is that most even these are
multi-track
> > masterpeices and the resulting MIDI file piles all of
what 
> it "hears" into
> > that one MIDI file including any vocal work (if any
these days).
> >
> > Basically I think that whilst this is an interesting
tool, 
> you'll probably
> > still be buying ring tones unless you are a musician 
> familiar with MIDI in
> > which case you can make a much better job of it yourself
as 
> you know what
> > should land on which MIDI channel.
> >
> > Regards.
> >
> > Tristram Llewellyn
> > Sight and Sound Technology
> > Technical Support
> > www.sightandsound.co.uk
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Andrew Hodgson" <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2005 4:05 PM
> > Subject: [access-uk] Re: "mp3 to midi conversion"
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > This is talking from going to MP3 to Midi format, not
the other way
> > round.
> >
> > Thanks.
> > Andrew.
> >
> > ________________________________
> >
> > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> > Of Steve Nutt
> > Sent: 10 April 2005 15:58
> > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [access-uk] Re: "mp3 to midi conversion"
> >
> >
> > Hi Andrew,
> >
> > Yes, you can just set the recording output to What You 
> Hear, and record
> > the output from the sound card using Sound Forge, Total 
> Recorder, or any
> > of those.  Play the MIDI back in Winamp, and record it
using Sound
> > Forge, or one of the others mentioned.
> >
> > Another way you might be able to do it, though I have
never tried it
> > yet, is to use Winamp's own Wave Writer plugin.  This 
> records any output
> > from Winamp directly to a WAV file.  Then you can
convert 
> the Wav to an
> > MP3.
> >
> > All the best
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> > Behalf Of Andrew Hodgson
> > Sent: 10 April 2005 12:19
> > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [access-uk] Re: "mp3 to midi conversion"
> >
> >
> > Hi Steve,
> >
> > Ok, how exactly would this work - are you saying that
the sound
> > card when I play an MP3 or other audio is transmitting
data 
> to the midi
> > port?  If so, what is the success of doing such an 
> operation (i.e, have
> > you tried it)?
> >
> > Thanks.
> > Andrew.
> >
> > ________________________________
> >
> > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > On Behalf Of Steve Nutt
> > Sent: 10 April 2005 08:59
> > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [access-uk] Re: "mp3 to midi conversion"
> >
> >
> > Hi Andrew,
> >
> > What about using a sound recorder, such as Total
Recorder, or
> > Sound Forge, to record the output from the MIDI port on
the 
> sound card,
> > then save it as MP3?  That would certainly do it.
> >
> > All the best
> > --
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> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Andrew
Hodgson
> > Sent: 09 April 2005 18:36
> > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [access-uk] Re: "mp3 to midi conversion"
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > There may be some way of doing it, but MIDI and MP3/Wave
> > data are very different - MIDI data being data that MIDI

> software reads
> > and plays it through the MIDI output system, whereas
MP3/Wav is just
> > pure sound data.
> >
> > If there is any software that does this, which I doubt,
> > it would have to be quite expensive, quite technical and

> possibly won't
> > give you what you want.
> >
> > Let me know if you find anything as I would be
> > interested to hear results.
> >
> > Thanks.
> > Andrew.
> >
> > ________________________________
> >
> > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of AZAR!!
> > Sent: 09 April 2005 17:30
> > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [access-uk] "mp3 to midi conversion"
> >
> >
> > Hi ya all, It happens to be my first posting on this
> > mailing list and I hope that it  will certainly be a
great learning
> > experience from lot of senior experts in this field of
adoptic
> > technology which brings me to my   question on hand  and

> that is, there
> > anyway to convert mp3/wave to midi format? if yes, How
can 
> it be done?
> > Much appreciation for your time...
> > Azar K
> > Toronto, Canada
> >
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