[goodfeel] Re: Reliability with SharpEye
- From: Kevin Utter <kvutter@xxxxxxxx>
- To: "goodfeel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <goodfeel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 11:06:49 -0700
> Hi! I've been using Sharpeye for SATB scores for years. There are a lot of
> considerations to keep in mind. You'll find Sharpeye on its own fairly
> unuseful as far as learning a score, since you won't be able to hear
> individual parts. It will play a score, and give you an idea of the score,
> and the scan quality, but you can't change the tempo or mute parts or change
> the instrument sounds. You could produce a MIDI version which you could play
> with something like Sonar, where you can separate the parts. Used with Lime
> and Goodfeel for brailleing parts would be its best use.
>
> Aside from that, however, is the fact that the printed scores of any two
> pieces vary considerably. They can be laid out differently, printed with
> different styles and dencitys, using different paper qualitys, and all of
> these things will affect the accuracy of the scan. I've had nearly perfect
> results, and nearly unreadable ones, sometimes for what seems like no reason
> at all, except that the software just can't always cope with various
> irregularitys.
>
> Then there is the difficulty of changes in numbers of staves within various
> systems. The piano may be alone for one system, then the SATB may join, then
> there may be a section where there is only basses and piano. A sighted person
> can in most cases, ensure that the parts remain on the proper staves,
> although there are limits to how much of this variability Sharpeye can cope
> with. And, the sighted person will need musical and computer skills to deal
> with Sharpeye's learning curve, abilities, and restrictions. I have yet
> found a reliable way to easily make these corrections without sighted
> assistance. There are long ways around, but sometimes its nearly impossible.
>
> Now, all this isn't to say that you shouldn't consider trying it. I can and
> still do use it, both for producing entire scores, and for single parts. But
> you will find a lot of things to learn along the way, and various success
> rates from score to score. I would welcome further specific questions
> regarding this process if it would help, and I hope this hasn't been more
> than you asked, or too discouraging. I've had enough really good results to
> keep me trying it on my own with the possibility of brailleing what I need
> without assistance. It is still a real and true miricle!
>
> Kevin
>
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