Klarinet Archive - Posting 000218.txt from 1997/10

From: Sean Crocker <crox19@-----.NET>
Subj: Re: MIDI
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 1997 13:54:59 -0400

At 08:15 PM 10/7/97 -0400, you wrote:
>I am looking for a music editing program in which I can play a CD or
>something and record it into the computer (and then I could see and alter
>the parts). The reason that I want this is that I have a recording of
>something that a friend of mine composed and would like to have written out
>parts. I know that there are programs like this, but do not know what they
>are called. Thanks for all your help.
My friend, I wish that there was a program like this, it would make finding
sheet music SO much easier! Alas, there exists no such program, if what
you want to transcribe is indeed a CD recording. I have seen very
primitive pitch-to-midi converters, but they could only work well under
ideal conditions (ie solo instrument, no reverb, etc.) It is possible that
some major innovation has been made in the past 3 months, but I strongly
doubt it. If what you want to transcribe is a MIDI file, any good
sequencer (Cakewalk, Cubase, Logic, Finale, etc.) should be able to give
you good, or at least passable, results. Hope this has been of help!

Sean Crocker