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SW question

Author: m1964
Date: 2025-01-12 22:10

Is there a free SW that would transpose a part in PDF/JPEG format?

Got a Bb part that has clarinet solo in the beginning of the piece, in D-flat major. I can easily transpose the beginning but later there are many accidentals that make transposing a little difficult.

thank you

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Re: SW question

Author: David H. Kinder
Date: 2025-01-12 22:13

This isn't free, but there is a $9 per year option:

https://scan-score.com/en/products/

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Re: SW question

Author: m1964
Date: 2025-01-12 22:35

David,
thanks a lot!

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Re: SW question

Author: Dan Shusta
Date: 2025-01-13 01:30

This one is free. I hope it helps you.

Transposr is a free and simple way to transpose your sheet music or MP3 file to another key or your choice.

https://transposr.com/

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Re: SW question

Author: m1964
Date: 2025-01-13 05:30

Hi Dan,
Thank you for replying to me.
I opened the site but it would not allow me to paste a page from a PDF file.
It actually says it will transpose an MP3 file or text. Nothing about music in PDF or other (JPEG) formats.

Have you used this site and if yes, how did you insert the music into it?

Thanks

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Re: SW question

Author: Dan Shusta
Date: 2025-01-13 06:03

Hi M1964, No, I haven't used this site before. My bad...I should have checked the formats better.

I wonder, can you take your PDF file, convert it into text, do the key change with Transposr and then convert the text results back to PDF again?

If so, here's some free PDF to text converters along with some free text to PDF converters. Hopefully, this will work for you.

Free PDF to Text converters:

https://xodo.com/pdf-to-text

https://www.pdf2go.com/pdf-to-text

https://www.freeconvert.com/pdf-to-text

Free text to PDF converters:

https://www.imagetotext.info/text-to-pdf

https://www.sodapdf.com/pdf-tools/txt-to-pdf/?srsltid=AfmBOoozAGyWuzG_DKz94pmBDKjVLCYY4aYWoLvdoBB46h1Oe25XQcH7

https://cloudconvert.com/txt-to-pdf

Good luck!

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Re: SW question

Author: Bennett ★2017
Date: 2025-01-13 22:31

Can't help with the software but I'm puzzled by what you're trying to do.

"Got a Bb part that has clarinet solo in the beginning of the piece, in D-flat major"

Is the part written for Bb clarinet? and is it in Db Major?

If so, into what key do you wish to transpose it? If you won't be playing it with others, that will work. If you are playing it with others, once you transpose it you will be out of tune with everyone else.

Or am I misunderstanding what you wish to do?

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Re: SW question

Author: Chris P
Date: 2025-01-14 00:40

Took me an age and a half trawling through the comments to finally work out SW is hieroglyphics for 'software' when I thought it meant 'southwest'.

Can we not just type out the word in full instead of using acronyms or abbreviations so everyone knows what everyone's on about - it may save time for someone but wastes a lot of time for others.

There.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010

Independent Woodwind Repairer
Single and Double Reed Specialist
Oboes, Clarinets and Saxes

NOT A MEMBER OF N.A.M.I.R.

The opinions I express are my own.

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Re: SW question

Author: JTJC
Date: 2025-01-14 13:52

OK.

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