I've uploaded Improvisor here, so you don't have to subscribe to yahoo groups: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ANIZYM07 Maybe someone has a better place for it? \r Grammostola Rosea wrote: > This is an very interesting application, and it is released as GPL > software. > The only drawback on GNU/Linux is that sound is not working very well, > at least in my experience: > http://linuxmusicians.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=860 > > I dunno if there is a way to get better sound out of java applications. > Maybe some devs can help this application with ALSA and/or Jack support? > > Kind regards, > > \r > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > [Fwd: Re: Improvisor lilypond support!?] > From: > Grammostola Rosea <rosea.grammostola@xxxxxxxxx> > Date: > Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:30:53 +0200 > To: > lilypond-user <lilypond-user@xxxxxxx> > > To: > lilypond-user <lilypond-user@xxxxxxx> > > > I got this reply from the main developer: > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > Re: Improvisor lilypond support!? > From: > Robert Keller <keller@xxxxxxxxxx> > Date: > Tue, 9 Jun 2009 13:17:25 -0700 > To: > Grammostola Rosea <rosea.grammostola@xxxxxxxxx> > > To: > Grammostola Rosea <rosea.grammostola@xxxxxxxxx> > > > > On Jun 9, 2009, at 12:44 PM, Grammostola Rosea wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> >> I've found a very interesting application, Improvisor >> >> *Impro-Visor* (short for “Improvisation Advisor”) is a music notation >> program designed to help jazz musicians compose and hear solos >> similar to ones that might be improvised. The objective is to improve >> understanding of solo construction and tune chord changes. There are >> other, secondary, things it can do, such as improvise on its own. It >> has also been used for transcription. Because rhythm-section (e.g. >> piano, bass, drums) accompaniment is automatically generated from >> chords, Impro-Visor can be used as a play-along device. Now having a >> wider array of accompaniment styles >> <http://www.cs.hmc.edu/%7Ekeller/jazz/improvisor/Styles.htm>, its use >> is not limited to jazz. Distributed with Impro-Visor is "The >> Imaginary Book >> <http://www.cs.hmc.edu/%7Ekeller/jazz/improvisor/ImaginaryBookIndex.html>", >> a chords-only fakebook with chord progressions to about 2500 tunes. >> http://www.cs.hmc.edu/~keller/jazz/improvisor/ >> >> >> Afaik it's GPL software and that makes me dreaming about having >> Lilypond functionality in it... It has an midi export function, so >> maybe the midi can be converted to lilypond? >> >> Are people here working with this application? >> >> Regards, >> >> \r >> > > Yes, this is the home of Impro-Visor. > > It is GPL. > > There is no Lilypond export to speak of, although it should be > possible. However, I don't believe I can work on it myself, as there > is too much else to do at the moment. > > In the next release, we will be redirecting questions to the Yahoo! > impro-visor forum and improvisor@xxxxxxxxxx will be phased out > (because it attracts too much spam). > > I'd be happy to answer any other questions. > > Regards, > > Bob Keller > > Robert Keller > Csilla & Walt Foley Professor > Computer Science > Harvey Mudd College > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > lilypond-user mailing list > lilypond-user@xxxxxxx > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-audio-dev mailing list > Linux-audio-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-dev > _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
