[LAD] [Fwd: [Fwd: Re: Improvisor lilypond support!?]]

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

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I got this reply from the main developer:

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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@email-addr-hidden 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

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