[music-dsp] Pitch

[Iain Sandoe]

I would say it *is* possible but that the degree of success and the time 
taken to achieve this are not well-specified or boundable respectively.

the factual:

A friend and I used to 'score' progressive rock (sophistication similar to
Jazz - multiple time-signatures, rapid key modulation, band members playing
independent co-operative melodies etc.).  [we used to play these as 'covers'
and needed to work out each part].

Others who are much better musicians than I have done similar (I think that
Steve Vai spent quite some time scoring Frank Zappa's music).

It is usually pretty easy to score '8-to-the-bar pop music' (see all the
midi files).

I have also done the same for some big-band swing (42 hours work for 2
minutes of midi in one case !!!!!)... but then I'd only claim to be an
average musician (it's not what I do for a job ;-)...

however, I think that there are some limitations ...

For example, I'd bet for a competent musician being able to say what the
violin section was doing - but I wouldn't believe someone saying that they
could work out what each player in the section was doing ... if you see what
I mean.

the hearsay:

It is also said that some composers can 'hear' the ensemble result in their
heads and then write down the score for each line...

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perhaps I should try and encode the methods my friend & I used to use as
some kind of IKBS ;-?

ciao,
Iain.

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