Music Software

[wardyboyo]

i was just wondering if anyone knows if there is a program which you could load a song into like import an mp3 file and it tells you he tablature/chords because i have a lot of unsigned bands music and im unable to find chords or tabs anywehere, also does anyone know a good guitar tuner, like one which would utilize the microphone on pc?

[BJD88]

I am not 100% sure on this but theres a program called 'Guitar pro 5' which creates and can read some music files tabs etc. My bro uses that for drumming and some guitar stuff. might be worth looking into.

 

Guitar Pro - Tablature Editor Software for Guitar, Bass, and Banjo

 

As for a tuner I can't suggest a particular program however there are numerous free online guitar tuners around.

[Plastic Nev]

Granted it was only a quick look, but I don't think that one will help, it looks more like a program for writing from scratch, rather than one that can read and dig out the chords from an existing piece of music.

The truth is there isn't very much of any real good out there that can do that, the reasons are many, but it comes down to the fact that the processing power needed is horrendously high, so even the best available will only be able to work well with just only one instrument being played.

A complete band is basically not possible for any software available to be able to sort out, recognise and then give you the tablature or even notation for any, or all instruments. There is just too much going on at once for any sort of recognition of individual sounds by such software.

Plus the few that are around that work at all, they are very expensive.

 

Tuners themselves are available I believe but it is much better ear training to tune from an existing note. Some computer sound systems have an on screen piano keyboard available with the ability to select from the sound font a few guitar sounds. It will do your ear and sense of recognition of in tune notes, a lot of good tuning each string to each keyed note.

 

Sorry if that sounds like a music lesson, but as a musician myself, I dislike tuners, to me it is a lazy way round.

Nev.