IntelliScore 4.0 Adds Real-Time Audio-to-MIDI Conversion
 September 19, 2001
Innovative Music Systems, Inc. announced the release of version
4.0 of its patented intelliScore music recognition software that listens to
prerecorded music (in wav or MP3 format) and creates a MIDI (Musical
Instrument Digital Interface) file containing the notes played, likely chord
names, and overall key. The MIDI file, in turn, can be used for notation,
editing, and playback, and allows musicians to spend more time making music
and less time figuring out the notes in unfamiliar pieces.
The new version
adds several powerful features including real-time recognition, expression
capture, and MP3 support. A trial version is available for download.
The new intelliScore allows musicians to use their voice or analog
instrument as a real-time MIDI controller or to record directly into a MIDI
editing program such as a sequencer. Musicians can play an acoustic
instrument or sing into a microphone attached to their computer. As they
play, the notes display instantly on the screen in their MIDI editing
program. Musicians can also use intelliScore as a live performance tool to
control a synthesizer. For example, they might sing into a microphone and a
flute sound can come out, playing the same notes as they are being sung.
IntelliScore detects and recreates many of the expressive nuances contained
in the original performance, such as pitch bend, vibrato, tremolo, and
portamento.
Joe Kohler, president of Innovative Music Systems, stated: "Musicians,
teachers, and composers around the world use intelliScore's polyphonic music
recognition capabilities to help transcribe music from audio recordings.
Now they can also use intelliScore as a real-time MIDI controller. In the
past, instrument-to-MIDI systems required costly hardware adapters made for
specific instruments. IntelliScore provides a more affordable alternative
and works with a variety instruments." IntelliScore is unique among
real-time software solutions as it recognizes music containing more than one
note at a time, such as chords. Kohler added: "In spite of intelliScore's
new capabilities, we have lowered its price to make our technology within
the reach of even the most occasional musician."
For more information, visit their web site at www.intelliscore.net. |
