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Hi
Hope someone can answer my query.
Is it possible to import a MIDI and have it show the melody line in tablature form as well as notation or chord diagrams, without the complication of having some rhythm chords on the notation. eg I am looking at something like Gary Moore's Parisienne Walkways.
David
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Hi David, I have the Windows version of BIAB 2012. With my version of the program, the option "File | Import chords from midi file" will probably do what you need. You can read about this on page 153 of the "User Manual" pdf found in the BIAB folder under the Start Menu. Once the midi file is loaded, go into Notation Editor and make sure that "M" is selected (it will have a red box around it like in the image below).  Now go to "Melody" on the very top menu and set the track type to "Guitar (Standard Tuning)".  Go back down to the notation and you should see that it is now displayed as tab with chord symbols above it.  Note that results with this technique will vary from midi to midi. Since midi does not store chord information, BIAB interprets it and takes educated guesses as to what the chords are. These guesses sometimes need adjustments. Hope this helps, Noel
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Hi Noel
Thanks for the reply and advice. Unfortunately, I have tried that, but it is also showing the rhythm and the bass, which is making the Notation and the Tabs very difficult to see. I don't know whether there is a way round this.
David
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Hi Noel
Thanks for the reply and advice. Unfortunately, I have tried that, but it is also showing the rhythm and the bass, which is making the Notation and the Tabs very difficult to see. I don't know whether there is a way round this.
David
With an imported MIDI,try hitting the big round, green, "SEQ" button in the toolbar, then see if the tracks are listed by channel. If so, you can choose to not play tracks there, leaving only the track or tracks that contain your chosen notes. This does not work with every type of MIDI file, but works with most that are out there.
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Hi Mac
Thanks for your reply. I'm sure it must be a tracks thing or something, because it will show certain elements of the main melody in the notation, but not others. Yet the notation screen is filled with notes, which I cannot decipher from others.
David
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Hi Everyone
Thanks for your help re my MIDI and Tablature query, I have been able to achieve what I wanted, although it is very complicated, following some advice from Rob at PG Music.
David(mrdg)
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