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« on: August 08, 2005, 05:23 PM »

I didn't know where to post this, but I found a drum tab decoder made by a German drummer.  This works so well on most standard tabs (ie. I've tried several from mxtabs.net and most work with a little bit of fiddling around).

Give it a try, tell me what you think.

Maybe this thread can serve as a database for people to post sheet music created in this program (or other programs).

Here is the link: Drum Tab Decoder
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« Reply #1 on: August 08, 2005, 05:26 PM »

Am I to assume that it decodes drum tablature into sheet music?  If so, very nice!

Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to solve the problem of an inaccurate tab.
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« Reply #2 on: August 08, 2005, 07:07 PM »

I guess I've just never understood the need for tabs.  I mean, if you can tab something, you shoud be able to notate it. Huh Huh Huh  It's the same concept, just notes instead of X's and dashes.

Learn to read/write music. Smiley
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« Reply #3 on: August 08, 2005, 07:52 PM »

The main benefits of tabs (IMO), are: 1) small file size, and (2) easy creation via any basic text editor.

Most of the transcriptions I've seen online come in PDF format.  While they're not huge file, the difference is definitely noticeable by modem users.  Additionally, the only free PDF *creation* software I've seen is OpenOffice.  (While PDF readers are abailable for free, you need Adobe Acrobat or a recent MS Office, or other commercial alternative).

Tabs also are waaaaay more common.  The only decent collection of PDF transcriptions I've seen so far are at Chris McCaig's website.

(Coincidentally, I totally prefer transcriptions, and whenever I can't find one, I'll see if theres'a tab available, then convert it with a rather nifty piece of software called TabTrax, which I find works better than the other one postged above.  TabTrax isn't free, though...).
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« Reply #4 on: August 08, 2005, 11:45 PM »

Additionally, the only free PDF *creation* software I've seen is OpenOffice.  (While PDF readers are abailable for free, you need Adobe Acrobat or a recent MS Office, or other commercial alternative).

For Mac users, any recent version of OSX has PDF creation built right into the operating system. Just select "Save as PDF" from the standard print dialog box - and instant .pdf file. Very slick!

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« Reply #5 on: August 09, 2005, 07:04 AM »

I didn't intend to say this should be a replacement for reading and writing music...rather it is a way to convert tabs (not musical notation) into actual sheet music which would mean you would be reading said music, and not a tab.

What I meant is it's easy download a tab, make any changes you believe should be there, and convert it to music for a nice printout/save to disk.  I don't know of a way to create sheet music for drums on a computer easier than this method.
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« Reply #6 on: August 09, 2005, 07:47 AM »

Though long-winded, my response was in agreement with you, brian (benefits of tab and speed/easy of conversion to sheet music, etc.).  I do suggest trying out TabTrax, however.  It's well worth the measly $30, and allows you to edit via standard score/notation stuff rather than muck with the tab text, and can playback the song via MIDI.

And David, thanks for the PDF creation tip!  I bought a 17" PowerBook (my first Mac) a couple months ago, and I hadn't noticed that feature for all this time... D'oh.  Oh, and speaking of Macs, the TabTrax program I've mentioned unfortunately does NOT have a native version, so you might have better luck with the Java version of the software Brian pointed out.  (TabTrax via VirtualPC on the Mac is not much fun...).
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« Reply #7 on: August 23, 2005, 02:34 AM »

For Mac users, any recent version of OSX has PDF creation built right into the operating system. Just select "Save as PDF" from the standard print dialog box - and instant .pdf file. Very slick!

David

For PC users, you can use this the same way:
Cute PDF

Free, easy to use, efficient... I use it to publish my own transcriptions on the web in PDF format.
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