Hi all I've just got hold of another expert system for jazz enthusiasts named THoTH, or THoTH music learning software, developed by the jazz guitarist and...
... Torkill, You can add scales by editing the vocabulary file, My.voc, found in the vocab directory, using a text editor. All scales are expressed with C as...
... I've looked at the web page. In all cases but one in this example, Impro-Visor does have the scales, but named differently. Scale naming, like chord...
Thanks Bob! Impro-Visor really is an amazingly rich piece of software. I've been trying out Impro-Visor off and on for a couple of years, Mostly for ...
Hi Bob Thanks again for your patient replies. I'll delve deeper into this. I did not fully realize that Impro-Visor already has all the things I need to start...
I notice that there is always a generated entry for every chord in the voicings table. Is there a way make the accompaniment generator use my voicings only ? ...
John, I believe that Impro-Visor will prefer the specified voicings, unless there is no voicing that works in the given range, in which case it will use a...
post all sweet finished pieces on new website created for hobbiests and passionists of your kind. there is a space on the site for solo work, original beats, ...
Dear users of Impro-Visor, I've just completed my thesis on a phenomenological approach towards artificially creative jazz performing systems, that is, an...
PS. If the first link gives to a 404 error, copy & paste it with all the whitespaces until .pdf or simply use http://www.redsdesk.de/files/thesis.pdf instead....
I'm just an amateur muso, home user, and learn a lot by ear. Your software has opened lots of improvisation ideas against progressions for me that I wouldnt...
It seems that you incorporated and adapted JMusic into your own software package. The adaptation features Swing elements as opposed to the old awt elements....
... I think that it would be pretty difficult. When we used the GUI elements of jMusic in 2004, extensive additions had to be made to accomplish our...
Hello Firstly, thanks for sharing such an interesting tool : ) And here's my qustion. I was trying to record either live or playback midi into Impro-visor,...
... No, there is no mechanism for saving unquantized MIDI. Everything is saved in leadsheet notation, which has a minimimum quantization of 120 slots per beat...
Hello and thanks for reply Actually the issue I experienced is both slightly different than beat quantization (IMHO) and also mostly nothing to worry about...
It appears that former Java/MIDI problems with MacOSx are resolved in revision 10.5.5 of the latter. Impro-Visor 3.39 works "out of the box" on an Intel Mac...
... Roy, There is no provision for slurred notes currently. In most jazz notation, slurs are not usually shown explicitly, it being left to the interpretation....
I would really like some way to set the default folders so that I can run this in Ubuntu without having to have a bunch of extra folders in my home directory....
... It should all be containable within one directory. Impro-Visor itself does not create folders (unless you ask it to through the file chooser), so perhaps...
Hey there, I am using ubuntu intrepid 8.10 and I can't find out how to get sound out of improvisor. I am not surprised because sound in Ubuntu is very badly...
... Hi This has to do with the new PulseAudio system (which imho is a good thing) in Ubuntu, and the fact that java is using oss. I figured out that you could...
Anywhere I can get get cool tips on 'comping'? I play guitar and I've Learned just about every scale and chord there is to know, but I'm a complete doofus when...
Get in a group where you have to comp.? Aebersold has some books on comping called "Rhythm Section Workout" www.jazzbooks.com Also listen to jazz guitarists...
Indeed, jamming with other musicians is an incredible learning experience. I know the first few times I did, I was amazed at how sloppy my playing was and how...
The Aebersold cd's really are great because you can practice with or without the piano track which I actually prefer over Band in a Box type programs because...
Knowing individual chords is one thing, knowing typical chord progressions with smooth voice leading is another. There are many great books/CD's and...
Lest any guitarists suffer a lack of comping self-esteem, I'd like to point out the long tradition of great piano players learning harmony and comping from...
Hmm. I'd check out Bret Willmott's "Complete Guide to Harmony, Theory, and Voicing" for an introduction to voice-lead, rootless drop-2 voicings, etc. I got way...
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