 
Music softwareThis week we add a new category to our growing database - computer software. Although based on the Computer music toys issue of last year's regular Site Seeing series, you'll see some new entries too - for example Beatnik. I need to repeat last year's warning that some of the items featured here will not work on some computers. I've tried to indicate where things will only work with certain hardware or software, but it's impossible to test everything with all possible configurations. Apologies in advance if your setup doesn't allow you to use these programs. Music & Vision cannot be held liable for any damage caused to your computer's configuration by running any of the programs listed here. Copyright © 18 January 2000 Keith Bramich, Suckley, Worcestershire, UK Sonify the webBeatnik provides a new way to add sound to webpages, using javascript and a special plug-in running on visitors' computers. Compressed mp3 quality audio is used. Further information about viewing and listening to Beatnik-enabled pages, and about creating your own, online. Braeburn SoftwareMusic software written by musicians for musicians is the slogan of Bernard Hill's company Braeburn Software based in Selkirk, Scotland. You can read more about Braeburn's Music Publisher system and download an evaluation version (Windows only - 3.1 at 790kB or 95,98,NT at 950kB). Digital EarThe Epinoisis Software Corporation has announced a new piece of software called Digital Ear which will analyse and convert a solo performance (recorded as a WAV file) to a MIDI file. The press release claims that this is not just another pitch converter, but that fine performance details such as vibrato, pitch changes, tremolo and portamento will all be converted. This means, for example, that you can sing or play a melody or any other solo line and then hear it played on a synthesiser, or process it further. Download the free demo.
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