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Reading melody above chords works great! I've done this with about 40 jazz standards but can't post them because of copyright.

Merging melody (in numbered notation) directly into an existing iReal b song is something the next version of Rousseau MusicPad will do once Apple gets iReal b out of "Waiting for Review" status and testing can start.
 
Norman said:
Merging melody (in numbered notation) directly into an existing iReal b song is something the next version of Rousseau MusicPad will do ...
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This is interesting Norman, how do you think the dots will be input?
 
Maybe a comma instead of a dot as in Judy Garland's 1 '1 | ,7 56 7'1 | (which should be posted). I read that better in ASCII.
 
Hello Norman, you could use combining diacritics...
(hopefully this song code remains intact.)

Rousseau

Hopefully our song code will not change in the future such that using certain glyphs might not work or create corruption. We will have to take into consideration using these techniques if they start being used in iReal b.
 
Hey, diacritics look great in the text line! And they seem to transfer OK. On a Mac they are easy to enter with Character Viewer but in iOS and Web Editor it may not be possible.

Thanks for the idea!
 
Norman said:
... diacritics look great in the text line! ..in iOS and Web Editor it may not be possible.
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Hello Norman,
I used 9Chars app on my ipad to input. In testing on my ipod touch, the dots are quite small. I am currently researching information for preparing Nashville charts so have been looking at glyphs in the past few weeks for a some of their specialized notations.
I am not sure using these specialized characters will work with the web editor, with backups via email, in the future etc. (even now our song code can sometimes get corrupted) so we need to be careful using them. If there are workarounds using normal text (like you have, using the comma etc.) then they are likely to be more stable.
My example (previous post) does not import into the web editor.
For important iReal b charts, they could be exported as jpg once completed, so at least they still can be seen!

In your 1742 project,
http://www.normanschmidt.net/abc/Rousseau.htm
you refer to Part one. Is there a Part two?
 
The second part of Rousseau's project talks about time signatures, the comma for separating beats in a measure, the 0 for a rest and adding rhythmic detail with lines above or below the numbers. Some of his manuscripts (18th century) have numbered changes (not figured bass) below the melody line, very similar to Nashville notation.
 
Congratulations for iReal b! You guys really knew how to take on a challenge.

Since the file format didn't change I can now test melody import/export (via the clipboard) for the next Rousseau MusicPad update. It should be available in a week or two. Thanks for your help.
 
rhythm notation

Norman said:
Reading melody above chords works great! I've done this with about 40 jazz standards but can't post them because of copyright.

Merging melody (in numbered notation) directly into an existing iReal b song is something the next version of Rousseau MusicPad will do once Apple gets iReal b out of "Waiting for Review" status and testing can start.
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I'd like to see ireal b have the facility to display rhythm notation, possibly as an addition to the writing box by using numbers as note values. Or the addition of a drop down box. This would make the charts better when shared for playing with others.
 
Import on iPhone

I can't import anything from irealb into Rousseau on iPhone. How do i get anything into the irealb clipboard and into Rousseau when only iPad supports copy in the editor. Or am I missing something.
 
oh-- figured it out from other post

ok-- it's completely inobvious-- i have to choose export to forums after which a dialog box informs me that I've copied to the clipboard. Can you not just relabel the button "Forums/Clipboard" for better usability ???

Thanks!

Gary
 
Norman said:
Hi everyone,

The Rousseau MusicPad update that integrates with iReal b is also out.
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Norman: I and perhaps others need a primer on importing the song from iRb to RMP, adding the nmn and exporting back. For example, when I write to the clipboard the open in RMP I get the song title but not the chords so I can't see where to put the melody. Phil
 
The option to add 'nmn' is not in the program itself but in the main system 'Settings' under Rousseau. (Very useful for recognizing modified versions in your song list.)

Adding a melody goes like this:
1- export to the clipboard from iRb with 'Export to Forums'
2- go to RMP and choose 'Import iReal b' (unfortunately the chords aren't visible)
3- enter the melody *trying* to get the bar lines right if you can (practice is necessary)
4- export back to iRb with 'Export iReal b' and see how you did!

After a while entering notes becomes like humming a tune!
 
Hi Norman !
I downloaded your Rousseau application for Mac OSX and it works wonderful. It recognises my iReal library and let me edit without problems. I used it for adding a few notes at the start of songs for helping me remember the beginning fast and then continue from memory... I could do it directly in iReal but it's very fun to do it in your app (you can hear the notes!)

Rousseau for OSX

Thank you very much
cronban
 
Reading melody above chords works great!

Reading melody above chords works great! I've done this with about 40 jazz standards but can't post them because of copyright.

Merging melody (in numbered notation) directly into an existing iReal b song is something the next version of Rousseau MusicPad will do once Apple gets iReal b out of "Waiting for Review" status and testing can start.
 
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can anyone guide me how to make numbered notation using iReal?
i cannot download rosseau on my mojave :(
 
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