Music data format for polyphonic music visualization with Processing
I am interested in visualizing melodic contours of polyphonic music with Processing. It is still unclear to me, though, what the most convenient format for imported data (pitch and onset/duration) would be: tabular (e.g. Humdrum), XML (e.g. MEI, musicXML), or JSON? Maybe another format?
Any suggestions/thoughts on this would be really helpful! Thanks.
processing visualization music-notation
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I am interested in visualizing melodic contours of polyphonic music with Processing. It is still unclear to me, though, what the most convenient format for imported data (pitch and onset/duration) would be: tabular (e.g. Humdrum), XML (e.g. MEI, musicXML), or JSON? Maybe another format?
Any suggestions/thoughts on this would be really helpful! Thanks.
processing visualization music-notation
edited Dec 29 '18 at 19:35
Michael Scott Cuthbert
1,76421233
asked Nov 23 '18 at 11:53
Ilias KyriazisIlias Kyriazis
579
What is the source of your music data ? (Processing already supports XML and JSON)
– George Profenza
Nov 23 '18 at 19:18
This is the point.. I can find my data in all formats, this is why I am not sure which way would be the most convenient. I am new to this..
– Ilias Kyriazis
Nov 24 '18 at 9:56
That is great! Usually people don't get so many options :) Pick one (at random if you want) (say CSV usingloadTable()or JSON usingloadJSONArrayorloadJSONObjectdepending on how the data is structured)...see how that goes.
– George Profenza
Dec 6 '18 at 11:28
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I am interested in visualizing melodic contours of polyphonic music with Processing. It is still unclear to me, though, what the most convenient format for imported data (pitch and onset/duration) would be: tabular (e.g. Humdrum), XML (e.g. MEI, musicXML), or JSON? Maybe another format?
Any suggestions/thoughts on this would be really helpful! Thanks.
processing visualization music-notation
edited Dec 29 '18 at 19:35
Michael Scott Cuthbert
1,76421233
asked Nov 23 '18 at 11:53
Ilias KyriazisIlias Kyriazis
579
I am interested in visualizing melodic contours of polyphonic music with Processing. It is still unclear to me, though, what the most convenient format for imported data (pitch and onset/duration) would be: tabular (e.g. Humdrum), XML (e.g. MEI, musicXML), or JSON? Maybe another format?
Any suggestions/thoughts on this would be really helpful! Thanks.
processing visualization music-notation
processing visualization music-notation
edited Dec 29 '18 at 19:35
Michael Scott Cuthbert
1,76421233
asked Nov 23 '18 at 11:53
Ilias KyriazisIlias Kyriazis
579
edited Dec 29 '18 at 19:35
Michael Scott Cuthbert
1,76421233
asked Nov 23 '18 at 11:53
Ilias KyriazisIlias Kyriazis
579
edited Dec 29 '18 at 19:35
Michael Scott Cuthbert
1,76421233
edited Dec 29 '18 at 19:35
Michael Scott Cuthbert
1,76421233
edited Dec 29 '18 at 19:35
Michael Scott Cuthbert
1,76421233
1,76421233
asked Nov 23 '18 at 11:53
Ilias KyriazisIlias Kyriazis
579
asked Nov 23 '18 at 11:53
Ilias KyriazisIlias Kyriazis
579
asked Nov 23 '18 at 11:53
Ilias KyriazisIlias Kyriazis
579
579
What is the source of your music data ? (Processing already supports XML and JSON)
– George Profenza
Nov 23 '18 at 19:18
This is the point.. I can find my data in all formats, this is why I am not sure which way would be the most convenient. I am new to this..
– Ilias Kyriazis
Nov 24 '18 at 9:56
That is great! Usually people don't get so many options :) Pick one (at random if you want) (say CSV usingloadTable()or JSON usingloadJSONArrayorloadJSONObjectdepending on how the data is structured)...see how that goes.
– George Profenza
Dec 6 '18 at 11:28
add a comment |
What is the source of your music data ? (Processing already supports XML and JSON)
– George Profenza
Nov 23 '18 at 19:18
This is the point.. I can find my data in all formats, this is why I am not sure which way would be the most convenient. I am new to this..
– Ilias Kyriazis
Nov 24 '18 at 9:56
That is great! Usually people don't get so many options :) Pick one (at random if you want) (say CSV usingloadTable()or JSON usingloadJSONArrayorloadJSONObjectdepending on how the data is structured)...see how that goes.
– George Profenza
Dec 6 '18 at 11:28
What is the source of your music data ? (Processing already supports XML and JSON)
– George Profenza
Nov 23 '18 at 19:18
What is the source of your music data ? (Processing already supports XML and JSON)
– George Profenza
Nov 23 '18 at 19:18
This is the point.. I can find my data in all formats, this is why I am not sure which way would be the most convenient. I am new to this..
– Ilias Kyriazis
Nov 24 '18 at 9:56
This is the point.. I can find my data in all formats, this is why I am not sure which way would be the most convenient. I am new to this..
– Ilias Kyriazis
Nov 24 '18 at 9:56
That is great! Usually people don't get so many options :) Pick one (at random if you want) (say CSV using
loadTable() or JSON using loadJSONArray or loadJSONObject depending on how the data is structured)...see how that goes.– George Profenza
Dec 6 '18 at 11:28
That is great! Usually people don't get so many options :) Pick one (at random if you want) (say CSV using
loadTable() or JSON using loadJSONArray or loadJSONObject depending on how the data is structured)...see how that goes.– George Profenza
Dec 6 '18 at 11:28
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Using MIDI files would be optimal, because of the combination of those 3 reasons
- MIDI is widely used. You can export a .midi file from pratically any score editor plus you can create your own by recording the input from a midi instrument.
- You can already find .midi files of iconic polyphonic music on the web (Bach's counterpoints, Reinaissance vocal music, etc)
- It just contain music/playback information. It doesn't contain notation information like music XML. So if you just want to see pitches and note position/duration (like in this video) then .midi will contain just what you need
- You can use the Java Midi Package in Processing and it already contains everything you need to read the MIDI files.
While other formats might also apply for 1, 2, 3 or 4 only MIDI applies for all of them.
answered Nov 23 '18 at 17:58
Henri AugustoHenri Augusto
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The best answer I can give you is that you should put together a simple hello world program that tests out each format and see which one you like the best.
In the end, you're the one that has to deal with the code, so only you can really decide on the best format.
answered Nov 23 '18 at 18:26
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Using MIDI files would be optimal, because of the combination of those 3 reasons
- MIDI is widely used. You can export a .midi file from pratically any score editor plus you can create your own by recording the input from a midi instrument.
- You can already find .midi files of iconic polyphonic music on the web (Bach's counterpoints, Reinaissance vocal music, etc)
- It just contain music/playback information. It doesn't contain notation information like music XML. So if you just want to see pitches and note position/duration (like in this video) then .midi will contain just what you need
- You can use the Java Midi Package in Processing and it already contains everything you need to read the MIDI files.
While other formats might also apply for 1, 2, 3 or 4 only MIDI applies for all of them.
answered Nov 23 '18 at 17:58
Henri AugustoHenri Augusto
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Using MIDI files would be optimal, because of the combination of those 3 reasons
- MIDI is widely used. You can export a .midi file from pratically any score editor plus you can create your own by recording the input from a midi instrument.
- You can already find .midi files of iconic polyphonic music on the web (Bach's counterpoints, Reinaissance vocal music, etc)
- It just contain music/playback information. It doesn't contain notation information like music XML. So if you just want to see pitches and note position/duration (like in this video) then .midi will contain just what you need
- You can use the Java Midi Package in Processing and it already contains everything you need to read the MIDI files.
While other formats might also apply for 1, 2, 3 or 4 only MIDI applies for all of them.
answered Nov 23 '18 at 17:58
Henri AugustoHenri Augusto
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add a comment |
Using MIDI files would be optimal, because of the combination of those 3 reasons
- MIDI is widely used. You can export a .midi file from pratically any score editor plus you can create your own by recording the input from a midi instrument.
- You can already find .midi files of iconic polyphonic music on the web (Bach's counterpoints, Reinaissance vocal music, etc)
- It just contain music/playback information. It doesn't contain notation information like music XML. So if you just want to see pitches and note position/duration (like in this video) then .midi will contain just what you need
- You can use the Java Midi Package in Processing and it already contains everything you need to read the MIDI files.
While other formats might also apply for 1, 2, 3 or 4 only MIDI applies for all of them.
answered Nov 23 '18 at 17:58
Henri AugustoHenri Augusto
548
Using MIDI files would be optimal, because of the combination of those 3 reasons
- MIDI is widely used. You can export a .midi file from pratically any score editor plus you can create your own by recording the input from a midi instrument.
- You can already find .midi files of iconic polyphonic music on the web (Bach's counterpoints, Reinaissance vocal music, etc)
- It just contain music/playback information. It doesn't contain notation information like music XML. So if you just want to see pitches and note position/duration (like in this video) then .midi will contain just what you need
- You can use the Java Midi Package in Processing and it already contains everything you need to read the MIDI files.
While other formats might also apply for 1, 2, 3 or 4 only MIDI applies for all of them.
answered Nov 23 '18 at 17:58
Henri AugustoHenri Augusto
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The best answer I can give you is that you should put together a simple hello world program that tests out each format and see which one you like the best.
In the end, you're the one that has to deal with the code, so only you can really decide on the best format.
answered Nov 23 '18 at 18:26
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The best answer I can give you is that you should put together a simple hello world program that tests out each format and see which one you like the best.
In the end, you're the one that has to deal with the code, so only you can really decide on the best format.
answered Nov 23 '18 at 18:26
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The best answer I can give you is that you should put together a simple hello world program that tests out each format and see which one you like the best.
In the end, you're the one that has to deal with the code, so only you can really decide on the best format.
answered Nov 23 '18 at 18:26
Kevin WorkmanKevin Workman
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The best answer I can give you is that you should put together a simple hello world program that tests out each format and see which one you like the best.
In the end, you're the one that has to deal with the code, so only you can really decide on the best format.
answered Nov 23 '18 at 18:26
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answered Nov 23 '18 at 18:26
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What is the source of your music data ? (Processing already supports XML and JSON)
– George Profenza
Nov 23 '18 at 19:18
This is the point.. I can find my data in all formats, this is why I am not sure which way would be the most convenient. I am new to this..
– Ilias Kyriazis
Nov 24 '18 at 9:56
That is great! Usually people don't get so many options :) Pick one (at random if you want) (say CSV using
loadTable()or JSON usingloadJSONArrayorloadJSONObjectdepending on how the data is structured)...see how that goes.– George Profenza
Dec 6 '18 at 11:28