Configuring the Dynamic Notemap Panel

 

 

The purpose of the Dynamic Notemap Panel is to provide interactive customization of the parameters affecting the batch conversion of individual and collective notes to MIDI.

Follow this link for more information on the features and functions of the Dynamic Notemap Panel.

 


Colors

The Note-Range panel color scheme is customizable as illustrated below.

In the dialog, select the name of a portion of the panel for which you want a new color, then select a new color from the color drop down.

 


Initial Note Map Display 
Notemap Each NoteMap contains a "static" or permanent bitmap created when the NoteMap was created.  NoteMaps are also capable of creating a dynamic "on the fly" bitmap of notes in response to customized note selections, thresholds, and maximum signals as applied using the Note Range Panel.

This configuration setting tells AudioExplorer which bitmap (if any) to display when the NoteMap window is first opened.  The display is easily toggled between static and dynamics versions using the toggle button () located at the upper left corner of the panel.

Overlay The panel can display "Note Regions" - editable, rectangular regions representing notes whose signals are above threshold.  From the Note Regions, it is possible to calculate and display a MIDI representation of the notes.

This configuration setting tells AudioExplorer which display mode to use when first opening the NoteMap window.  The display mode can later be changed via the panel's context menu.

Autoload last-saved Note Regions

If  is checked, the previously saved note regions (if any) will be loaded automatically when the NoteMap Window is opened.



Note-Region Timing

Minimum Duration

AudioExplorer finds  for "notes" by searching for time intervals over which a note's audio signal remains above its threshold.  If AudioExplorer finds such an interval for a note, but the interval's length is less than the minimum duration, then that interval will not be interpreted "a note".

Stutter Time

Using the method described above, if AudioExplorer finds two "notes" but they are separated by a time interval less than the stutter time, then the two note intervals will be merged into a single note interval.

MIDI Timing

MIDI timing information is required to translate audio time (minutes, seconds, and milliseconds) into MIDI timing (MIDI ticks, beats, and measures).  The MIDI resolution is also known as the "timebase" or "PPQ" (pulses per quarter-note).  The default value (960) is standard for modern MIDI applications.  The beats per measure should reflect the known time signature of an audio recording.  The tempo setting can be set to the audio recording's tempo, if known.  The MIDI Window provides a tool for more finely adjusting the MIDI tempo, after the MIDI data has been generated.