Interment Plugin
I have a Roland AE-01 Areophone and am looking for a plugin for the tablatures. Can anyone help me with this quest? I have been trying to use the Alto Saxophone but there are a lot of differences with using the octave key. Thanks in advance!
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I see you had asked a similar question (https://musescore.org/en/node/310327), maybe the plugin has been updated (https://musescore.org/en/node/310327#comment-1048767)?
In reply to I see you had asked a… by Shoichi
No, I don't see anything for the Roland AE-01 Aerophone Mini. If I could get in contact that can help me learn how to create and write tablatures I would try and create what is needed. Steven
What do you want to do ? Print the keys to be used for playing some notes ?
Can you give an example (even hand-drawn) ?
In reply to What do you want to do ?… by parkingb
This is the fingering chart for model C4 active. The instrument can play C3 and C5 but I don't have the fingering chart for them yet.
In reply to This is the fingering chart… by stevenarkon
The plugin you are referring too is using a font to render the diagrams. Unless the same font could be used for your instrument, you should search for (or create one yourself) a font able to render your instrument's keys. Then update the plugin code: use that font and write, for each key combination, the string literals that, applied to that font, will be rendered accordingly.
In reply to The plugin you are referring… by parkingb
Can you direct me to a tutorial or something that can teach me how to create the font? I was hoping that there would be other Roland AE-01 users that would be interested but I guess there wasn't. The AE-01 is more of a beginner's instrument and most people don't fool with it. I am 75 and doing this for my own enjoyment. I am computer literate being a retired network administrator. I am not a programmer but can follow directions. Thank you for your help and advice. Steven
In reply to Can you direct me to a… by stevenarkon
Creating a font is not an easy thing.
If you want to dive into that, I'll suggest to look at the FontForge. This is a complete open-source application for making fonts. Maybe there are easier ways of doing this, but I can't help you on this. This is not my domain.
In reply to Can you direct me to a… by stevenarkon
Other question: what's the issue with the Saxophone plugin ? The font is not able to display all the keys of your Roland Aero ? Or is it because the mapping between the notes and the keys to use is not the right one ?
If the issue is with the mapping then you can solve it easily. The mapping is in the code of the plugin. You can adapt to your needs:
function pitchToText(pitch) {
pitch = pitch - 3; // transpose to alto saxophone
switch(pitch){
case 58: return '
123456cB' // Bb123456cb'case 59: return '
case 60: return '
123456c' // MIDDLE C (concert pitch)123456cC'case 61: return '
case 62: return '`123456' // D
Up to you to modify this code in order for having the plugin showing the right keys closed or open for the note.
PS: code taken from this source:
https://github.com/Marr11317/saxophone-fingerings/tree/master/dist