I have a midi file from a gentleman who did not bother to change the tempo setting when he recorded. So, while he’s playing somewhere around 95 bpm (it varies, as he’s rather free), the file is still set at 120. Does anyone know how to ignore the set tempo and get the real tempo, so I can make it into decent looking sheet music? I can tell that Finale Notepad 2008 can’t do it.
(I do have Finale 2002 from a long time ago, but that’s it as far as software goes.)
And, no, I can’t ask the gentleman to play it again, unfortunately.
You can use the tap tempo function of a sequencer to tap out the beats in real-time (using the computer keyboard, midi keyboard, or even MIDI sustain pedal), then force the sequencer to use that as a tempo map. It should be able to align the your client’s recording with your quarter note beat tapped input.
So, if I understand correctly, he played straight into the controller, and so the notes are all a fair bit longer than they should be, owing to the faster tempo?
Hmm…
If it was ME, I would probably bite the bullet, open a blank file in Finale, and punch them in again manually. I have 06 on my downstairs PC, now I’m curious about this myself…
Sorry, I haven’t used any Finale program for a while. Any sequencer will let you “stretch” the time as you see fit, in varying graphical interfaces.
Let us know what happens? You can for 100% sure do this with about any sequencer designed for working with MIDI input as a major component (IIRC NotePad is more about step-entry and maybe hacking out some lead sheets :))