BeierTab version 2.08
December 2011
You are invited to try out my lute tablature program. It is a "work in progress," so I hope you will consider helping me in its development by using it to create tablature files, trying out all of its features, and eventually sending me your comments, feedback and suggestions for improvement. (Send them to beier@musico.it).
Features:
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Tablature Type:
Fonts and layout based on historical sources. Convert instantaneously between different types.
- French Tablature - Renaissance: Besard 1603, Dowland 1610
- French Tablature - Baroque: Gautier 1669, Breitkopf 1750
- Italian Tablature: Gardano 1550
- German Tablature: Newsidler 1536
- Baroque Guitar Alfabeto signs
- (more to come...)
Tablature signs
- All kinds of left hand ornament signs.
- Upward and downward slurs, vertical and diagonal lines.
- Right hand arpeggio squiggles and separée signs.
- Right and left hand fingering signs and numbers.
- Rest signs, dynamics, fermatae, coda and repeat signs.
- Add text with choice of font, size and color.
- End of piece arabesques.
Manipulation
- Transpose tablature up or down.
- Convert tablature from one instrument tuning to another.
- Transform rhythm signs by doubling or halving their value.
- Format rhythm signs to appear at barlines or at a particular rhythmic interval.
- Automatically add vertical lines connecting diapasons to upper notes throughout the tablature.
- Automatically add right hand index fingering dots throughout the tablature under the appropriate notes.
Page Layout
- US Letter and A4 sizes, portrait and landscape orientation.
- Justify tablature lines, control spacing, margins, indents, etc.
- Adjust the size of the tablature and how it fits on the page.
- Captions and page numbering options.
MIDI
- Assign indipendent voices to tablature cyphers, for poliphonic rendition.
- Listen to the tablature file, control tempo and volume.
- Export tablature to MIDI file, each voice in a seperate channel.
Import and Export
- Import Wayne Cripps "Tab" lute tablature files.
- Export tablature as graphic files in various formats.
- MIDI file export.
- Print files
Transcription
(Not yet implemented, but watch this space - in the meantime, export to MIDI)