MuseBook MidiMic - User Guide and FAQ

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Frenquently asked questions

Q. What is MuseBook MidiMic?

A. MuseBook MidiMic is real-time Sound2MIDI software which converts sound detected from microphone into MIDI data in real-time. That is, you can hear your voice or instrument play changing into some other instrument voice you choose as you sing or perform. Any monophonic instrument play, for example, guitar, violin, trumpet, etc, indlucing YOUR VOICE can be used as sound input. MuseBook MidiMic supports Pitch Bend, Volume Change, and Brightness effect of sound and realizes sound very similar to original one. Additionally, MuseBook MidiMic saves converted MIDI data so as to interface with other MIDI instruments. You can put them into your favorite sequencing program, like sonar and many more!

Q. What is Pitch Detection Technology?

A. Pitch Detection Technology is described as a technology which recognizes base frequence from a monophonic sound - sound with one instrument voice. This technology has been studied for long and shown some advancements. However detecting live sound while it is performed still has a long way to go. Errors in real-time pitch detection lie in i) possibility of picking up background noise, ii) unpredictable sound captured in onset/end of sound, iii) difficulty of post error correction as the detection process is done in real-time. Besides, different characteristics in waveform and frequency spectrum of each instrument adds far more difficulties. However, AMuseTec's real-time pitch detection technology is proprietary! and the most advanced! Based on this technology, our software detects a tone from microphone or other input source in real-time and displays the result within the minimal error range.

Q. Does MuseBook MidiMic convert voice singing with accompaniment?

A. No, unfortunately it doesn't. There is no technology developed to recognize multiple instrument voice played altogether. Even a monophonic pitch detection is not perfect at this time. Depends on software that you use, there are some differences in percentage of accuracy. (Mostly the errors occur in octave recognition.) Considering current achievements, so called polyphonic pitch detection is not possible at the moment and may take a few years. MuseBook MidiMic uses AMuseTec's propritary (monophonic) pitch detection engine and its detection technology is known for doing a better job than its competitors.

Q. Can MuseBook MidiMic convert a pre-recorded Wave file into a MIDI file?

A. Yes, you can do this job provided that you play the Wave file and let the sound goes into as sound input of MuseBook MidiMic. (Play the Wave file with MIC ON or select input source as sum.) However, if you want better conversion result, you are advised to use our MuseBook Wav2Midi for this purpose. MuseBook MidiMic recognizes pitch, volume level, timbre, brightness of sound in real-time. Because this process is done at very short, discrete time frame, there are some possibilites of errors. However, MuseBook Wav2Midi, through its pre and post-processing, reduces these errors significantly.

Q. I entered registration code, but I get "ERROR: Invalid registration code" Why?

A. Number 0(zero) and letter o, number 1(one) and letter l(small) are easy to confuse. Likewise, number 8(eight) and letter B(capital), number 9 and letter q(small) can be confusing too. Please check and provide the correct registration code.

Q. Both MIC and LINE IN lamp are off on my application. Why?

A. With MuseBook MidiMic you can select any input source supported by your soundcard. MuseBook MidiMic displays the most common input source on the application which are MIC and LINE-IN. When you select either of them, the corresponding LED is turned-on with the other off. However if both are off, it means, you have selected another input source apart from MIC or LINE-IN.

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