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Author: Peter Modin
Posted: Feb 04 2003 - 11:31 PM
Subject: Tried a couple of well-known songs; no cigar

The reason neither song was recognized is most likely that they have never been entered into the database.

Author: Bruce Jensen
Posted: Jan 31 2003 - 02:07 AM
Subject: Tried a couple of well-known songs; no cigar

I just provided the Parsons code for two US Civil War songs, 'Rally 'Round the Flag' and 'Marching Through Georgia.' Neither was recognized. Instead, the program delivered Mark Isham's 'Rules of Engagement' as the best choice, and for one song called it an exact match! This leads me to wonder if the program is errantly identifying old songs as new ones, when in fact the old songs provide the bases for the new songs, or there may even be no connection.

I general, I love the site!

Thanks,
Bruce Jensen

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Add a bit of sheet music, along with a MIDI file, simply by entering note names in Lilypond syntax between the [L] and [/L] tags.
For example, you can try what happens if you enter: [l]g'4 g'4 d''4 d''4 e''4 e''4 d''2[/l] (use the Preview function if you don't actually want to post this).
You can create these lists of note names by clicking on piano keys here.

If you just want to sing, whistle, or play a melody so that other forum visitors can hear it, follow these steps:

1. Record your audio here.
2. You should notice a 32-character hash code, something like: 2a40281c5001c5a7d8c9f57fcdeccfaf
3. copy this hash code and paste it into a forum post, enclosed in the audio tags, for example: [audio]2a40281c5001c5a7d8c9f57fcdeccfaf[/audio]

If the original question in a thread is solved, please mark it as solved using the "solved" icon (or by just typing [solved] into your post). This makes life easier for people who are willing to identify melodies, since unsolved problems are easier to spot that way. If a problem turns out to not be solved after all, just write [/solved] in a new post, and the thread will be labeled accordingly.