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THE SIRKIN HARMONIZER
© 1994 David W. Sirkin
Sirkin Enterprises
31 Grace Street
Bloomfield, NJ 07003
USA
e-mail: sirkin@pilot.njin.net
Harmonizer is an application that takes a melody from a standard
midi file exported by another application (notation program or
sequencer), or from an smus file exported by Deluxe Music
Construction Set, and writes 4-part harmonizations for it
automatically (as many different harmonizations as you want).
To use this application you need to have created a melody using a
sequencer or notation program and exported it (smus or standard
MIDI single-track format). The melody should be in a major key, lie
above middle C, and be no more than 30 notes long. Melody file
names should end in '.smus' (smus format) or <space>'A' (MIDI
files).
In Deluxe Music Construction Set (smus format) the melody must
end in a 4-note chord and be written on a double staff, with
melody and top 3 notes of final chord in treble, and bass note of
chord in bass. The bass note of the chord should be middle C or
lower. In Standard MIDI, ending with a 3- or 4-note chord (in
melody track) is optional.
You may harmonize the same melody many times by specifying
different harmonization numbers. The 4-part harmonizations will
be in separate new files that can be opened or imported in your
sequencer or notation program.
A few melody examples are provided in the "Melody examples"
folder. You can examine one by opening or importing it in your
notation or sequencer software. (If you do not have Deluxe Music
Construction Set or a sequencer/notation program that can import
and export standard MIDI files, you will not be able to examine one
of the examples and will also not be able to use Harmonizer to
harmonize your own melodies.)
If you export a standard MIDI melody file that you created with a
notation program or sequencer, and open it with Harmonizer, and
Harmonizer harmonizes it, the harmonization will be in a file with
the same name, but with Hxxx added to it (xxx is 001 or whatever
harmonization number you entered). For example, if your melody
MIDI file filename was "Railroad A" the harmonization would be in
a new MIDI file called "RailroadH001 A". (To see or hear the
harmonization, you have to open the new file with the same
program you used to create the melody file or with another
notation program or sequencer that can import MIDI files.) [With
Deluxe Music Construction Set, melody "Railroad.smus" would be
harmonized in "RailroadH001.smus".]
If Harmonizer does not create such a file, or if it creates a file
that does not contain a harmonization of your melody, it is
conceivable that your notation program or sequencer exports MIDI
files that are constructed in a way that Harmonizer does not
recognize. We have not tested Harmonizer with every notation
program and sequencer that's out there. We have tested it
extensively with Deluxe Music Construction Set, EZ Vision, and
MusicShop, and less extensively with Vision and Performer.
If Harmonizer gives you a "Dead End" alert when it attempts to
harmonize your melody, it means the melody was too difficult for
it. In that case the harmonization file will have a repeated quasi-
chord for some or most of your melody notes.
If you have a melody file that Harmonizer will not harmonize
(either a "dead end" file or a MIDI file from an application that
appears to be incompatible with Harmonizer), we would be
grateful if you would mail it to us. If you use e-mail, send a .hex
or .hqx version of the file prepared by BinHex or BinHqx. Otherwise
mail a diskette or else a printout with a note telling us the name
of the sequencer or notation program.
Thank you, and enjoy!
David Sirkin