WIDI Recognition System

Software for Automated Music Transcription (Audio to MIDI) (version 4.5)

1. What's new
2. WIDI for Windows
   1. Minimum System Requirements
   2. Installation
3. WIDI for Mac OS X
   1. Minimum System Requirements
   2. Installation
4. License
5. Registration
6. Additional Info

1. What's new

Version 4.5(Windows):

• Audio playback at 50% speed without pitch change is now available.
• Added support for reading 24 and 32 bit Wave files.
• Automated transcription is now much faster for Euclid algorithm
• Bug with no signal in Realtime Module on some strange Windows systems is fixed.
• Many minor usability enhancements are implemented.
• (Pro version only) Pitch resolution in Spectral Background is increased.
• (Pro version only) Note and barline moving logic and visual feedback is improved.

Version 4.41(Windows & Mac):

• Fixed "Wave Disappeared" bug
• Minor bugfixes

Version 4.4 (Windows & Mac):

• Added compatibility with Windows 8/8.1/10 and Mac OS X up to 10.11.
• TrueTone Editor is improved:
  • Note visualization is better.
  • Keyboard scrolling, additional shortcuts and menu items are added.
  • Select with Alt key pressed to capture all intersected notes.
  • Short notes values can be rounded up to clarify Score View.
• WIDI can now download news from the Internet.
• Overall 50+ minor usability and visualization enhancements are made.

Version 4.3 (Windows & Mac):

• WIDI is ported to the Qt platform.
• WIDI Professional is finally available for Mac OS X.
• Recognition process is now approximately 50% faster than in WIDI 4.1
• Full Unicode support is implemented.
• User translations to other languages are temporary disabled.

Version 4.1 (Windows):

• Windows 7 compatibility.
• Now off-beats can be arranged precisely at the same way as bar-lines.
• New bar metronome feature makes possible to follow rhythm by ear.
• Bugfix make WIDI capable of reading some scarce subtypes of mp3 files.
• Activation module added.

Version 4.10 (Mac):

• Now WIDI can play MIDI on systems without MIDI devices directly.
• Some compatibility problems with Mac OS X 10.6 are fixed.

Version 4.03:

• WIDI Standard is now available for Intel Mac running Mac OS X 10.5.
• Minor bugfixes are made, concerning reading of untagged mp3 files.

Version 4.02:

• Issue with "Unknown Error" appearing after cancelling recognition process is fixed.
• Support for processors without SSE2 (for example, Athlon XP) is added.
• Now WIDI successfully reads some MP3 files it could not read before.

Version 4.0:

• New general purpose Euclid Recognition Algorithm is developed that works substantially better that previous algorithms.
• New Drum Recognition Algorithm devoted to recognition of drum tracks as well as to extraction of drum score from a complex recording is created.
• Now WIDI can analyse Tonality of a musical piece, no matter if it is MIDI or a Wave file (after recognition), suggesting most probable variants for your final decision.
• New Tuning determination not only allows to find exact degree of instrument detuning (compared to the standard European Scale) over the whole piece, but also serves as aid to the recognition algorithms.
• Equalizer feature was greatly enhanced. Now you can use scale mask together with pitch mask. Several common scales are supported, and the scale can be applied according to the automatically determined key-note.
• (Pro version only) New Score Viewer allows easy visualization of recognition results:
  • Choose any combination of tracks to view as score. The Viewer is synchronized to the piano-roll editor - you can edit exactly notes you are looking at.
  • Different visualization modes for different tasks - bars and durations effects can be switched on or off.
• (Pro version only) Many enhancements for the TrueTone Editor:
  • MIDI Recording feature allows you to record anything with MIDI keyboard while hearing to either MIDI or Audio tracks.
  • Cursor Ruler shows note alignment and aids in distinguishing true notes from harmonics.
  • Additional Note Info indicates note key and velocity right near every note.
  • Smart composition end was implemented - no more need to manually change piece size.
  • WNE files are now saved as XML for better compatibility with future versions.
• New Visualization in Realtime module was added.
• Language Manager greatly simplifies WIDI translation to other languages.
• Batch Conversion allows to convert many files at once for later examination or editing.
• Windows Vista is now supported.
• A bunch of smaller improvements you will notice working with WIDI.

Version 3.32:

• Better Windows Vista compatibility.

Version 3.31 (Standard edition):

• A problem with failing to start with WM 8 is fixed.

Version 3.3:

• WMA file format is now supported (requires Windows Media Player).
• Algorithms - velocity range (dynamics) and velocity cut-off value adjustments are added.
• TrueTone Editor has been enhanced:
  • Use Play Tool for playing notes under cursor.
  • Quantization & Align actions are added.
  • Tapping delay calibration is introduced.
  • Increase/decrease Volume for selected notes.
  • Move bars freely - placing restrictions are removed.
  • Thick Notes border mode is added.
• Trial version expires in 20 days.
• Minor changes in user interface are performed.
• GS files are no longer supported.

2. WIDI for Windows

2.1. Minimum System Requirements

2.2. Installation

3. WIDI for Mac OS X

3.1. Minimum System Requirements

3.2. Installation

Mount widistandard.dmg or widiprofessional.dmg image and move WIDI icon to the Application folder.

Follow installer instructions.

To uninstall remove WIDI.app from your Application directory.

4. License

WIDI license is located in the file "license.txt" in the application directory.

Please write to newkey@widisoft.com if you experience any problems with your key.

If you purchased earlier WIDI version, please visit http://www.widisoft.com/english/upgrade.html for upgrade options.

5. Registration

Registration allows for:
- Using WIDI after 20-days period
- Saving long MIDI files from WIDI
- Disabling start-up message in WIDI
- Receiving priority support via e-mail

Please visit http://widisoft.com/english/order.html for order options.

If you purchased earlier WIDI version, please visit http://www.widisoft.com/english/upgrade.html for upgrade options.

After registration, you receive a key, which you must enter in
Help->Enter Code menu item of the Program for start-up message to disappear.

You are not allowed to give your key to anyone else.

6. Additional Info

Information on updates and other WIDISOFT software can be found at: www.widisoft.com

General Info: info@widisoft.com

Customer support: http://widisoft.com/english/support.html  , support@widisoft.com