Rumor is a MIDI keyboard to Lilypond converter that is real-time and monophonic, with the ability to handle chords. It enables musicians to easily and quickly transcribe their performances into sheet music.
If you are looking for a clean compilation from sources, you can run it in a top-level directory. You need to do the following: aclocal autoheader automake --add-missing autoconf configure.ac > configure && chmod ug+x configure ./configure [options] make
It is loaded with excellent features that make it stand out from other software tools. Rumor mimics handwritten Lilypond source and uses relative notation, which provides greater flexibility. It writes rhythms intelligently so that users can easily understand them in relation to bar positions. It resolves enharmonic ambiguities using the --key=NOTE option.
Another noteworthy feature is that it is scriptable, which means users can define their rhythm notations, keyboard layout and pitch names. The software tool even supports several languages, such as Dutch and Italian. The section on Scripting is where users can access these features. Rumor also supports chords, using the 8 syntax.
Moreover, it is compatible with MIDI I/O via ALSA or OSS, and users can emulate MIDI keyboard using an ordinary (computer) keyboard, with the key layout being scriptable. The software tool is Linux-based, but it can work on other Unix-like systems. It requires a C++ compiler (g++ 2.95 and higher will do), sstream, and argp.h headers, and pthreads library and headers, which are standard on many systems. Configure will verify this for users.
Finally, the latest release of Rumor has fixed some minor bugs that affected the sources URL. Visit the website to learn more about it and how to download it for a better and more powerful music experience.
Version 1.0.3b: N/A