Real time staff notation generation of guitar along with standard guitar tuner

Abstract

Musical instruments have evolved manifolds in the past 50 years. From simple percussion and acoustic instruments, they have evolved into their electronic counterparts. With this evolution and the fact that these counterparts are in extensive use these days, comes the need to process these input electric signals using computers to produce the desired results and outputs. The input signals can be processed to identify the notes played on the instrument, which can then be used to generate a musical notation for the notes being played. This paper gives a detailed description about an application which generates the musical score or staff sheet for the notes being played on a semi-acoustic guitar connected to the computer, in real time. The application also implements a standard tuner based on MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) number.