INFO: Guitar Software ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ File last updated: 22 April 1996. File created by John Kean (keanj@agresearch.cri.nz). Comments, additions and corrections welcome. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Disclaimer: This file has evolved over a very long time. Although I have tried to include the most recent information, some parts of this file may be outdated or just plain wrong. I do not accept any responsibility for any inaccuracies, but I will do my best to make any corrections or updates suggested to me by email. And if that's not good enough for you, too bad. --------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW IN THIS UPDATE: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - WarmUp 0.90 chromatic exercise generator. ORGANISATION OF THIS FILE: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. A list of On-Line Guitar Archive (OLGA) sites 2. Lists of relevant software by operating system 3. Details on the above, listed in alphabetical order 4. A list of relevant commercial enterprises on the InterNet --------------------------------------------------------------------- OLGA SITES: ~~~~~~~~~~~ ********************************************************************* ** SPECIAL NOTE: Alleged copyright infringement caused the closure ** ** of OLGAs base site on 7 February 1996. Because of this, the ** ** mirrors have not been updated since this date, and some sites ** ** (those marked with an asterisk) have become unavailable. ** ** Hopefully this issue will be resolved soon. ** ********************************************************************* OLGA Mirrors: ftp:// mirrors.aol.com /pub/guitar/ * ftp:// ftp.uwp.edu /pub/music/guitar ftp:// ftp.uu.net /doc/music/guitar/ ftp:// ftp.cosy.sbg.ac.at /pub/mirror/guitar/ ftp:// ftp.diku.dk /pub/music/guitar/ ftp:// ftp.leo.org /pub/rec/music/guitar/songs/olga/ ftp:// ftp.informatik.tu-muenchen.de /pub/rec/music/guitar/songs/olga/ ftp:// ftp.uni-paderborn.de /doc/guitar/ * ftp:// ftp.uni-stuttgart.de /pub/misc/guitar/ ftp:// ftp.forthnet.gr /pub/guitar/ ftp:// ftp.ci.ua.pt /pub/music/guitar/other/ ftp:// ftp.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au /pub/mirror/guitar/ ftp:// ftp.rbit.co.za /pub/olga * http:// www.guitar.net /olga/ http:// ftp.ua.pt /music/guitar/other/ http:// gaston.unice.fr /~paubert/musique/src/src.html http:// www.vol.it /MIRROR4/EN/olga/ http:// harmony-central.mit.edu /~ftp/mirrors/olga/guitar/ Search Engines: http:// harmony-central.mit.edu /Guitar/tab.html http:// www.libertynet.org /~rossdst/guitar/guitar.cgi/search http:// www.leo.org /cgi-bin/music_index http:// www.ep.cs.nott.ac.uk /~pkn/music_search/music_search.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- GUITAR SOFTWARE: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (Note: software marked with * may require compilation on that system) Tablature Editors: # Microsoft Windows Bucket O' Tab WinTab # MS-DOS Bass Autotabber ChordMaster (registered version) Guitar Tools TabEdit TabIt Tab Master # Macintosh QuickTab # Other Systems Tab-n-Fret Utilities Converting Other Formats to Tablature: # Microsoft Windows Comp-G-Tab # MS-DOS Guitar Tools # Macintosh # Other Systems Chord Identification Utilities: # Microsoft Windows Chord Comp ChordPlay for Windows Guitar Boogie Guitar Teacher Power Chords Pro Virtuax # MS-DOS Chord-Finder Chord Magic ChordMaster ChordPlay FindChord * Guitare KordCalc NoFret Power Chords Pro # Macintosh FindChord * Guitare * QuickTab # Other Systems FindChord * Guitare * Scale Tutors & Exercises: # Microsoft Windows Guitar Boogie Guitar Scales & Modes Guitar Trainer Virtuax # MS-DOS Guitare Scale Master WarmUp # Macintosh Guitare * Scales & Modes # Other Systems Guitare * WarmUp Digital Tuners: # Microsoft Windows Guitar Teacher Quick Tune Tune!It # MS-DOS Quick Tune # Macintosh # Other Systems Printing and Presentation Utilities: # Microsoft Windows Bucket O' Tab Guitar Boogie PSTab Tab Play # MS-DOS Chord NewTab PSTab # Macintosh Chord * PSTab # Other Systems Chord * PSTab Sound Utilities: # Microsoft Windows Bucket O' Tab (registered version) Chord Comp ChordPlay for Windows Guitar Teacher Power Chords Pro TabIt Tab Play Virtuax # MS-DOS ChordMaster ChordPlay NoFret Power Chords Pro # Macintosh # Other Systems Supporting Other Stringed Instruments (eg. banjo, mandolin): # Microsoft Windows Quick Tune Tab Play Tune!It # MS-DOS Bass Autotabber Guitare Quick Tune TabIt # Macintosh Guitare * # Other Systems Guitare * --------------------------------------------------------------------- SOFTWARE DETAILS: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BASS AUTOTABBER version 2.2.1 * Programmer: J.S.B. (jsbjsb@ix.netcom.com) * System: MS-DOS * Files: btab22.zip (?) * Source: OLGA sites /resources/dos_tab_utils (?) * Description: Creates tablature for bass guitar. BUCKET O' TAB version 1.0 * Programmer: Scott Evans (gse@ocsystems.com) * System: MicroSoft Windows * Files: bucket.zip * Source: OLGA sites /resources/dos_tab_utils/bucket * Description: Tablature editor. Prints graphical tabs, but can import/export ASCII tab. Sound support in registered version. CHORD version 3.6 (Unix) version 3.0 (MS-DOS) * Programmers: Martin Leclerc (martin.leclerc@canada.sun.com) and Mario Dorion (mario.dorion@canada.sun.com) * System: Unix, MS-DOS, or distributed as source code for compiling on any system. * Files:* Source: OLGA sites /resources/misc/CHORD * Description: Produces a tidy PostScript document with chords above the appropriate lyrics. Requires a specially-formatted input file. CHORD COMP version 1.0 * Programmer: Marty Balash * System: MicroSoft Windows * Files: chdcomp.zip * Source: OLGA sites /resources/chord_util * Description: Displays common chords in any key, helps compose original chord progressions. Soundcards and MIDI supported. CHORD-FINDER version 2.0 * Programmer: Dag Rabraut (dagr@edb.tih.no, dagr@colargol.edb.tih.no) * System: MS-DOS * Files: * Source: OLGA sites /resources/chart_utils/Chord-Finder * Description: Demonstrates how to play over 800 chords. Allows chord searching, and addition to the chord library. CHORD MAGIC version 1.0 * Programmer: Andrew J Gryc * System: MS-DOS * Files: chord_magic.zip * Source: OLGA sites /resources/dos_chord_utils * Description: Names or finds chords in any key and any tuning. CHORDMASTER version 2.1 * Programmer: Robert Watson ([70363.2446]@compuserve.com) * System: MS-DOS * Files: chdmst21.zip * Source: OLGA sites /resources/dos_chord_utils/chordmaster * Description: Identifies, displays, and resolves chords. Plays guitar tab, demonstrates fingerings. MIDI capabilities. Registered version ($25) can edit tabs. CHORDPLAY version ? * Programmer: Wolfgang Stephan (ik6@ix.urz.uni-heidelberg.de) * System: MS-DOS * Files: chordpl.zip * Source: garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/sound * Description: Plays your input (jazz) chord progressions, allowing you to solo over top. Requires Adlib-compatible soundcard. CHORDPLAY FOR WINDOWS version ? * Programmer: Wolfgang Stephan (ik6@ix.urz.uni-heidelberg.de) * System: Microsoft Windows * Files: chordplw.zip * Source: ftp.winsite.com/pub/pc/win3/sounds * Description: Plays your input (jazz) chord progressions, allowing you to solo over top. COMP-G-TAB version 1.7 * Programmer: Hillel Steinberg (zeus@cs.umd.edu) * System: MS-DOS or MicroSoft Windows * Files: cgtabv17.zip * Source: OLGA sites /resources/dos_misc * Description: Converts MIDI files to playable guitar tablature. FINDCHORD version 1.0.1 * Programmer: Staal Vinterbo (staalv@idt.unit.no) * System: Any system with a reasonable C compiler. * Files: findcrd.c (C source code), findchrd.exe (MS-DOS compiled). * Source: OLGA sites /resources/ ? * Description: Chord identifying (resolving) program. Can be used as a commandline tool, or interactively. GUITAR BOOGIE version ? * Programmer: Mike King (74401.2420@compuserve.com) * System: MicroSoft Windows * Files: gbsetup.exe * Source: OLGA sites /resources/dos_chord_utils/guitar_boogie * Description: Teaches chords and scales. Allows lyric+chord files to be created. GUITARE version 4.2 * Programmer: Pascal Obry (pascal.obry@der.edf.fr) * System: Distributed as binaries for MS-DOS, SunOS, and Solaris. Source code for compiling on any system is available by email. * Files: * Source: OLGA sites /resources/chart_utils/GUITARE * Description: Displays chords and scales in any tuning. Names chords input as notes. Transposes chords. Displays fingerings. Works for guitar, mandolin, or bass. GUITAR SCALES & MODES version 2.1 * Programmer: David Sampson * System: MicroSoft Windows * Files: guitar.zip * Source: ? * Description: Graphically shows how to play scales in standard tuning. GUITAR TEACHER version 2.00 * Programmer: Michael Fenemore * System: MicroSoft Windows. * Files: gtwin200.zip. * Source: oak.oakland.edu /simtel/win3/music * Description: Displays chord diagrams (504 available). Includes a guitar tuner. Supports MIDI. GUITAR TOOLS version 2.3 * Programmer: Troy Johnson (troyj@chaos.idec.sdl.usu.edu) * System: MS-DOS * Files: guitar_tools_demo.zip or gtrt12_3.zip * Source: OLGA sites /resources/dos_tab_utils/guitar_tools, oak.oakland.edu /pub/msdos/music * Description: Tab editor with capabilities to convert piano notes to guitar tab. Will load existing guitar tab in ASCII format. GUITAR TRAINER version ? * Programmer: H R Braasch, c/o Scott Lehman (slehman@mit.edu) * System: MicroSoft Windows * Files: trainer.zip * Source: OLGA sites /resources/dos_misc * Description: Interactively teaches notes of the fretboard KORDCALC version 2.1 * Programmer: Rob Haack * System: MS-DOS * Files: CHORDS.ARJ * Source: OLGA sites /resources/dos_chord_utils * Description: Graphically shows chord fingerings in standard tuning. NEWTAB version ? * Programmer: Constantijn Enders (c.w.g.m.enders@kub.nl) * System: MS-DOS * Files: newtab.zip * Source: oak.oakland.edu /pub/msdos/music * Description: Converts/reverts |-3-2-|-0--| in tab files to Ã3Ä2Å0Ä´ (view this in ASCII) for prettier ASCII layout. NOFRET version 1.0 * Programmer: Joe Legg (tenom@aol.com) * System: MS-DOS * Files: nofretv1.zip * Source: oak.oakland.edu /pub/msdos/music * Description: Shows how to play common chords. SoundBlaster supported. POWER CHORDS PRO demo version 2.0.05 * Progammer: Eric Bell, Howling Dog Systems (71333.2166@compuserve.com) * System: MS-DOS + MicroSoft Windows * Files: PowPro.zip * Source: ? * Description: Sequencer for guitarists. Chord computer, configurable fretboard. Supports sound cards, MIDI. All graphic interface. PSTAB version 2.0 * Programmer: Brian Ewins * System: Any connected to a PostScript printer * Files: pstab. * Source: OLGA sites /resources/misc * Description: Graphically prints ASCII tablature, lyrics etc to a PostScript printer. Supports ChordPro format. QUICKTAB version 1.1.2 * Programmer: Keith MacDonald (ikb_macd@ece.concordia.ca) * System: Macintosh * Files: QuickTab1-1-1.sea.hqx * Source: ftp.ECE.Concordia.ca /pub/os/mac/app * Description: Graphical tab editor, supporting chords, lyrics & text. Import/export ASCII tab. Editable chord library. Requires System 7.x. QUICK TUNE version ? * Programmer: Bartlomiej Knapp (bknapp01@photon.poly.edu) * System: MS-DOS + MicroSoft Windows * Files: q_tune.zip * Source: oak.oakland.edu /SimTel/win3/music * Description: Software guitar tuner, allowing several different tunings. Requires sound card, 386 (486 or Pentium recommended). SCALE MASTER version 1.1 * Programmer: Ken Cardita * System: MS-DOS * Files: scales_arj.uue * Source: OLGA sites /resources/misc * Description: Teaches guitar scales. SCALES & MODES version 1.0 * Programmer: Tim Giron (tgiron@primenet.com) * System: Macintosh * Files: scales.hqx, scales.readme * Source: OLGA sites /resources/mac_misc * Description: Graphically shows how to play over 50 scales in standard tuning. TABEDIT version 1.6.3.beta * Programmer: Danny Felsteiner (phr01ya@techunix.technion.ac.il) * System: MS-DOS * Files: tabed163.zip * Source: OLGA sites /resources/dos_tab_utils * Description: Tablature editor TABIT version 1.11 * Programmer: GTAB Software (gtabsoft2@aol.com) * System: MS-DOS * Files: tabit111.zip * Source: users.aol.com/gtabsoft * Description: Graphical tablature editor for guitar, bass or banjo. MIDI capability. TAB MASTER version 1.0 * Programmer: Ofir Zwebner (ofirz1@zoot.tau.ac.il) * System: MS-DOS * Files: tablat.zip * Source: OLGA sites /resources/dos_tab_utils * Description: Tablature editor using colour and function key short-cuts. TAB-N-FRET version ? * Programmer: ? * System: Unix and X * Files: Tab-n-Fret.tar * Source: OLGA sites /resources/misc * Description: Tablature editor: direct text mode editing or fretboard entry. TAB PLAY version ? * Programmer: Tim Beach (fsjohn@tua.lerc.nasa.gov) * System: Microsoft Windows * Files: tabplay.exe * Source: OLGA sites /resources/dos_misc * Description: Converts guitar or banjo tablature to playable MIDI. May print tablature. Requires 2.6 MB hard disk space. TUNE!IT version 1.20 * Programmer: D. Volkmer (dvolkmer@zeta.org.au) * System: MicroSoft Windows * Files: tunit120.zip * Source: oak.oakland.edu /pub/win3/music * Description: Tunes any musical instrument by using a microphone or pickup connected to a Windows-compatible soundcard. VIRTUAX version 1.0 * Programmer: Shannon Terry (shterry@freenet.columbus.oh.us) * System: MicroSoft Windows * Files: virtuax.zip * Source: oak.oakland.edu /pub/win3/music * Description: Play chords and scales with fingering. Features MIDI and metronome. Requires soundblaster, 486SX, 3MB RAM. WARMUP version 0.90 * Programmer: Christoph Borst (mohawk@tamu.edu) * System: MS-DOS, SunOS/Sparc, Amiga * Files: warmup.zip, warmup.tar.Z, warmup.uu * Source: http://http.tamu.edu:8000/~cwb2900/ * Description: Generates chromatic exercises in ASCII tablature. Over 700 exercises are possible. WINTAB version 1.0a * Programmer: Randy Robb (rrobb@msu.edu) * System: MicroSoft Windows * Files: wintab1.zip * Source: philemon.asc.msu.edu /pub * Description: Tablature editor: direct text mode editing or fretboard entry. --------------------------------------------------------------------- RELEVANT COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES ON THE INTERNET: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (Haven't got many of these yet, so if you know of any, please let me know) GTAB SOFTWARE ftp or http: users.aol.com/gtabsoft email: gtabsoft@aol.com Produced 'TabIt' program. HOWLING DOG SYSTEMS email: Eric Bell (71333.2166@compuserve.com) Produced 'Power Chords Pro' sequencer, and probably other guitar software. SIX STRING SOFTWARE http: www.wolfenet.com/~sixstrng Produce Windows and DOS software that includes chromatic and interactive tuners, on-line 5300+ chord dictionary, chord editor/identifier, tab editor, player/sequencer, etc. Provide a number of inexpensive add-on instructional disks. Software has been reviewed in Computer, Guitar World, Guitar Shop, Electronic Musician, etc. --------------------------------------------------------------------- \\\\ John Kean OO | ~~~~~~~~~ < ) (keanj@agresearch.cri.nz) \/ | `- ---------------------------------------------------------------------