I am a vocal coach and I do a lot of midi arrangements for my students. If I don't know the song a singer wants to sing, I am sent a recording of it and I do what we call a take-down. I listen and write down the chord changes as I hear the song played.
What I want to know is:
Is there a software program in existence that can recognize chord changes on an audio track? [OR]
Is anyone developing such a program?
It sure would save me hours of tedious work.
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. :)
Sincerely,
Chrys Page
Brien
If you consider your ears as software, then yes it does exist! A qualified musician with basic theory should be able to take a song apart and establish the key, tempo and chord progression with little trouble. Especially with songs designed for popular radio.
Jason
There are programs that can help - there's a category on this site, go to
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/cat/CHORDS/?sort=asc&order=File+Date
