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31/08/2021

The problem with midi … resolved

Filed under: Announcements,Website — Tags: , — Chris @ 7:31 am

In a previous post I wrote at length about the long-term problems of providing a midi player for tunes on the site.

I am pleased to say that, as of February 2021, that problem is now resolved.

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12/02/2018

Can I host TuneGraphs on my own site?

Filed under: Announcements,Software,Tunes,Website — Tags: , , , — Chris @ 10:45 pm

A number of people have seen the TuneGraphs on abcnotation.comĀ and asked if they could include them on their own website.

The short answer is yes, although there are a number of restrictions.

If you are interested in this possibility, read on.

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01/07/2017

Website redesign

Filed under: Announcements,Website — Tags: — Chris @ 10:25 am

Regular visitors to abcnotation.com will notice that the website has been completely redesigned.

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02/04/2015

Forums shut down

Filed under: Website — Tags: — Chris @ 12:12 am

I have decided to close down the discussion forums at abcnotation.com. The existing content is still available to view but you will not be able to post anything.

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08/12/2013

Happy birthday, abc!

Filed under: Website — Chris @ 8:30 pm

I can’t remember exactly when I started scribbling bits of music down on paper in text form, though it must have been sometime around 1986 or 87.

However, I do have a very precise date for when I released version 1.0 of abc2mtex on an unsuspecting world – 8th December 1993 – exactly 20 years ago today.

Happy birthday, abc! (And thanks to all those who have contributed software, tunes, help and suggestions over the years.)

Chris

10/04/2013

The problem with midi

UPDATE: The problem has now been resolved!

When I first set up the tune search, back in 2009, I seem to remember it wasn’t too difficult to provide an embedded midi player next to each tune … once I’d got around Internet Explorer’s quirks, that is.

Sadly however, it seems to be getting harder rather than easier. And it’s not just me that thinks that: as w3schools says “Playing audio in HTML is not easy!

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06/03/2013

At last …

Filed under: Announcements,Website — Tags: , , — Chris @ 8:44 am

Nearly a year ago I thought it would be a nice idea to incorporate scalable vector graphics into the site … shouldn’t take too long, I thought …

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01/03/2012

abcnotation.com goes mobile

Filed under: Announcements,Website — Tags: , , — Chris @ 11:55 pm

I’m very pleased to announce that the mobile version of abcnotation.com has just been launched.

Optimised for smart-phones and other hand-held devices you can find it at abcnotation.com/mobile.

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10/01/2012

Happy new year

Filed under: Announcements,Software,Thoughts,Tunes,Website — Tags: , , , — Chris @ 9:09 am

It’s that time of year again so I thought I’d give a quick round-up of what’s been going on here in abc land over the past year:

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15/10/2011

October updates

Filed under: Software,Website — Tags: , , , , — Chris @ 1:09 pm

A round-up of changes to the site since June

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