1 / 9

A New IEEE Standard

This document outlines a proposal for a new IEEE standard that establishes a common framework for representing music information using XML. Currently, there is no independent standard capable of managing the various layers of music information, which hampers integration and interchangeability across different applications. This new standard aims to simplify the representation of symbolic music, enhancing compatibility among established formats (like MIDI and NIFF) while fostering new software innovations in music performance, editing, and analysis.

zeroun
Download Presentation

A New IEEE Standard

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. A New IEEE Standard for Musical Applications Using XML Denis L. Baggi IEEE CS TC on Computer Generated Music d.baggi@computer.org

  2. standards.ieee.org

  3. First Step: Project Authorization Request • PAR Form with 10 points • Scope of Proposed Project • Purpose of Proposed Project This project: • Proprietary, Incomplete and Binary De-Facto Standards: • MIDI, NIFF, WAV, MP3, ...

  4. New Abstract Proposal IEEE Standard, Approved Project 1599 Definition of a Commonly Acceptable Musical Application Using the XML Language Purpose.There is currently no defined, independent standard for representing music information that can describe and process all the different layers which characterize music information. For each layer of music information, there is one or more accepted standards (e.g. MIDI for performances, NIFF for notation and so on) and/or one or more proprietary formats. None of them can be suitably applied to other layers. This standard will make easier the integration, interchange, and translation from one layer to another of music information across different applications and even for different users. Scope. This project will develop an XML application defining a standard language for symbolic music representation. The language will be a meta-representation of music information for describing and processing said music infromation within a multilayered environment, for achieving integration among structural, score, MIDI, and digital sound levels of representation. Furthermore, the proposed standard should integrate music representation with already defined and accepted common standards. The standard will be accepted by any kind of software dealing with music information, e.g. score editing, OMR systems, music performance, musical databases, and composition and musicological applications. Past activities of the IEEE CS Technical Committee on Computer Generated Music Chairman: Denis Baggi, ICIMSI Vice-Chairman: Goffredo Haus, University of Milan CD-Audio CD-ROM Intelligent Music Workstation CD-ROM on Standards Published by the CS Press July 1991, IEEE COMPUTER

  5. www.ims.org

  6. Basic Rules for an IMS Project • Seven regions: Australia, Canada, European Community + Norway, Korea, Japan, USA, Switzerland • Project must involve at least three regions • Abstract endorsed by all regions • Submissions to one’s IMS Secretariat

  7. Identification of Proposals for Symbolic Music Information (SMI): • SMDL, Hy Time, SMIL, MusicXML, MusiXML, MusiCat & MDL, WEDELMUSIC Format, MNML, MML, MuTaTeD, MusicML, ChordML • layered SMI; structural, notational, performance, audio levels, represented in XML; at least two-dimensional; beyond Common Western Notation

  8. Workshop for late Spring 2003 • Standard foreseen for mid-2004

More Related