Extensions to the Software

Some possible extensions to the software are listed below.

• Polyphonic parts should be allowed. This will facilitate the encoding of keyboard music. Currently, scores are composed of monophonic parts.
• Different tunings should be allowed. Currently only just triadic and 12TET are supported.
• Melismatic intonation should be allowed. This will allow the frequency of a note to change while it sounds.
• The score follower should be more sophisticated, i.e. more forgiving in its handling of mistakes. This probably involves giving it some notion of rhythm.
• Bar lines, slurs, articulations, and dynamics should be allowed. This will allow more sophisticated MIDI file realizations to be produced. Some of this information could even be used by a very sophisticated score follower.
• The Pitch Bend minimization algorithm should be changed so that when it needs a new channel, it picks one that hasn't been used in a large number of notes. Currently, it picks one that hasn't been used heavily since it was assigned. This causes channels that have recently been assigned to be quickly reassigned, causing excess Pitch Bend messages to be sent in what might be called ``channel thrashing.''
• Facilities for automating the intonation annotation of scores should be added. Adding this feature might well require the development of some new theory. It might also shed some light on the issue of causal versus non-causal intonation decisions, i.e. how well can intonation decisions be made in real-time. If good intonation decisions can be made causally, facilities for real-time intonation should be added.