MIDI file impossible to transcribe in a legible way?
Some MIDI files are recorded
"freely", i.e. without regarding to a metronome. The
performer sits in front of the keyboard and begins the recording
while playing freely, without any metronome or fixed tempo. For
instance, this is sometimes the case for Chopin scores and
generally for all pieces that must be played quite freely so as
to avoid breaking down the natural of the piece. In this case,
the computer records the MIDI data, referring to its own
metronome, which is thus different from the performer's tempo
reference. Beats do not correspond together. It is then
impossible to create a logically written score, musically
speaking. Therefore, it would be necessary to relocate the beats
in the MIDI file. We will examine this question for some future
release of Pizzicato.