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Impro-Visor
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Impro-Visor
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Free software; GNU General Public License, v2
Read 11 Oct 2026 · cs.hmc.edu
On the record
- Automatic accompaniment
- It generates rhythm-section accompaniment from chords, so users can play lead sheets as backing tracks.cs.hmc.edu · read 11 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- desktopcs.hmc.edu · read 21 Sep 2026
- File export
- Solos and lead-sheet melodies can be exported as MIDI or MusicXML, with accompaniment optionally included in MIDI exports.cs.hmc.edu · read 11 Oct 2026
- Harmony guidance
- Optional note coloration indicates how notes relate to chords and scales, and a roadmap editor analyzes implied keys and idiomatic progressions.cs.hmc.edu · read 11 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The official site lists self-study, classroom use, and play-along practice as uses for Impro-Visor.cs.hmc.edu · read 11 Oct 2026
- Lick generation
- It can generate licks or choruses using a user-modifiable grammar and can learn grammars from a corpus of solos.cs.hmc.edu · read 11 Oct 2026
- MIDI import limit
- MIDI files can be imported one track at a time through the interface.cs.hmc.edu · read 11 Oct 2026
- MIDI support
- Yescs.hmc.edu · read 21 Sep 2026
- MusicXML limit
- MusicXML can be generated from one Impro-Visor chorus at a time; the FAQ says the program cannot import MusicXML directly.cs.hmc.edu · read 11 Oct 2026
- MusicXML support
- Yescs.hmc.edu · read 21 Sep 2026
- Notation entry
- Users can create lead sheets and solos by point-and-click or by entering free-form text notation.cs.hmc.edu · read 11 Oct 2026
- Platform requirements
- The official site says Impro-Visor runs on Windows, MacOS, and Linux platforms that support Java 1.8 or later.cs.hmc.edu · read 11 Oct 2026
- Polyphony limit
- Impro-Visor is designed around a single monophonic solo line and does not let users specify polyphonic lines such as stacked notes or double stops.cs.hmc.edu · read 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Impro-Visor is a music notation program designed to help jazz musicians compose and hear solos and understand solo construction and chord changes.cs.hmc.edu · read 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- The official site says Softpedia tested Impro-Visor and found it clean of adware and spyware components.cs.hmc.edu · read 11 Oct 2026
- Styles
- Users can define accompaniment styles with a Style Editor and create styles from MIDI performances with the Style Extractor.cs.hmc.edu · read 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The official site describes developer support as free through the Yahoo! user group.cs.hmc.edu · read 11 Oct 2026
