Subject: Re: [AUDITORY] Note durations in music From: Kees de Visser <kees@xxxxxxxx> Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 11:14:46 +0200 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>On 14 Jun 2013, at 15:03, Justin London wrote: > I have been working with a colleague, Wei Kunlin at Peking University, = on the distribution of note durations in classical music, and we have = been trying to use MIDI data available on the web as a source. Being a classical pianist (and recording engineer) I'm curious if MIDI = piano data includes pedal use in the note durations. After all with = acoustical pianos the note duration is linked to the damper movement, = which is controlled by both the key and right pedal. The upper 1.5 = octaves don't have dampers at all, so I'm a bit sceptical about the use = of (performer's) MIDI data for this purpose. Example: http://www.everynote.com/goods.pic/Cho_Son3_4.gif Kind regards, Kees de Visser Galaxy Classics
