About Impro-Visor
Impro-Visor is a free, open-source music notation program designed to help jazz musicians compose and hear solos similar to improvised performances. It supports lead sheet creation, solo construction, automatic rhythm-section accompaniment, and lick generation. The software is licensed under the GNU General Public License and runs on platforms supporting Java 1.8 or later.
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Impro-Visor runs on Windows (XP, Vista, 7, and later), MacOSx, and Linux.
Your system must be able to run Java 1.6 or later, and it must be installed in order to run Impro-Visor.
Consider starting with the quick-start video tutorial developed by Alex McMillan. Then for more detail, read through the tutorial webpage.
The Imaginary Book can be obtained by joining the impro-visor Yahoo! group. Then go to the Files area on the left, open the folder Software Distribution, then download leadsheets.zip.
There is a way to import the chords, but not the melody, from a BIAB song, using separate software called biabconverter available in the Files > Utilities section of the impro-visor Yahoo! group. There is no way to export to BIAB.
Yes, the entire playback (melody and accompaniment) of an Impro-Visor leadsheet can be exported as MIDI.
Impro-Visor was designed around a single monophonic solo line, with auto-generated accompaniment. There is currently no way for a user to specify polyphonic lines.
There are issues with Windows 7 permissions. If Impro-Visor is installed in Program Files, the user must run as Administrator. Consider installing on the Desktop to run as a regular user.
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