Tabledit files

[sandcastlefaith]

Hi. I was just wondering if anyone could tell me how you create and edit the Tabledit files that co-mando uses. I can't figure it out, as soon as I open the program, I go blank. Thanks in advance for any help I receive.

[Pete Braccio]

Hi,

First off, you'll need the TablEdit program, not the free TefView program. You can download this program from www.tabledit.com and use it on a trial basis before you buy.

After you open up TablEdit, under the Partition menu, select your Time Signature. Now you are ready to enter some notes.

You'll see a blue box on your screen. You can drag this around to place it on your tab or scale in the correct location. If you're on the Tab, click on the string you want and the location you want for the note. Let's say A at the beginning of a measure. The the blue box will now be in that location. Now type a number to indicate which fret the note should be played on. You can then change the note duration by clicking on a different note in the Notes window.

Hopefully this will get you started.

Pete

[jzmilton]

Hi
I also have a question about Tabledit. Can you write out a piece in standard notation only (without the tablature)?

[Walter Newton]

Hi
I also have a question about Tabledit. Can you write out a piece in standard notation only (without the tablature)?


Yes, you can enter a piece in standard notation. The program will automatically generate tab, but you can print the standard notation only.

[jzmilton]

Cool thanks

[harwilli55]

I have been looking for a way to post tabledite files that I have written on my website, but haven't as yet understood what to do. Right now I have only managed to put up a couple JPG and that takes too much memory.

I know that the tabledite sites I use to get music, for the most part have them as zip files. How does one go about making that happen? Any idea ?

Harlan

[Pete Braccio]

Hi Harlan,

There are a boatload of freeware, shareware, and commercial products that can compress (zip) your files. Have a look at http://www.versiontracker.com. From the tabs on the top of the page, select your operating system and then do a search on zip. You'll have plenty to choose from.

You might want to look on your system first. I know that Macs used to ship with Stuffit. This program can compress files into zip form.

Also, it looks like Windows XP has compression built in to it. Right click on the desktop and one of the options you should be given is New -> Compressed (zipped) folder. You could just drag files into this new folder and they will automagically be compressed.

Pete

[harwilli55]

Wow Pete,

Thanks !!!!!! I will look there and also at the site, I do have winzip but had not thought of that as a compression tool.

This will help greatly.

Harlan