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h1. Tony Introduction
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Tony is a program for computer-aided melody annotation. It has a graphical interface based on the  "SV libraries":/projects/sv and uses the "pYIN":/projects/pyin Vamp plugin to extract pitch track and notes from monophonic audio.
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h2. Getting Started
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h3. Installation
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We provide ready-to-use software builds for Windows and Mac OSX on the "Downloads page":/projects/tony/files. On Windows you can simply download and execute the installer (.msi), and on OSX you download the disk image (.dmg), mount it and drag "Tony" into your Applications folder.
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For Linux users with ample compilation experience we also provide the source code, available on the "Downloads page":/projects/tony/files.
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h3. User Interface
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Below is an annotated screen shot of the Tony user interface. We will refer to these elements in the paragraphs below.
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!/attachments/download/1113/Tony_User_Interface.png!
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h3. Tutorial 1: Annotating Notes from an Audio File
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This mini-tutorial walks you through the complete process of using Tony to load an audio file, annotate the notes in it and export the notes to a .csv (comma-separated values) file.
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# Start the _Tony_ program by double-clicking (or whatever you routinely do to open programs).
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# Open an audio file of your choice. Mind that _Tony_ only deals with single melodies *without* accompaniment, so choose a little bit of accompanied solo singing or the like.
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# Upon opening of the file, _Tony_ will automatically analyse the file using "pYin":/projects/pyin pitch and note extraction, and pitches and notes should appear. _If no pitch track and notes occur, please see Analysis Settings and Visualisation, below._
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# Get comfortable with the _Tony_ user interface. Here are a few suggestions:
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#* use the 
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h2. Tony How-To
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h3. Visualisation
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h3. Sonification
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h2. Nerdy matters
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