1. Don't I need a supercomputer to run it?
Although intelliScore performs millions of calculations to generate a single MIDI file, all you need is a Pentium II class computer (or better) to handle the job. The faster the CPU, the faster the recognition speed. In fact, most computers today are fast enough to recognize in real-time, so that each second of audio takes less than a second to process. See the system requirements for a full list of what your computer needs to run intelliScore.

2. Do I need to be a rocket scientist to use it?
No. IntelliScore is designed for use by musicians with average computer skills, not physicists. All program settings use familiar musical and MIDI terminology. You don't need to know how to read music to use intelliScore, although it would be helpful. Most musicians become comfortable using intelliScore and creating MIDI files in less than an hour, followed by learning the more advanced settings at a comfortable pace later on. In fact, intelliScore is so intuitive, many users start using intelliScore without ever using the help system or reading the manual. IntelliScore includes a wizard to guide you through the process of preparing intelliScore to recognize your MP3, WAVE, CD, or live audio. IntelliScore also includes context-sensitive detailed descriptions of all settings, troubleshooting tips for error messages, examples of several conversion projects with settings, handy solutions to common problems and questions, and several tutorials.

3. How does it work?
It has been said that automated music recognition is the musical equivalent of speech recognition. If this is true, then polyphonic music recognition is like listening to several conversations going on at once and figuring out all the words spoken by everyone. Perhaps it is due to this extra complexity that the technology of music recognition has lagged behind speech recognition.
Conventional wisdom suggests that Fourier transformation and wavelet theory would be the best approaches to polyphonic music recognition and wavelength determination for monophonic recognition. If these methods really worked, however, there would be many more programs out there that claim to recognize music.
Due to the inherent limitations of the above methods, intelliScore uses a combination of new, revolutionary approaches based upon several new discoveries in psycho-acoustic physics. The core technology is patented. IntelliScore is now in its sixth generation and combines additional proprietary capabilities.

4. What else do I need to use intelliScore?
It depends how you intend to use intelliScore. First, be sure you are using a Pentium II-class (or better) PC with 64MB of memory and a sound card. If you are recording from a microphone, connect the microphone to the "mic in" jack on your sound card. If you are recording from a CD, place the CD in your CD-ROM drive. After converting your recording to a MIDI file, you can use a sequencer program to edit and/or convert the MIDI file to notation and print it out. The full versions of intelliScore include the award-winning Anvil Studio program, but just about any sequencer will suffice.
If you want to use your analog instrument as a realtime MIDI controller, be sure you have a MIDI interface to connect your playback synthesizer to your computer's sound card. If you want to use your analog instrument to record directly into your sequencer, you will also need to install Hubi's MIDI Loopback Device (included with intelliScore) if your PC is running Windows Me/98/95. Alternately, if your computer is running Windows NT/2000/XP, we recommend using intelliScore in conjunction with MIDI Yoke instead (which can be downloaded without charge for non-commercial use).

5. How do I see the chord names detected by intelliScore?
Not only does intelliScore detect the notes present in prerecorded MP3, WAVE, and CD files; it also attempts to identify the names of 144 different chords and the prominent key. Even if your audio file is monophonic, intelliScore determines the names of implied chords based on the groupings of notes. These chord names are written to the MIDI file as marker events. The included Anvil Studio displays the chord names directly above the staff. Some other sequencers will show the chord names with the notes in the notation or piano roll views. If your sequencer can't do this, it should still be able to display the list of detected chords in an event list. Check your sequencer's documentation for instructions.

6. Does intelliScore run on a Macintosh computer?
We do not currently offer a native Mac version of intelliScore. However, people have claimed that intelliScore runs properly on a Mac if used in conjunction with Windows emulation software, such as Virtual PC.