1. Essentials of MakeBraille¶

• Table of contents
• 1. Essentials of MakeBraille
  • What is MakeBraille, and how do I use it?
  • What music can I convert into music Braille using MakeBraille?
  • User documentation
  • Help with American vs British English Musical Terms

If you're totally new to MakeBraille, here are some helpful resources to get you started.

What is MakeBraille, and how do I use it?¶

MakeBraille is an online automated conversion tool, which creates music Braille files from MusicXML files and from CapX files (print scores scanned using capella software).

The process can be as simple as:

1. setting your configuration options (you may only need to do this once),
2. selecting and uploading your file for conversion, and
3. receiving your converted file by email, ready to emboss or read on a Braille display.

What music can I convert into music Braille using MakeBraille?¶

You can convert:

• Almost every kind of music scores – vocal, choral, instrumental and orchestral.
• If the score is in MusicXML or CapX (capella) format, MakeBraille can convert it.

You can't convert:

• Guitar tablature – because there is no Braille standard for this.
• Graphic scores and freehand musical notation – because there is no Braille standard for this, and it cannot be represented by music data formats like MusicXML or CapX.
• Plainsong (neume) – because it cannot be represented by music data formats like MusicXML or CapX.
• Handwritten scores - because they cannot be recognized by OMR (Optical Music Recognition) software like capella-scan.

User documentation¶

Video Tutorial: Introduction to MakeBraille
Watch our Introductory Video Tutorial to find out what our online tool does and how you can create music Braille scores from MusicXML files, or from print originals.

Quick Guide: How to create music Braille from a MusicXML file or a scanned print score with MakeBraille
A short Getting Started guide for MakeBraille, describing the process and kinds of options available.

User Guide: MakeBraille User Guide
Read our detailed user guide for more specific information about how to use the tool, and how to use the Configuration page to set up your conversion to suit your specific requirements.

Help with American vs British English Musical Terms¶

Guidance: American-English vs British-English musical terms
A short guide to musical terms in both American-English and British-English. MakeBraille uses American-English terms.

Last Updated: 14.07.2020

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