SM Music Braille

Welcome to SM Music Braille! An engine to transcribe music into high-quality Braille!

To End Users!

We create this web version to demonstrate the engine's features, as well as to provide end users a free online tool to quickly convert small scores into Braille.

For a more complete Braille translation solution, please have a look at our Sao Mai Braille, a free editor and Braille translation software for text, math and music.

To Developers and Organizations!

We offer SM Music Braille engine as a software library to you with interest in integrating our Braille music translation solution into your software, existing Braille production line, or having any ideas for collaboration.

The software library is designed and developed to run on multiple platforms. We will work with you to make sure the engine is integrated successfully into your software platforms such as Android, MacOS, Linux, Windows... Please email us at support@saomaicenter.org for further discussion.

Steps to Translate Music Braille Online

1. Go to: Translate Music Score into Braille page.
2. Browse for MusicXML score file.
3. Select part(s) to translate from the list, or input part number in the field right below.
4. Choose a translation settings profile to be applied to translate. You can also customize its settings shown in the form below.
   The Settings profile list shows available configuration profiles  for both guest and signed-in users. If you are signed in with Transcriber role, it will also list your custom profiles.
5. Choose "Translate into Braille" button to convert score into Braille. It should inform when translation process is done.
6. Braille result is shown in an edit field below the "Translate into Braille" button. Choose "Download file" button to save result as .BRF file to your computer.

Manage Translation Settings Profile

Request for Transcriber Member Role

Currently, this Braille music translation settings profile management feature is available for only registered users with Transcriber role. To apply, follow steps below:

1. Register an account. If you already registered, skip to next step.
2. Make a request to upgrade to Transcriber member role by completing this Upgrade Account form. Please note, you must sign in to access this form either via provided link, or find it on "User menu".
3. Wait for us to approve and you should get an email update within 48 hours. If not hearing from us, please drop us an email at: support@saomaicenter.org

Manage Settings Profile

1. Go to Settings Profile page.
2. On the left, is the list of customizable profiles for your account. On the main content, it shows Braille transcription option groups of current opened profile.
3. Make any preferred changes, then:
   
   1. Choose "Save" button: to save changes to the current opened profile.
   2. Choose "Save as": it will appear an edit field to input new profile name, and back to "Save as" button, then activate it to save current settings into a new profile.
   3. "Reset" to restore current profile to default settings.
   4. Choose "Delete": to remove current opened profile. It won't allow to remove if there's only one profile left.

Our Sincere Thanks To:

• The Overbrook-Nippon Network on Educational Technology (ON-NET): to provide the very important initial funding support to start the development of Sao Mai Braille, in which music Braille translation feature was one of its main features. The funding for music Braille work supported from ON-NET was in project year 2019.
• The DAISY Music Braille project: for their funding support to improve and develop many more new music Braille transcription features, as well as for our team to contribute Braille related features for the free open-source Musescore music notation software. The work has been started from January 2021 - June 2023.