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planetearth · Post by **planetearth** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 3:37 am

I didn't see this posted anywhere else on here, and I don't know how many KVRers might benefit from this, but the "Basic" version of FORTE's notation software is free for a couple more weeks.

Other than tablature and drum notation, it may not do much more than your DAW already can do. But that misses the point of getting to download and install more software that you got for free (whether you needed it or not).

Here's what FORTE says about it (all typos and errors courtesy FORTE):

Why Download FORTE Basic Now?
Because FORTE Basic May Be Everything You Need…

Drum Notation. Tablature for guitar and bass. Easy input for notes, accents, chords, clefs and ornamentation. Metronome function to perfect your score timing. Seamless control for multi-function and single-function uses.
PLUS…
4 Staves. 2 Voices. 2 Lyric Versus Pro Stave. Optimized Soundfront. Save as Wave. Import Files...and so much more.

We celebrate 500.000 installs of FORTE. From Sept. 7 until September 14 FORTE we offer our Basic Version for FREE. Usually it is 24 $. No strings attached - Just enter your email and download your copy.

FORTE is a windows based software which helps you bring your musical ideas to life. Get FORTE Basic for FREE now!

All they ask for is an e-mail address. No Facebook "likes" or anything else terribly intrusive.

http://www.fortenotation.com/en/lp/giveaway/

Steve

marce · Post by **marce** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 4:22 pm

thanks!

Aloysius · Post by **Aloysius** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 4:42 pm

noʎ ʞuɐɥʇ

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 4:53 pm

planetearth wrote:Other than tablature and drum notation, it may not do much more than your DAW already can do. But that misses the point of getting to download and install more software that you got for free (whether you needed it or not).

Thanks for the info anyhow, I'll keep this for a rainy day

planetearth · Post by **planetearth** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 8:27 pm

Aloysius wrote: noʎ ʞuɐɥʇ

Ok, you gotta tell me how you did that.

Steve

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 8:29 pm

He copied the text from another source

Aloysius · Post by **Aloysius** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 8:35 pm

planetearth wrote:
Aloysius wrote: noʎ ʞuɐɥʇ
Ok, you gotta tell me how you did that.

Steve

http://www.upsidedowntext.com/

ʇno sᴉɥʇ ʞɔǝɥɔ

planetearth · Post by **planetearth** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 8:37 pm

Numanoid wrote:He copied the text from another source

That's cheating!

Cheating is fine in school and politics, but it has no place in somewhere important, like the KVR forums!

Steve

planetearth · Post by **planetearth** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 8:52 pm

Aloysius wrote:
planetearth wrote:
Aloysius wrote: noʎ ʞuɐɥʇ
Ok, you gotta tell me how you did that.

Steve
http://www.upsidedowntext.com/

ʇno sᴉɥʇ ʞɔǝɥɔ

¡sʞuɐɥʇ 'looƆ

(Huh. "Cool" looks pretty much the same upside-down.)

Steve

Aloysius · Post by **Aloysius** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 8:55 pm

b4serenity · Post by **b4serenity** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 10:10 pm

I DL'd it just in case I'll need it, but are there other free notation programs out there? If so, how do they compare to Forte Basic? Thanks!

Tricky-Loops · Post by **Tricky-Loops** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 10:29 pm

b4serenity wrote:I DL'd it just in case I'll need it, but are there other free notation programs out there? If so, how do they compare to Forte Basic? Thanks!

MuseScore?

https://musescore.org

planetearth · Post by **planetearth** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 10:31 pm

b4serenity wrote:I DL'd it just in case I'll need it, but are there other free notation programs out there? If so, how do they compare to Forte Basic? Thanks!

There are, yes. But since this is a stripped-down version of an industry-leading package, you probably get more than you would with some of the others.

MuseScore (Windows, Mac, Linux): https://musescore.org/

Musink (Windows): http://musink.net/default.aspx

Crescendo (Windows, Mac, Android, Kindle): http://www.nch.com.au/notation/

Finale NotePad (Windows, Mac): https://store.makemusic.com/Downloads/Default.aspx

Notes: MuseScore rates the best of all the free apps, both by PC World and Keyboard Magazine. Finale hasn't been updated since 2012.

Keyboard Magazine did a round-up of notation software last year (or early this year). Check their website for more information. At the time, FORTE Basic wasn't free, and I don't think it was included in the comparison.

Steve

Musical Gym · Post by **Musical Gym** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 5:54 am

looks good

relayer · Post by **relayer** » Fri Sep 11, 2015 2:46 am

Time is running out for this offer.

FORTE Basic for FREE ($24 value)