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soulata · Post by **soulata** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 10:45 pm

Hi

I'm looking for cheap (very cheap) notation software. ideally it'd be easy to use, too.

I've used Sibelius (in school) until now, but it's too expensive even with student discount.

help

k

FlounderEye · Post by **FlounderEye** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 11:12 pm

I think the various Cakewalk products have a great notation component. Can't tell you the various prices, but I think there's an Express version that goes cheap and has notation.

dramsenik · Post by **dramsenik** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 11:33 pm

Something like Sibelius and not expensive... you should chek here http://www.myriad-online.com/en/index.htm

And don't let the price fool you: this soft is just powerfull....

i don't know what feature you have in Sibelius that you don't have in this masterpiece.

Lunch Money · Post by **Lunch Money** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 2:33 am

On one of the most recent PCFormat magazine cover disks is a program called "Mozart", which does notation and allows MIDI export as well.

So... the cost of a covermount magazine is pretty cheap! If you're in the UK, though, the mag is probably already off the shelves. Should still be available in the US and Canada for another few weeks if you can find it. Also has an "MP3 Surgeon" program and "Dexster 1.0 Audio Editor", neither of which seem particularly useful to me.

Greg

bugs · Post by **bugs** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 7:23 am

Sibelius

Lunch Money · Post by **Lunch Money** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 7:26 am

I could have SWORN he said he wanted 'cheap'.

Wait, oh yes-- there it is... "VERY cheap", even.

maximilians1 · Post by **maximilians1** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 7:30 am

Anvil studio has a free version ,its a sequencer with notation built in, limited though, but you can use the midi out function and use your softsynths in another sequencer or just export as midi file, I don't think you can you more than two staffs at a time though so its ok for piano music

bugs · Post by **bugs** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 7:40 am

Lunch Money wrote:I could have SWORN he said he wanted 'cheap'.

Wait, oh yes-- there it is... "VERY cheap", even.

Oh, right..very cheap.

Sell something, like a guitar, and buy Sibelius!

Lunch Money · Post by **Lunch Money** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 7:47 am

I'd do it by hand with homemade staff paper before selling any of my guitars.

bugs · Post by **bugs** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 7:54 am

Lunch Money wrote:

I'd do it by hand with homemade staff paper before selling any of my guitars.

Well, there you go...staff paper and pencils...cheap. No MIDI output, however.

Why would a guitar player need music paper anyway? Just kidding--an old joke.

Lunch Money · Post by **Lunch Money** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 8:28 am

A joke that's funny because it's true.

wsaidah · Post by **wsaidah** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 8:41 am

does anyone no of any software that can import pdf score music

Gwydi · Post by **Gwydi** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 9:50 am

What about Finale's Notepad? It's FREE - can't get much cheaper than that

http://www.finalemusic.com/

G.

Gwydi · Post by **Gwydi** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 9:52 am

wsaidah wrote:does anyone no of any software that can import pdf score music

There are a number of programs that can scan sheet music and turn it into Midi - Smartscore, Photoscore, Vivaldi Scan to name but a few.

If they don't read PDFs directly, just print the PDF and then scan it. Assuming you have a printer and a scanner, of course!

G.

Lunch Money · Post by **Lunch Money** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 6:27 pm

Gwydi wrote:What about Finale's Notepad? It's FREE - can't get much cheaper than that

http://www.finalemusic.com/

G.

And still extra-cheap is Notepad Plus (I saw it on the right of the page linked to above), which adds MIDI import and export for $25.95. Not bad!

Greg

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