Re: Information on Lilypond

[Valentin Villenave]

2007/7/24, Skippy G. Mardon <address@hidden>:

> Hello,

Welcome on the list :)

> I am checking out different types of
> music notation software.
> When I am trying to read about Lilypond,
> the language switches from English to
> German, and then 2 times it switched from
> English to French.

This is weird; can you tell us which browser and operating system you use?
I assume you've already read
http://lilypond.org/web/about/browser-language.html

> I've used Finale for 8 years.
> It's very complex and hard to use.
> What I like to do best, is play a song
> on the MIDI keyboard and then have
> the notes appear on the screen.
> Then I print them.
> I am looking for software that will do
> this conveniently.

It depends on how you define "and then"...
LilyPond is a non-graphical music notation interface. i.e. you can use
a MIDI keyboard to enter your music, but what you'll see instantly
appear on your screen will *not* be a score like in Finale, but some
code, which you'll have to compile to get a (wonderfully displayed)
score at the end.
LilyPond can be quite simple to use (it took my grandmother a couple
hours to learn; now she uses it frequently), but it might not be
appropriated for someone who's used to graphical interfaces.

Regards,
Valentin