Re: Notation Editor with MIDI

[David Stocker]

While MuseScore's ability to import *.ly files is a nice feature, the 
greatest thing about its export of *.ly files is the ability to type a 
score with keyboard and mouse, and then use LilyPond as the typesetter 
on the exported *.ly file.

MuseScore is still in beta status. Although its feature set doesn't yet 
rival Finale and Sibelius, a thorough walk through the menus and dialogs 
reveals that the groundwork has been laid to make it every bit as 
feature rich, and more. It's quite a bit buggier than even Finale (which 
is saying something), but then again, it's still in beta status.

Their goal--to become the de-facto standard notation program for 
learning institutions--is ambitious to be sure. It's not clear at this 
point if it will ever mature into a professional grade engraving tool. 
Nevertheless, I'm watching with interest...

David

Andy wrote:
> Grammostola Rosea <rosea.grammostola <at> gmail.com> writes:
>
>   
> > > Try Musescore
> > >
> > > \r
> > >       
> > btw why don't you install ubuntu 9.04? It has all you want.
> > Lilypond
> > Musescore
> > Nted
> > Rosegarden
> > Frescobaldi
> >     
> Do I need all these programs to generate MIDI? It looks like I had only to 
> install MuseScore on VISTA. I installed it within a minute and it runs. 
> Except...
>
> Since I asked in a Lilypond forum, I tried to generate a .ly file. This works, 
> but MuseScore hangs, when I try to open the saved file. But this was only an 
> experiment and should not affect normal work. I will report it in MuseScore 
> forum.
>
> Many thanks to all who answered.
>
> regards,
> Andy
>
>
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