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Conference mr1pst::music

Title:MUSIC V4
Notice:New Noters please read Note 1.*, Mod = someone else
Moderator:KDX200::COOPER
Created:Wed Oct 09 1991
Last Modified:Tue Mar 12 1996
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:762
Total number of notes:18706

383.0. "Music to paper: &^^#$%!@^%&" by CECEHV::PAASEN_R (Rico from Easter to Xmas) Wed Mar 17 1993 04:23

Hi all,


I'm a musician and I'd like to write my music down on paper. Does anyone know
if there exists a program that can do this for me? It only has to accept input
and print the music in staffs. It doesn't have to play the music.
Shareware would be nice.

Regards, 
  Richard.
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383.1Check out COMMUSICTANNAY::BETTELSCheryl, DTN 821-4022, Management Systems ResearchWed Mar 17 1993 04:4410
Richard,

There are tons of programs which will do this which range in price from 
shareware to expensive ($700).  It also depends on what kind of computer
you want to use.  Checkout the COMMUSIC notes file (IMDOWN::COMMUSIC, KP7
or SELECT to add it to your notebook) and look for keyword NOTATION.  

Functionality varies enormously.  I even saw one that worked on a VAX once.

Cheryl
383.2DREGS::BLICKSTEINHere all life aboundsWed Mar 17 1993 10:1114
    The answer is "yes", but you should really define what you mean by
    "accept input".  It could mean:
    
    	o Hook a keyboard to the computer, play the tune, computer prints
    	  out the music
    
    	o Use some sort of graphical editor to enter the sheet music,
    
    	o etc
    
    Certainly there are programs to do the first two and your best bet
    is to move this discussion to COMMUSIC as suggested in .1.
    
    	db
383.3MusicCECEHV::PAASEN_RRico from Easter to XmasThu Mar 18 1993 04:3313
    db,
    
    I mean:
    
    o Use some sort of graphical editor to enter the sheet music
    
    The main reason for doing this on a computer is *not* the urge to write
    'computer music', but the (probably) ease of writing and changing the
    music on paper.
    
    But as you suggested I moved to COMMUSIC topic 119.26
    
    Richard.
383.4Don't be fooled by the nameDREGS::BLICKSTEINHere all life aboundsThu Mar 18 1993 11:2310
    "COMMUSIC" is the most mis-named conference I know of.
    
    It started out as "computer music" but is now really more having to
    deal with using electronic tools (synths, computers, signal processors,
    etc.) to create music.
    
    The retention of the name "COMMUSIC" is purely due to tradition rather
    than function.
    
    	db