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Offline deadstar

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Music notation software for mac
on: November 21, 2010, 01:31:13 PM
Hello,

I'm looking for software for my MAC, to create music sheets. I prefer one where you can play the notes with a midi keyboard instead of writing it with 'hand'.

I hope someone can help me.

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Offline stevebob

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Re: Music notation software for mac
Reply #1 on: November 21, 2010, 01:40:27 PM
I recommend you check out MuseScore:

www.musescore.org

It's freeware, and MIDI input is supported.

I'm not a Mac user, but I've found MuseScore to be intuitive and surprisingly powerful.
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Re: Music notation software for mac
Reply #2 on: November 21, 2010, 02:05:06 PM
Wow that looks very promising! Thank you

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Re: Music notation software for mac
Reply #3 on: November 21, 2010, 04:07:50 PM
Well I must say that writing the notes is very difficult in Musescore. I can't figure out how to change notes or move notes. The tutorial only talks about CTRL+Z to undo your latest action. Is there a way to change a note in say the beginning of the song? Or to place a rest in front of an allready written part, without having to rewrite the whole score again?


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Re: Music notation software for mac
Reply #4 on: November 22, 2010, 02:45:02 AM
Finale or Sibelius are widely used.  Because of this, there is a lot of user support and help.  However, both are expensive. 
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