This is a comparative listing of the features of several of the more professional level music writing software programs currently available on the market. There is also a list of consumer level music writing software programs available on this same site. That list includes titles such as the Mozart 9 and Notation Composer music writing software programs. All features and specifications are accurate as of the time of the writing of this article.
Live tempo, vamping, and skip ahead during performance, specify exact rhythms for tempo control or use default beat, pause on fermatas,cutoffs support, take 2nd ending support, navigate the score while performing
Includes additional music editing views including audio, controllers, piano roll/drums and MIDI and audio mixers.
Includes multi-track digital audio recording capability.
Includes QuickAudio audio file editor. for complete specifications
- Pro-Audio Mixer - Bundled with ove 10 GB of sounds including exclusive London Symphony Orchestra Sample Library - VSTi presets in Score Setup for Vienna Symphonic Library SE and SE PLUS, East West Quantum Leap Platinum, Miroslav Philharmonik, Garritan Personal Orchetsra (ARIA version) with more to come - ReWire Slave and Host - Sequencer Staff - 4 internally mapped MIDI out ports - All Score symbols are a single click away from entry
* requires free or commercial PDF and/or JPG printer driver (available from website)
I need a program to transpose band music parts quickly. Am I better off with Sibelius or Finale?
Thanks
Ron
All products make it pretty easy to transpose parts, using a quick keypress and then selecting the key that you want to transpose into. The thing that is more important is how you will get the notes into the computer in the first place.
Both Sibelius and Finale offer scanning options, which for scanning clean originals work pretty well. For scanning full scores you will need to buy the commercial version of the free scanning product that ships with each of them (SmartScore or PhotoScore).
If you don't mind entering everything in by hand then you would not need the scanning upgrade.
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