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Question: Mac music notation composer?

sjuhawk31 — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:24:13 -0800

SheetMusicFilter: Is there a program on Mac similar to Noteworthy Composer?

Noteworthy is a bare-bones music notation software that plays back as midi that actually lets you input notes onto a staff. In my working with Garage Band, it doesn't work the same way...how can I get a mac-ready program that does the same things as Noteworthy?

Cheap options preferred...I'm not professional, so it's not worth my money to get something too expensive. I just want to take notes from my part of a multi-part chorus number and put them on the screen to play back.

By: Johnny Assay

Johnny Assay — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:42:32 -0800

If you're not afraid of a little coding, MUP is pretty good. It works along the same lines as LaTeX does for typesetting, in that it takes a coded list of notes and outputs sheet music (and MIDI output as well.) It's full-featured and, best of all, dirt cheap (shareware, with a $30 registration fee to turn off the PRODUCED BY MUP watermarks that it puts on the scores.)

By: Alterscape

Alterscape — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:48:50 -0800

The free version of Finale, Finale Notepad, should meet your needs. It's pretty much crippled if you want to do anything other than place notes on a staff and play them back within the same software (no MIDI export, etc) but for that one purpose, it's easy and free-as-in-beer.

By: sjuhawk31

sjuhawk31 — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:00:09 -0800

Alterscape, will Finale (the full version) export midi?

By: sjuhawk31

sjuhawk31 — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:10:41 -0800

Actually, it looks like the new free version of Notepad supports MIDI export and import. Great!

By: Grangousier

Grangousier — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:29:22 -0800

Like MUP (that is to say, not WYSIWYG in any way), but completely free: Lilypond.

By: Plug Dub In

Plug Dub In — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:39:29 -0800

Aria Maestosa! Free, open source, etc. Very easy to use. Frequently updated.