![]() ![]() Ask a new question Source codeĭCode retains ownership of the "Music Staff Notation" source code. The type of note (eighth note, quarter note, half note) is not taken into account in the name of the note. For guitar I have simply used the piano single staff, but if it was the principle instrument you wanted to write for then you would maybe want to look at buying the additional sound set ($14.00).DCode has taken the liberty to simplify the writing of sharps and bemols, they are normally on the same level as their following note on the stave. Probably the one point to note, the only guitar in the core set seems to be a bass. I purchased an additional sound set for an accordion instrument which is good. If you want additional sounds you can buy them, however the basic sets that come with it have most of the standard instruments (around 55) for orchestra and the ones I've used have been good quality sounds.Ĭhoosing instruments translates into the staff used for input, once you have entered notes then it will play them back using the respective instruments. ![]() I find the default piano sounds are good and stand up to amplification without issues. The program has excellent instrument sounds that come with it, this covers most orchestra groups. ![]() Putting it into speakers, a sound system or amp boosts the quality. I have a Surface Pro 5 and the playback output is good, although the small speakers do choke it back, but it's ok to hear what you have entered as you write. The default instrument playback is audio and although you can export to midi, I can't see an option to redirect output to midi. I am enjoying modifying scores to accordion, adapting the bass clef to accordion bass patterns. It also will import midi and xml and export to those or audio files, either complete score or stems for each instrument. Zoom is by pinch or expand so you can get closer for more difficult bits. It is the first notation program (out of about 6) that properly picked up and played a passage involving triplet pairs in a score I was copying.Įntry is by pen (in my case a Microsoft pencil) and it works well. Scores are playable which helps me a lot as I find it hard to 'hear' what notation will sound like. Not being a strong sight reader it has helped my learning a lot to write notation in from scores. I am using it in Windows 10 on a MS surface pro. Staffpad is available for iPad and Windows and uses a pencil as it's main input. It is a program currently around AU$60 for the Windows version. I have used a variety of notation programs over the years but have settled on Staffpad. Now it's not an option, but thankfully the sheet music software gives me a good alternative.Īnyway would be interested to know what tools other people use. I was never keen on writing music by hand/pen/pencil even when my hands worked properly. I’ve written more about this in my blog.Īs a disabled accordionist, who can only play occasionally now due to progressive neurological illness, arranging like this with computer music software has reinvigorated my accordion playing, letting me have fun creatively working on arrangements, and also do them when too weak to play. And I sometimes use a mini USB piano keyboard to experiment with as I’m arranging. My music theory knowledge is um shaky, so I’m spotting music things I recognise rather than knowing what everything is called properly! But it works. I mainly do the arranging on my laptop, but sometimes use my Mac desktop, iPad or iPod touch (iPhone minus the phoning), which all sync music between them. You can do a full bass clef arrangement for a more complex or fuller accordion music notation, but I like this short hand, and most of the time it’s enough for what I want to play, and very compact. It can be used for full orchestral scale scores, but I use it primarily to record accordion melodies (with harmonies/embellishments) plus a note of the chords to play at each point. I tried a trial copy of Sibelius and a few others, but Notion was the one that clicked for me. I’ve been using Notion (available for Mac, Windows and iOS) for a bit over a year now. It might be good to share tips / experiences etc. I thought I’d start a thread about sheet music notation software that folks find helpful. Thanks for this new section of the forum! ![]()
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