Less Ashamed Of Self Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 doesn't suck? I need an external midi program based around sheet music layout that isn't gonna be so limited. I am addicted to the speed of the hotkey interface with NWC... and if there was a version with customizable hotkeys that'd be even better... but I'm done with the 10-save demo version and I'm not payin $39 for the full. It needs lyrical control, print options, great copy/paste control... and ideally... it'd be free and/or open source. Anyone got any recommendations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DZComposer Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 I can't even find the ease of note entry that NWC has in EXPENSIVE notators like Finale or Sibelius, much less the cheaper ones. In terms of free or OSS notators, I have yet to find anything worth using. I've seen a couple, but their entry is very clunky and the printed music looks like crap. I've given up and am looking for a sequener with step entry (why are these hard to find?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanjika Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 Uhh, i think Finale has some sort of free notepad. Don;t know if it sucks, or meets your needs, but it's worth a shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanthos Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 Finale's free product is pretty good; I found it to be at least as good as Noteworthy Composer. For around $60 CDN though, you can get Finale PrintMusic. I used it for transposition and writing/arranging more reed parts in a university production of Footloose this past year, and it was a huge timesaver. I recommend it highly over Noteworthy Composer, despite having used NWC for about 8 years previously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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