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Notation Software
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| Manufacturer |
Product |
Minimum System Requirements |
Imported File Formats |
Supports Alternative Fonts |
Non-Standard Key Signatures |
Complex Meters
Non-Metric Music |
Scanning - OCR |
Special Features |
Price |
| Adept Music Notation
Solutions |
Nightingale Music Notation Software |
Mac OS 7.0-9.2 |
MIDI, NoteScan, Notelist, Finale ETF (v.3, 3.5
only) |
Yes |
No |
Y/Y |
Y/N |
QuickChange and Get Info interfaces, Threader
Tool, NoteScan Program ($29), 0-6 lines per staff |
$195; $95 Stud. |
| Adept Music Notation
Solutions |
Nightingale X |
Mac OS X |
MIDI, NoteScan, Notelist, Finale ETF (v.3, 3.5
only) |
Yes |
No |
Y/Y |
Y/N |
QuickChange and Get Info interfaces, Threader
Tool, NoteScan Program ($29), 0-6 lines per staff |
$270; St. $110 |
| Adept Music Notation
Solutions |
NightLight Music Notation Software |
Mac OS 7.0, 5 MB RAM |
MIDI, Notelist |
Yes |
No |
Y/Y |
N/N |
QuickChange and Get Info interfaces, Threader
Tool, saves as EPSF and PostScript, four-pg. max. |
Free |
| GenieSoft Music
Software |
Score Writer 4 |
Win or Mac (including OS X) |
MIDI, Encore, and MusicTime |
No |
No |
N/N |
N/N |
Full VST Host. Opens Overture files. Scores
are cross-platform compatible. |
$69 |
| GenieSoft Music
Software |
Overture 4 |
Win or Mac (including OS X) |
MIDI, Encore, and MusicTime |
Yes |
No |
Y/Y |
N/N |
Full VST host with graphical editing of MIDI
data directly on the score |
$399 |
| Graphire Corporation |
Music Press |
Mac OS 7, 16 MB RAM, Win 95, 32 MB RAM |
N/A |
No |
No |
Y/Y |
N/N |
High-end printing features |
$600 |
| Gvox |
Music Time Deluxe |
Mac OS 9.x, OS 10.2 or higher; Win 98 or
higher, 32 MB RAM |
MIDI, Encore, MUS, RHP |
Yes |
No |
N/N |
N/N |
Easy to use |
$120 |
| Gvox |
Encore |
Mac OS 9.x, OS 10.2 or higher; Win 98 or
higher, 32 MB RAM |
MIDI, Encore, MUS, RHP |
Yes |
No |
N/N |
N/N |
Easy to use |
$400 |
| MakeMusic |
PrintMusic! |
Mac 9.0.4 or 10.2, Win 98, 128 MB RAM |
MIDI, SmartScore, Encore, Rhapsody, MIDIScan,
Finale Family Files |
No |
No |
N/N |
Y/N |
Engraver slurs, MicNotator (realtime entry
from acoustic inst.), exports as SmartMusic Accompaniment |
$70 |
| MakeMusic |
Finale NotePad |
Mac 10.2, Win 98, 128 MB RAM |
All same or earlier version Finale Family
Files |
No |
No |
N/N |
N/N |
Opens any same or earlier version Finale
Family File, exports as SmartMusic Accompaniment |
Free |
| MakeMusic |
NotePad Plus |
Mac 10.2, Win 98, 128 MB RAM |
MIDI, all same or earlier version Finale
Family Files |
No |
No |
N/N |
N/N |
Exports as SmartMusic Accompaniment |
$25 |
| MakeMusic |
Finale 2006 |
Mac 10.2, Win 98, 256 MB RAM |
MIDI, Encore, TIFF, EPS, SCORE, Rhapsody,
SharpEye, SmartScore, MIDIScan, MusicXML, Finale Family |
Yes |
Yes |
Y/Y |
Y/N |
World-class Garritan sounds, Studio View,
TempoTap |
$350/$600 |
| MakeMusic |
Finale Guitar |
Mac 8.6, Win 98, 64 MB RAM |
MIDI, SmartScore, Encore, Rhapsody, MIDIScan,
Finale Family Files |
Yes |
No |
N/Y |
Y/N |
Exports as TIFF, MicNotator, Rhyming
Dictionary, SmartMusic Accompaniment |
$100 |
| MIDIsoft |
iMake SheetMusic Deluxe 3.0 |
Win 98 |
N/A |
Yes |
Yes |
N/N |
N/N |
Use any MIDI instrument, export to MP3, WAV;
mix and burn to CD |
$59 |
| miniMusic |
NotePad |
Palm OS 3.0 and higher, 100 K free |
N/A |
No |
No |
N/N |
N/N |
Pen-based input, integrated soft synth |
$30 |
| Musitek |
SmartScore Piano Edition |
Win 98, NT, ME, 2000, XP; Mac: OS 9, OS 10.2+,
24 MB RAM |
TIFF, MIDI, ENF, NIFF |
No |
Yes |
N/N |
Y/N |
Limited to reading music with no more than two
staves per system. No lyric recognition. |
$99 |
| Musitek |
SmartScore Guitar Edition |
Win 98, NT, ME, 2000, XP; Mac: OS 9, OS 10.2+,
24 MB RAM |
TIFF, MIDI, ENF, NIFF |
No |
Yes |
N/N |
Y/N |
Processes only one staff line (solo/single
part) |
$99 |
| Musitek |
SmartScore MIDI Edition |
Win 98, NT, ME, 2000, XP; Mac: OS 9, OS 10.2+,
24 MB RAM |
TIFF, MIDI, ENF, NIFF |
No |
Yes |
N/N |
Y/N |
Limited to reading music with up to four
staves. No lyric/chord symbol recognition. MIDI export only. |
$99 |
| Musitek |
SmartScore Songboook Edition |
Win 98, NT, ME, 2000, XP; Mac: OS 9, OS 10.2+,
24 MB RAM |
TIFF, MIDI, ENF, NIFF |
No |
Yes |
N/N |
Y/Y |
Identical to SmartScore Pro, just limited to
processing music with no more than three staves per system. |
$199 |
| Musitek |
SmartScore Pro Edition |
Win 98, NT, ME, 2000, XP; Mac: OS 9, OS 10.2+,
24 MB RAM |
TIFF, MIDI, ENF, NIFF |
No |
Yes |
N/N |
Y/Y |
Processes up to 32 staff lines per system.
Exports finished music pages into Finale and Sibelius |
$399/$299 |
| Notation Software |
MidiNotate Composer |
Win 98, ME, NT4, 2000, XP 256 MB RAM |
MIDI |
Yes |
No |
Y/Y |
N/N |
Integrated MIDI sequencing and graphical
editing |
$150 |
| Notation Technologies |
Play Music |
Win 95, 98, 2000, ME, XP, 16 MB RAM |
MIDI, MusicTime, Rhapsody, Encore |
Yes |
Yes |
Y/Y |
N/N |
|
$50 |
| Personal Composer |
PC-8 |
Win 95 - XP, 64 MB RAM |
MIDI |
Yes |
No |
N/N |
N/N |
|
$70 |
| Personal Composer |
PC-16 |
Win 95 - XP, 64 MB RAM |
MIDI, NIFF |
Yes |
No |
N/N |
N/N |
|
$140 |
| Personal Composer |
Personal Composer 44 |
Win 95 - XP, 64 MB RAM |
MIDI, NIFF, XML |
Yes |
No |
N/N |
N/N |
Imports/exports graphics, imports NIFF, XML |
$200 |
| Sibelius Software |
G7 |
Win 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP, NT4, Mac G4/G3/iMac,
OS 8.6 |
Finale, Score, Allegro, Printmusic, MIDI, TIFF |
Yes |
Yes |
Y/N |
Y/Y |
Internet publishing; sample library included |
$149 |
| Sibelius Software |
Sibelius 4 |
Win 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP, NT4; Mac G4/G3/iMac,
OS 8.6 |
Finale, Score, Allegro, Printmusic, MIDI, TIFF |
Yes |
Yes |
Y/Y |
Y/Y |
Internet publishing, enhanced playback, OS X
carbonized, auto-arrange, Flexitime note entry |
$299/$599 |
| VirtuosoWorks |
Notion |
Win 2000, XP, 512 MB |
Notion / MusicXML |
No |
Yes |
Y/Y |
N/N |
Instant plybck. feat. samples of the London
Symphony Orchestra recorded at Abbey Road Studios. |
$600 |
| Yowza Software |
MusEdit Music Notation Software |
Win 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, 32 MB RAM |
MusEdit, text, MIDI, ABC |
No |
Yes |
Y/Y |
N/N |
Image export, custom chord diagrams, alternate
tunings, 284-pg. printed manual |
$79 |
| Manufacturer |
Product |
Minimum System Requirements |
Imported File Formats |
Supports Alternative Fonts |
Non-Standard Key Signatures |
Complex Meters
Non-Metric Music |
Scanning - OCR |
Special Features |
Price |
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