So, this video just presents some general, and very vague, information on three notation programs, without IN ANY WAY providing insight into "what is the best music notation software?". Certainly, simply mentioning the names of three programs is not a review, and does not help anyone understand which they might wish to purchase and use. The OP also appears to have little or no personal experience with Sibelius and Finale, other than knowing some people who use them. This makes the entire video come across like a commercial for NoteFlight or whatever the third one was. I am a professional music arranger and publisher, and have been for decades (since the mid-80s) and I can say that the choice is not at all as simple as this video makes it sound. I am also on professional forums where people who use all, or most, of the worthwhile programs ask questions, offer advice, help each other out, and in general discuss the differences between the programs. 5 seconds of any of those forums is worth 10 of this video. Geez.
@@LuisAntonioPerez327 , perhaps you are not familiar with the concept of honest criticism? What makes you think that a critic owes anyone a better alternative than what they are critiquing? I would not have even offered any criticism of this video had the OP come even close to delivering what the video title promised. There are far too many people on UA-cam these days who are putting out worthless content, often with click-bait titles, and it is quite appropriate to voice disapproval.
I'm using two: Note Worthy Composer (since 2008) and Muse Score (since 2018). Both of these notation softwares are incredible, although I am way faster in the first one I mentioned. When it comes to keyboard shortcuts and templates, these two softwares have big difference: the first one is a bit harder, but more effective in additional elements. All it matters is practice.
I've messed with Noteflight and Sibelius a little bit. But I've been a "dyed in the wool" Finale user for many years. Your portrayals of each seems pretty on-point. I like Finale because for two reasons: 1) It's the one I've been using and I'm used to it. 2) I haven't found anything it can't do. For music printing/publishing, there's no equal. But both Sibelius and Noteflight are quite useful. Thanks!
There are certain notational oddities (with tonal music) that are possible or far easier with Dorico, but yes, Finale is quite powerful. This from a Finale guy going back to ~1995...
As I own two Presonus digital mixing desks (16 and 32 channel) I use their Capture software to record live music (passing through the mixing desks), and also their Notion composition software to produce arrangements. Notion uses sound files that are of instruments recorded at Abbey Road Studios, and so the result sounds quite like a real orchestra. If I want to play along I can save the results from Notion to Capture and play back through the mixing desk mixing the recorded tracks around me playing a live instrument through another channel. In order to pass music to other composers who use Sibelius I also use the free Sibelius First and can bundle four tracks together. For larger arrangements they can easily be split into groups of four so that a full copy of Sibelius can be used to rebuild the full arrangement. MuseScore can also be used to pass work on to those who use the free MuseScore software.
Finale hurts my brain after a good while, but I had never used any specialty tools or engraving experience in it!! Dorico makes my life a lot simpler, and the vibe is neato, like a musical rocketship to the land of Theremin + Orch concerti
I need a Violin music software that can create xml files including the violin cleff tab . I am using the teaching or learning violin software Purely violin , so i really need xml file that works with that program and that uses .xml files including cleffs tabs. Do you know of any programs or software that can assist me in 2021? Muse Score is not compatible with Purely Violin, i tired and the Purely Violin workers or helpers also tried, the xml files in Muse Score is not compatible with Purely Violin because it has no Cleff tabs. I need some help please and use .xml files in Purely Violin.
What about Musescore? I'm trying to obtain sheet music for MOONDANCE. Musescore has one version but I need to make a few changes. I just read the next question about Musescore. Is the free version easy to use?
I write music mainly on the guitar, a little on the piano. I need something to notate finished pieces. Is there a way to turn a Cakewalk file into notation? That would really be the best way for me and get things done quickly.
Is there any software that uses only tonic solfa not staff notation? In my case I need to type a choir song which is in tonic solfa in the Ms word or anything applicable. Please suggest.
Well, I use Guitar pro 6 and i think it´s input method is better than sibelius. You can see all shortcuts, if you put the mouse over the symbol you want to use. It also has really cool sounds. However, entering chords symbols it´s a pain and some dynamics related symbols are really small. it is really easy to use. and ift has few limitations when scoring for a small band.
I am wonder that you didn't mention about CAPELLA... This program is professional one, trnslated to many languages (Czech, Polish, Finnish, English, German...). It also is as free, trial and... much cheaper than S or F...
I'm looking for a software program that will write the music notation from instrumental songs I play from my guitar. I've heard of MIDI but never used it. Do they still make MIDI GUITARS?
Hi! my twelve years old daughter made animation, and she really wants try composing music that for. What is your recommendation to her? Which program for beginners?
How do I make PDF's or music like on Andrea and Trevor Dow's music where they include graphics. For example or they may put one line on the bottom staff to show chords in stead of 5 lines. I guess my question is how do you add graphics to your music or manipulate the staff with icons etc.?
Any suggestions for an applied teacher returning to teaching beginning theory who will need to brush up on how to use a software to create part-writing exams? I used to use Sibelius 10 years ago and it was cumbersome to notate figured bass and inversion symbols.
when signing up for a free online program such as noteflight, do i need to to be concerned that I may be agreeing to to something that will compromise my copyrights?
I need a simple (old lady) app that I can sing, hum, or play the piano into and it will create the sheet music, preferably including timing and key. Does such a program exist? Keeping in mind that once written I can always load it into more dynamic software where I can create and add the drums and other instruments. Baby steps though. Thank you
I don’t think that is a thing but you can use a tuning app to figure out your starting pitch then make that your doe. Once you have ur first note use solfége intervals to find ur notes and determine the key. Or sing slowly at the tuner to see ur notes are to figure out the key.
@@Mrmidtown1 Audioscore is promoted as such and packaged with Sibelius - but most users have had limited success with it. Basically music gibberish on a page. YMMV
It does exist! It is called ScoreCloud and it changed my songwriting life forever. From wasting vast amounts of time in Logic or another music production programme, I now use ScoreCloud to quickly and easily notate my songs. Give it a go and you will not look back. Best of luck.
which one can I write music notes and the notes will show on screen with their durations. For example, you play a note on a keyboard and it shows this not on screen with its duration? thank you
Does anyone have a simple system for keeping track of piano progressions, as well as an audio recording of it? I have a basic list of all my progressions, and if I'm playing around and come up with something new, I'll pull out my phone and add it in, just the chords. So something like F C Am F C G, but then in a separate app I'll do a quick recording of me playing it so I can remember the rhythm or melody that I came up with. It's nice to be able to scroll through a list of progressions and just start playing something, but I'm starting to outgrow my system and wondering what other people are doing. The main thing is just taking quick notes and audio so that I don't forget my ideas. Thanks!
Are any of these able to transcribe music as it is played (live or recorded) and then have said transcription manipulated to experiment with new harmonies and such? Anyone? Bueller?
This would be an incredibly complex algorithm to be able to pick out individual parts. The closest thing to this that I know of would be melodyne, polyphonic audio editor - not a free or easy thing to use. Maybe in the not too distant future. If you are pulling from a simple Acappella track then yes this isnt as difficult, but I still don’t know of any free or cheap / beginner apps that do this. -seth
A recommendation for the best playback. On most of these (all of these) Piano sounds real but other instruments not so much. For example I'd like to be able to get violin sound with all the color that a real violin would have.
Hi Logan,This is Tim Amberlee. I'm a songwriter with a lot of songs that I'm starting to finish up, hopefully to market as demos. Do you know of any program which actually provides the notation from an audio file? Thus, if you were to play a guitar line with a click track and recorded it, the program would actually produce what you played on a sheet of music with notation that another person could then read and play?
Great content! Question: I want to write parts for cover material (retro Funk group). Drums, bass, guitar, keys, horns, percussion, and vocals. We're talking chord symbols, virgules suggested bass line, vocal lines etc... What would be my cheapest option. I want to email the parts, or print out the sheet music if the player does not have a tablet?? Thank you. I did subscribe.
Logan. Thank you for the video. I've used Encore for music notation and loved how easy it is to use since it was screen driven instead of menu driven. It appears Encore is never going to be updated to work above Mac OS system 14(Mojave). Can you recommend another notation program that is as screen driven like Encore? Is there one that allows the changing the size of a measure by clicking on at the top of a bar line and dragging it? Thank you.
Probably only if the piece is a simple construction. Any classical or pieces with dense notation will prove difficult if not impossible for any software program to precisely replicate note for note. The reason is piano sound is complex. About 12 years ago, I paid a professional (who said he had perfect pitch) to transcribe a somewhat complex 19th century piano piece into sheet music via a mp3 recording. He told me that you have to transcribe by ear, and use software as an aide, but that no notation program come close to notating the piece I wanted transcribed. I experimented with some, like Anthem score, but it was far off transcribing intricate pieces with any degree of accuracy. I am no expert on this subject, but this is what I have found in my research.
Thanks. I am looking for a simple software to write down chords diagrams I randomly learn so that i have have library I can easlly access without having to write down the chords myself by hand. Do you have any recommendation? Paying or free? Thanks
Since no one else has replied I'll make a suggestion that doesn't answer your question directly and I fear is probably not very useful, but maybe it's better than nothing: If you're talking about the sort of chord charts used for fretted instruments like guitars and ukuleles, you can find printable collections of them on line, and then you can just circle the ones you're learning. Also, I found it helpful not just to memorize chord charts but to figure out how they work. Each fret on a fretted stringed instrument takes you up a half-step or semitone at a time, just like moving up one key on a piano (without worrying about the color). Just remember that from B to C is a half-step and from E to F is a half-step and you can figure out all the notes you're playing. At that point it's obvious that you're very often playing the same note on more than one string, so with a C major chord for example you're really just playing C, E, and G together. Also pay attention to intervals. Intervals are really fundamental to music. A major chord (such as C major) is the named note plus two more notes 4 and 7 half-steps up from it, and a minor chord is the named note plus notes 3 and 7 half-steps up. Of course then you get into inversions and augmented and diminished and suspended (sus) chords and chords with more than three notes and so on, but the underlying concepts are simple. As with a lot of other things, those simple ideas are obscured by confusing terminology that can easily scare people off. This isn't to say that there's no benefit to memorizing chords, but understanding how they work can make that easier. I'm sorry this isn't a better and more direct answer but i hope it's at least a little helpful.
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The day of judgment is decisive and displays to all the seal of truth. Just as now a father does not send his son, or a son his father, or a master his servant, or a friend his dearest friend, to be ill or sleep or eat or be healed in his stead, 105 so no one shall ever pray for another on that day, neither shall any one lay a burden on another; for then every one shall bear his own righteousness and unrighteousness." .....2 Esdras 7:75 ///////////////
Can you change the tempo on all of these versions? I had a finale app years ago and couldn't change the tempo. I assume that was because it was one of their free versions.
I haven't played with every single version of everything, but I'm pretty sure that most of these allow you to change tempo. If you used it years ago, there's a good chance that the current version is handled differently from when you originally tried it.
prefers the old sibelius 1.4 to write down quickly. That's all i need as a professional composer ´cause I now what I´m doing. Just need to replace the pen
Sometimes open source platforms aren't supported quite as well as the for-profit ones, but if you're looking for the best free option, it would definitely be worth trying! We don't personally know others who use it, but it looks solid from what we can tell!
Our team doesn't have as much experience with Staffpad, but overall it looks really good! If you have any experience with it, I definitely think you can stick with it!
I have used Sibelius and Dorico, and also lots of daws and vi’s, and even Guitar Pro. But none have the feature I am trying to find. Smooth scrolling of the score, without any distracting skips, is what I want. Tempo adjustable, zoomable, selectable instruments, So, for instance, I enter a 64 bar melody in tablature, and then have it scroll steadily from left to right, with the current bar right in the center of the screen, would make music reading so much more efficient. Any ideas?
Dorico is the real winner over all software ever made. I’m a Finale user, have tried intensively Sibelius and MuseScore. Finale is outdated, have power and custom a loto of elements BUT seems to keep old approch. Now I’ve switched to Dorico and I’m very shoked by the power, the smoothness and the way it achieve results in the most natural and logic way, from score management to the writing process, from powerful engrave to print, and the best playback system very daw friendly. A great piece of software with a great team that have made a lot of great tutorials on youtube channel. I’m a Logic Pro X DAW user and I know what is the frustation of switching from daw to score software. I can affirm with no dubt that Dorico have filled that gap. Not in the same league Cubase that, even if Steinberg, Dont match Logic ProX.
Is Dorico able to export files to MIDI? I have Logic Pro X and I'd like to export my Dorico compositions into Logic so that I can play it back in order to fine tune dynamics.
Musescore may not be the best in playback, but for a free software that's continuously being updated, it's actually AMAZING.
Snavels
I agree, it has the best price to value ratio
honestly if it had great vst playback i wouldn't use anything else
@@mycollegeshirt I mean, you can add your own soundfonts to it if you really want. I got some kick ass brass sounds in there
@@mycollegeshirt use sfz files (little musical humor)
but the playback is literal static in you ear i cant hear it it judt makes me go deaf
So, this video just presents some general, and very vague, information on three notation programs, without IN ANY WAY providing insight into "what is the best music notation software?". Certainly, simply mentioning the names of three programs is not a review, and does not help anyone understand which they might wish to purchase and use. The OP also appears to have little or no personal experience with Sibelius and Finale, other than knowing some people who use them. This makes the entire video come across like a commercial for NoteFlight or whatever the third one was.
I am a professional music arranger and publisher, and have been for decades (since the mid-80s) and I can say that the choice is not at all as simple as this video makes it sound. I am also on professional forums where people who use all, or most, of the worthwhile programs ask questions, offer advice, help each other out, and in general discuss the differences between the programs. 5 seconds of any of those forums is worth 10 of this video.
Geez.
What would you recommend? Or what video
@@tomvaleska MuseScore
I went to your page to find the video you made that's better than this one but I couldn't find it. Can you link it?
@@LuisAntonioPerez327 , perhaps you are not familiar with the concept of honest criticism? What makes you think that a critic owes anyone a better alternative than what they are critiquing?
I would not have even offered any criticism of this video had the OP come even close to delivering what the video title promised. There are far too many people on UA-cam these days who are putting out worthless content, often with click-bait titles, and it is quite appropriate to voice disapproval.
@@youtuuba agreeable.
I'm using two: Note Worthy Composer (since 2008) and Muse Score (since 2018).
Both of these notation softwares are incredible, although I am way faster in the first one I mentioned.
When it comes to keyboard shortcuts and templates, these two softwares have big difference: the first one is a bit harder, but more effective in additional elements. All it matters is practice.
I've messed with Noteflight and Sibelius a little bit. But I've been a "dyed in the wool" Finale user for many years. Your portrayals of each seems pretty on-point. I like Finale because for two reasons: 1) It's the one I've been using and I'm used to it. 2) I haven't found anything it can't do. For music printing/publishing, there's no equal. But both Sibelius and Noteflight are quite useful. Thanks!
I've tried using Finale but there's a slight delay when I use midi to add notes. Do you know what's wrong?
There are certain notational oddities (with tonal music) that are possible or far easier with Dorico, but yes, Finale is quite powerful. This from a Finale guy going back to ~1995...
@@jeffthechristian3010 I go back to 1991 with Finale. You cannot describe Sibelius as useful because it is a nightmare as my students agree!
@karlheisenberg4446 sure wish there was an answer to your question 😂 I need to know also
I have a question. Will alll three music notation apps use musicXML files? Thanks!!!
Musescore is great you don’t have to pay anything you can create any type of music
And it’s free
Space Man Games it’s great and free but there is a lot of things that I don’t like about the UI
Omar Ortiz fair
@@omarortiz515 there improving it a lot. They hired Tantacrul from UA-cam
McTrashy 1 its great but the UI is extremely frustrating to deal with
Im looking for a program that takes a mp3 or wavv and makes a pdf tab?
What is accurate and easy to use?
Thanks
I'm using Crescendo. It's very user friendly.
Crescendo is good but there's no easy way to enter chords. Any suggestions?
As I own two Presonus digital mixing desks (16 and 32 channel) I use their Capture software to record live music (passing through the mixing desks), and also their Notion composition software to produce arrangements. Notion uses sound files that are of instruments recorded at Abbey Road Studios, and so the result sounds quite like a real orchestra. If I want to play along I can save the results from Notion to Capture and play back through the mixing desk mixing the recorded tracks around me playing a live instrument through another channel.
In order to pass music to other composers who use Sibelius I also use the free Sibelius First and can bundle four tracks together. For larger arrangements they can easily be split into groups of four so that a full copy of Sibelius can be used to rebuild the full arrangement. MuseScore can also be used to pass work on to those who use the free MuseScore software.
I'm trying to purchase one... Once we purchased it we can use it for more than a year or yearly payment
Great ! what about Crescendo ? Please give an introduction that
I just bought Overture 5. I like it as it has its own MIDI-roll and VSTi support. Also planned to have audio tracks, similar to modern DAWs.
Musescore is the best software
Sure the playback sounds may not all be so realistic, but it is really awesome.
its gotten better
@@pembebulut2781 anthem score is a pretty good software but its still pretty rough
My cousin is in TN and his name is Logan Crocker. He is into music and composing and I am wondering if you know him?
I want to be able to hear a song and get the technology to write the piano notes out. What is it called? And where do I purchase?
can you do it on multiple instruments?
What about score cloud?
Finale hurts my brain after a good while, but I had never used any specialty tools or engraving experience in it!! Dorico makes my life a lot simpler, and the vibe is neato, like a musical rocketship to the land of Theremin + Orch concerti
How about a review of Copyist or quick score elite?
I need a Violin music software that can create xml files including the violin cleff tab . I am using the teaching or learning violin software Purely violin , so i really need xml file that works with that program and that uses .xml files including cleffs tabs. Do you know of any programs or software that can assist me in 2021? Muse Score is not compatible with Purely Violin, i tired and the Purely Violin workers or helpers also tried, the xml files in Muse Score is not compatible with Purely Violin because it has no Cleff tabs. I need some help please and use .xml files in Purely Violin.
I write everything in Musescore and easily export midi or xml files into Reaper. MS is free & the DAW was just $60 to own. Effecient & effective!
That is awesome! We are happy to hear that!
What about Musescore? I'm trying to obtain sheet music for MOONDANCE. Musescore has one version but I need to make a few changes. I just read the next question about Musescore. Is the free version easy to use?
MuseScore is free to use as a whole.
I write music mainly on the guitar, a little on the piano. I need something to notate finished pieces. Is there a way to turn a Cakewalk file into notation? That would really be the best way for me and get things done quickly.
In your opinion what is the best REAL TIME (with keyboard midi input) notation software?
Is there any software that uses only tonic solfa not staff notation?
In my case I need to type a choir song which is in tonic solfa in the Ms word or anything applicable.
Please suggest.
can you scan a piece of music and change the key/transpose to a different key and print out the transposed version of any of these software?
Yes, as far as I know you can do that with Sibelius.
Another possibility would be SmartyScore X2 Pro
Which software to convert a song into sheet music (Eg, for guitar) ?
Scorecloud express
Well, I use Guitar pro 6 and i think it´s input method is better than sibelius. You can see all shortcuts, if you put the mouse over the symbol you want to use. It also has really cool sounds. However, entering chords symbols it´s a pain and some dynamics related symbols are really small. it is really easy to use. and ift has few limitations when scoring for a small band.
I've used Finale, and also have used/owned Finale PrintMusic! and was very happy with it. Any recommendations about Crescendo?
Well jean sibelius came back from the dead to crash my laptop last night...
You can get Noteperformer 4 to use with Finale,have a better sounds
@@adanmiller890 cool, thanks for letting me know!
which of these, takes youtube or mp3 and generates an accurate keyboard score
I need to print music from recordings and live instruments. What can I use for that? ONLY PC based, NOT Apple.
Hi! We would love to help you! Email support@fullcirclemusic.com for more assistance!
I am wonder that you didn't mention about CAPELLA... This program is professional one, trnslated to many languages (Czech, Polish, Finnish, English, German...). It also is as free, trial and... much cheaper than S or F...
NOTEFLIGHT ALL THE WAY 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥❗️❗️❗️
I'm looking for a software program that will write the music notation from instrumental songs I play from my guitar.
I've heard of MIDI but never used it.
Do they still make MIDI GUITARS?
Hi Terry! Yes! You can use midi for guitars and it should show you the notation!
Hi! my twelve years old daughter made animation, and she really wants try composing music that for. What is your recommendation to her? Which program for beginners?
GarageBand is a good tool to start!
I'm interested in a notation software that will keep me organized. I would like it it simple but not overly so, any suggestions?
Been using Encore since 1996. 😅 love it
How do I make PDF's or music like on Andrea and Trevor Dow's music where they include graphics. For example or they may put one line on the bottom staff to show chords in stead of 5 lines. I guess my question is how do you add graphics to your music or manipulate the staff with icons etc.?
Logan, what is the difference between a notation program software and softwares like EWQL, Vienna, Cubase and similar?
Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
My pleasure!
Any suggestions for an applied teacher returning to teaching beginning theory who will need to brush up on how to use a software to create part-writing exams? I used to use Sibelius 10 years ago and it was cumbersome to notate figured bass and inversion symbols.
You need Finale! Nothiing else is capable!
I have used Sibelius and now I start to try flat.io
when signing up for a free online program such as noteflight, do i need to to be concerned that I may be agreeing to to something that will compromise my copyrights?
Really appreciate this info- thanks
I use Sibelius and Finale but with noteperformer 4 .Have a better sounds and expression
As a music theorist, Musescore is wonderful.
The playback is adequate, but I'm not making money to offset the expense of software.
I need a simple (old lady) app that I can sing, hum, or play the piano into and it will create the sheet music, preferably including timing and key. Does such a program exist?
Keeping in mind that once written I can always load it into more dynamic software where I can create and add the drums and other instruments.
Baby steps though.
Thank you
I don’t think that is a thing but you can use a tuning app to figure out your starting pitch then make that your doe. Once you have ur first note use solfége intervals to find ur notes and determine the key. Or sing slowly at the tuner to see ur notes are to figure out the key.
Sibelius can do this. Never tried so I don’t know how efficient it is...
Idk much about this yet but couldn't you attach a mic by midi and get it to do that? I know sibelius has that.
@@Mrmidtown1 Audioscore is promoted as such and packaged with Sibelius - but most users have had limited success with it. Basically music gibberish on a page. YMMV
It does exist! It is called ScoreCloud and it changed my songwriting life forever. From wasting vast amounts of time in Logic or another music production programme, I now use ScoreCloud to quickly and easily notate my songs. Give it a go and you will not look back. Best of luck.
Hi sir good video, like do this in android mobile any apps give me suggition sir
which one can I write music notes and the notes will show on screen with their durations. For example, you play a note on a keyboard and it shows this not on screen with its duration?
thank you
Does anyone have a simple system for keeping track of piano progressions, as well as an audio recording of it? I have a basic list of all my progressions, and if I'm playing around and come up with something new, I'll pull out my phone and add it in, just the chords. So something like F C Am F C G, but then in a separate app I'll do a quick recording of me playing it so I can remember the rhythm or melody that I came up with. It's nice to be able to scroll through a list of progressions and just start playing something, but I'm starting to outgrow my system and wondering what other people are doing. The main thing is just taking quick notes and audio so that I don't forget my ideas. Thanks!
Chordbot, which is an app available for the Android OS - download from Google Play Store, might be what you're looking for.
Is there anything out there that takes a clean piano recording, and outputs MIDI? Like image vectorization but for audio.
There's something called Anthem Score that does this, but I haven't tried it personally.
@@DGaryGrady thanks for the tip! Will definitely check it out
Are any of these able to transcribe music as it is played (live or recorded) and then have said transcription manipulated to experiment with new harmonies and such? Anyone? Bueller?
This would be an incredibly complex algorithm to be able to pick out individual parts. The closest thing to this that I know of would be melodyne, polyphonic audio editor - not a free or easy thing to use. Maybe in the not too distant future. If you are pulling from a simple Acappella track then yes this isnt as difficult, but I still don’t know of any free or cheap / beginner apps that do this. -seth
How did you manage to leave Dorico off this list?
Dorico didn't pay him.
@@edselsreadingchannel6724 maybe we should have...
A recommendation for the best playback. On most of these (all of these) Piano sounds real but other instruments not so much. For example I'd like to be able to get violin sound with all the color that a real violin would have.
This video was so helpful. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
How about some demos?
You forgot Finale. Used it in high school and in college.
Hi Logan,This is Tim Amberlee. I'm a songwriter with a lot of songs that I'm starting to finish up, hopefully to market as demos. Do you know of any program which actually provides the notation from an audio file? Thus, if you were to play a guitar line with a click track and recorded it, the program would actually produce what you played on a sheet of music with notation that another person could then read and play?
ScoreCloud is pretty user friendly, as well.
I use my Cubase 12 studio software to get my note`s out
I can never figure out how to write a melody with the music composition software
Hi Erin! I hope the video helped!
You cannot compose music with software.
@@nonenoneonenonenone no duh you can
For songwriting I love Guitar Pro . Really easy to use and not very expensive. For more complex arrangements I go with Dorico.
Great content! Question: I want to write parts for cover material (retro Funk group). Drums, bass, guitar, keys, horns, percussion, and vocals. We're talking chord symbols, virgules suggested bass line, vocal lines etc... What would be my cheapest option. I want to email the parts, or print out the sheet music if the player does not have a tablet?? Thank you. I did subscribe.
Logan.
Thank you for the video.
I've used Encore for music notation and loved how easy it is to use since it was screen driven instead of menu driven.
It appears Encore is never going to be updated to work above Mac OS system 14(Mojave).
Can you recommend another notation program that is as screen driven like Encore?
Is there one that allows the changing the size of a measure by clicking on at the top of a bar line and dragging it?
Thank you.
What is GNU alternative for these?
Lilypond is awesome! It's the best and it's free.
Is there a notation software out there that will create a piano solo transcription from an mp3 piano solo recording? thanks
Probably only if the piece is a simple construction. Any classical or pieces with dense notation will prove difficult if not impossible for any software program to precisely replicate note for note. The reason is piano sound is complex. About 12 years ago, I paid a professional (who said he had perfect pitch) to transcribe a somewhat complex 19th century piano piece into sheet music via a mp3 recording. He told me that you have to transcribe by ear, and use software as an aide, but that no notation program come close to notating the piece I wanted transcribed. I experimented with some, like Anthem score, but it was far off transcribing intricate pieces with any degree of accuracy. I am no expert on this subject, but this is what I have found in my research.
Thanks. I am looking for a simple software to write down chords diagrams I randomly learn so that i have have library I can easlly access without having to write down the chords myself by hand. Do you have any recommendation? Paying or free? Thanks
Since no one else has replied I'll make a suggestion that doesn't answer your question directly and I fear is probably not very useful, but maybe it's better than nothing: If you're talking about the sort of chord charts used for fretted instruments like guitars and ukuleles, you can find printable collections of them on line, and then you can just circle the ones you're learning.
Also, I found it helpful not just to memorize chord charts but to figure out how they work. Each fret on a fretted stringed instrument takes you up a half-step or semitone at a time, just like moving up one key on a piano (without worrying about the color). Just remember that from B to C is a half-step and from E to F is a half-step and you can figure out all the notes you're playing. At that point it's obvious that you're very often playing the same note on more than one string, so with a C major chord for example you're really just playing C, E, and G together.
Also pay attention to intervals. Intervals are really fundamental to music. A major chord (such as C major) is the named note plus two more notes 4 and 7 half-steps up from it, and a minor chord is the named note plus notes 3 and 7 half-steps up. Of course then you get into inversions and augmented and diminished and suspended (sus) chords and chords with more than three notes and so on, but the underlying concepts are simple. As with a lot of other things, those simple ideas are obscured by confusing terminology that can easily scare people off. This isn't to say that there's no benefit to memorizing chords, but understanding how they work can make that easier.
I'm sorry this isn't a better and more direct answer but i hope it's at least a little helpful.
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78 Now, concerning death, the teaching is: When the decisive decree has gone forth from the Most High that a man shall die, as the spirit leaves the body to return again to him who gave it, first of all it adores the glory of the Most High. 79 And if it is one of those who have shown scorn and have not kept the way of the Most High, and who have despised his law, and who have hated those who fear the Most High -- 80 such spirits shall not enter into habitations, but shall immediately wander about in torments, ever grieving and sad, in seven ways.
81 The first way, because they have scorned the law of the Most High. 82 The second way, because they cannot now make a good repentance that they may live. 83 The third way, they shall see the reward laid up for those who have trusted the covenants of the Most High. 84 The fourth way, they shall consider the torment laid up for themselves in the last days. 85 The fifth way, they shall see how the habitations of the others are guarded by angels in profound quiet. 86 The sixth way, they shall see how some of them will pass over into torments. 87 The seventh way, which is worse than all the ways that have been mentioned, because they shall utterly waste away in confusion and be consumed with shame, and shall wither with fear at seeing the glory of the Most High before whom they sinned while they were alive, and before whom they are to be judged in the last times.
88 "Now this is the order of those who have kept the ways of the Most High, when they shall be separated from their mortal body. 89 During the time that they lived in it, they laboriously served the Most High, and withstood danger every hour, that they might keep the law of the Lawgiver perfectly. 90 Therefore this is the teaching concerning them: 91 First of all, they shall see with great joy the glory of him who receives them, for they shall have rest in seven orders.
92 The first order, because they have striven with great effort to overcome the evil thought which was formed with them, that it might not lead them astray from life into death. 93 The second order, because they see the perplexity in which the souls of the unrighteous wander, and the punishment that awaits them. 94 The third order, they see the witness which he who formed them bears concerning them, that while they were alive they kept the law which was given them in trust. 95 The fourth order, they understand the rest which they now enjoy, being gathered into their chambers and guarded by angels in profound quiet, and the glory which awaits them in the last days. 96 The fifth order, they rejoice that they have now escaped what is corruptible, and shall inherit what is to come;
and besides they see the straits and toil from which they have been delivered, and the spacious liberty which they are to receive and enjoy in immortality. 97 The sixth order, when it is shown to them how their face is to shine like the sun, and how they are to be made like the light of the stars, being incorruptible from then on. 98 The seventh order, which is greater than all that have been mentioned, because they shall rejoice with boldness, and shall be confident without confusion, and shall be glad without fear, for they hasten to behold the face of him whom they served in life and from whom they are to receive their reward when glorified.
99 This is the order of the souls of the righteous, as henceforth is announced; and the aforesaid are the ways of torment which those who would not give heed shall suffer hereafter." 100 I answered and said, "Will time therefore be given to the souls, after they have been separated from the bodies, to see what you have described to me?" 101 He said to me, "They shall have freedom for seven days, so that during these seven days they may see the things of which you have been told, and afterwards they shall be gathered in their habitations."
102 I answered and said, "If I have found favor in thy sight, show further to me, thy servant, whether on the day of judgment the righteous will be able to intercede for the unrighteous or to entreat the Most High for them, 103 fathers for sons or sons for parents, brothers for brothers, relatives for their kinsmen, or friends for those who are most dear." 104 He answered me and said, "Since you have found favor in my sight, I will show you this also. The day of judgment is decisive and displays to all the seal of truth. Just as now a father does not send his son, or a son his father, or a master his servant, or a friend his dearest friend, to be ill or sleep or eat or be healed in his stead, 105 so no one shall ever pray for another on that day, neither shall any one lay a burden on another; for then every one shall bear his own righteousness and unrighteousness." .....2 Esdras 7:75
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Note flight and flat are good
ATTN: What I'm looking for, is software that writes sheet music as it is played on an instrument.. DOES that exist?
I use HookPad, which is a music sketchpad, input by keyboard,
that can export as a score, lead sheet, mp3, tabs or as a Midi file.
Im trying to make a music notation by myself 50% ready.
I want a simple one.. not an elaborate one.. just so i can memorize my notes
you are a legend
No you are. ;)
Professional level gangster software = DORICO
and there's a free version called Dorico SE!
Lewis, thanks so much for your response regarding notation software. Appreciated.
Can you change the tempo on all of these versions? I had a finale app years ago and couldn't change the tempo. I assume that was because it was one of their free versions.
I haven't played with every single version of everything, but I'm pretty sure that most of these allow you to change tempo. If you used it years ago, there's a good chance that the current version is handled differently from when you originally tried it.
Thanks for the tips. Great video
You should have went into details,,, ie Finale sound is too low... Noteflight free version only allows 10 scores..etc.... i hear Notaion6 is good...
Do any of these have a midi event editor so you can pop in program changes etc.?
Finale now - Musecore soon!
prefers the old sibelius 1.4 to write down quickly. That's all i need as a professional composer ´cause I now what I´m doing. Just need to replace the pen
What kind of equipment do you need to use Noteflight besides a computer?
Great question Kathy! You only need a computer so the software on it will run properly. Hope this helps!
What about musescore
Sometimes open source platforms aren't supported quite as well as the for-profit ones, but if you're looking for the best free option, it would definitely be worth trying! We don't personally know others who use it, but it looks solid from what we can tell!
I'm surprised you didn't mention MuseScore.
Surprised you don’t mention Dorico.
yes
And Dorico SE is free too
How about you review FORTE ?
Kinda sounded like an ad for Noteflight. I mean, does anybody really prefer web based software?
Finale for pros. Noone else!
Staffpad? recommended or not? I always liked Sibelius.
Our team doesn't have as much experience with Staffpad, but overall it looks really good! If you have any experience with it, I definitely think you can stick with it!
Finale also has student pricing, pretty sure I bought it at my book for 100$
Can you change the tempo on that finale version?
True! Student pricing definitely helps a lot!!
packjim56 yes
Look into Overture by Sonic Scores.
You have forgotten Guitar Pro ! It is really good and cheap : )
The answer to the video question is: DORICO
Dorico?
I WOULD LIKE A SOFTWARE PROGRAM TO BRING THE MUSIC UP AN OCTAVE..CAN I UPLOAD A CHART TO NOTEFLIGHT AND BRING THE MUSIC UP AN OCTAVE??
I have used Sibelius and Dorico, and also lots of daws and vi’s, and even Guitar Pro.
But none have the feature I am trying to find.
Smooth scrolling of the score, without any distracting skips, is what I want.
Tempo adjustable, zoomable, selectable instruments,
So, for instance, I enter a 64 bar melody in tablature, and then have it scroll steadily from left to right, with the current bar right in the center of the screen, would make music reading so much more efficient.
Any ideas?
hey Logan Just Randy crockett saying hey
Dorico is the real winner over all software ever made. I’m a Finale user, have tried intensively Sibelius and MuseScore. Finale is outdated, have power and custom a loto of elements BUT seems to keep old approch. Now I’ve switched to Dorico and I’m very shoked by the power, the smoothness and the way it achieve results in the most natural and logic way, from score management to the writing process, from powerful engrave to print, and the best playback system very daw friendly. A great piece of software with a great team that have made a lot of great tutorials on youtube channel.
I’m a Logic Pro X DAW user and I know what is the frustation of switching from daw to score software. I can affirm with no dubt that Dorico have filled that gap.
Not in the same league Cubase that, even if Steinberg, Dont match Logic ProX.
Is Dorico able to export files to MIDI? I have Logic Pro X and I'd like to export my Dorico compositions into Logic so that I can play it back in order to fine tune dynamics.
Crazypreeteens yes, Dorico export midi
awesome...
Thank you! Cheers!
Notion is not bad
Good tips!