I posted a while back about this, got a suggestion, downloaded said software, struggled to use it, and then my HDD exploded. Dell replaced it, but I lost the SW and now I can’t remember what it was called.
Can anyone recommend a simple composing SW? (Free, preferably). All I want to do is input the notes of my favourite tunes and then be able to play them back at varying tempos as a learning aid. All suggestions gratefully received…
Nick
Nick,
If you had software that was recommended on the C&F board all you have to do is search the archives to find it again.
If you go to http://pgmusic.com/ you can download a demo version of Band-In-Box. It has a MIDI capability that you can input individual notes and adjust tempo.
Good luck,
Gary
Finale NotePad is a very good music notation program that you can get free from Coda Music, and it takes up very little space on your HD.
And then you can go to Free Download, I believe, and go from there.
Hope that helps! 
The software in question was probably Melody Assistant. It’s a nice application and seems to be fairly popular with forum members.
Noteworthy Composer is a shareware program that you can type music on and make MIDI files. It comes in both Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 etc. versions. It’s not a very big program at all. It can be downloaded from Noteworthy Artware
In the shareware version it prints “unregistered” on all printouts, as well as a registration form. Other than that, it’s quite useful, in my opinion. Its music printouts are very clear. And the MIDI files are 100% reliable, even from the unregistered version (no limitation on length of MIDI file). You can also use it to print notation from any MIDI file.
Thanks everyone, problem solved!
BTW Tony, you’re right - I didn’t think of that. However, a couple of extra apps got mentioned, so I might try those (the one I was after was Noteworthy Composer).
Its a bit OT but I just wanted to make a comment about shareware. In doing so I’m not pointing my finger at anyone in particular.
The concept behind shareware is “try before you buy” rather than “try so you don’t have to buy.” The folks who write shareware make their living (or at least part of it) from registration fees. If you use a shareware program on a regular basis you should pay a registration fee; in fact, the license agreement of most shareware requires you to pay after the expiration of the trial period. Many shareware programs are very good and they frequently have inexpensive registration fees. For example, Noteworthy Composer is only $39 US.
I guess my perspective is that of a person who makes his living, at least in part, from software. It bothers me a great deal when people think its okay to not pay me for my work.
Thanks for listening
Fair enough Gary, I never knew that.
Nick,
I took a quick look at Noteworthy too.. looks interesting. Thanks for the link Walden.
gary… agreed that demo or shareware programs should be paid for if they are used.
On 2002-08-23 11:26, garycrosby wrote:
The concept behind shareware is “try before you buy” rather than “try so you don’t have to buy.”
Yes. That’s the difference between shareware and freeware.