Notation Software wanted!

Whistle
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Hello all

I am looking for notation software and have heard that Allegro or Finale are really good programs.

If anyone would like to trade these programs for a whistle, please let me know.

I am looking for original programs with boxes and manuals, not copies of programs as I will be using them for commercial use.

Thanks!

Sandy
P.S. all enquires for trading can be made by email but I welcome any feedback on notation programs especially ones where you can control the way the music looks, ie font, number of bars in a row etc.

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Hi Sandy,

You might also consider their NotePad version. It’s a good place to get a taste for the software and then upgrade later.

http://www.codamusic.com/coda/

Erik

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I’m using Notepad currently for a school project and it seems decent. I’ve run into a few issues - I can’t seem to change the key signature within a piece without changing it overall, and I haven’t figured out how to indicate staccato notes - but overall it seems pretty good.

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Here are some suggestions that won’t cost you a lot of dough:

Melody Assistant
ABC2Win
abc2ps (+ Ghostscript or Toastscript)

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NoteWorthy Composer is also a good bang for the buck(US$39). A heck of a lot less money than Finale (US$600 retail/US$300 academic) or Finale Allegro (US$199).

Cheers,
David

P.S. You can click on the link above and go to their website to download a trial version if you want to give it a test drive.