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Double Bass Music notation software rec's plz

PostBop

PostBop

Mar 19, 2011
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#1
Hi,

I'm interested in getting some kind of software to make my own sheet music. I'd like to be able to write a piece and then email it to my guitarist friend. Any suggestions on a user friendly program?

I'm not a series composer, so I don't necessarily need all the bells and whistles associated with sheet music. Maybe if there is a cheap free app?

Thanks
 
#2
You're not going to find to many quality programs free but for a couple of years now I have been using printmusic whih is under $100 and is very user friendly... I don't know about emailing files to a non finale computer though... Maybe print and scan?
 
#3
Finale Notepad is their cheapest version at $9.95 for a download. The Finale Reader is free.

I'm a longtime professional user of the full version of Finale. I recommend it highly. If you one day decide to get more serious about composition, orchestration, or copying, you'll be glad you started with Notepad, to make the upgrade easier.
 
#5
chris1125 said:
You're not going to find to many quality programs free but for a couple of years now I have been using printmusic whih is under $100 and is very user friendly... I don't know about emailing files to a non finale computer though... Maybe print and scan?
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You can save files in PDF format. No need to kill a tree.

I'm surprised they charge anything for Notepad, that used to be their free demo program. Unless they've seriously upgraded the program, I'd say it's a huge waste of $10. PrintMusic would be the way to go.
 
#7
mtto said:
Finale Notepad is their cheapest version at $9.95 for a download. The Finale Reader is free.

I'm a longtime professional user of the full version of Finale. I recommend it highly. If you one day decide to get more serious about composition, orchestration, or copying, you'll be glad you started with Notepad, to make the upgrade easier.
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Finale really is great... They update constantly. I jus chimed in again because I remembered print music has a 30 day free trial. That could definately get you started.
 
#8
On of the good things about Finale is the simple upgrade process, with your initial investment discounted from the price of the upgrade. I would recommend starting with Notepad, see if you like the layout, etc, then go for PrintMusic. If you're sending files, you can always include a link to the free Reader -- PDF is fine, but doesn't give you the MIDI playback options.
 
#13
I'm a sibelius user myself, and I actually find it a little annoying at times. I'm not overly familiar with Finale but a lot of my friends and colleagues use it and they don't have the same issues with it, that I have with Sibelius. Again, I have to state that i'm not very familiar with finale so i'm not saying it's better, just that it is more efficient than sibelius in certain respects.
 
#16
TroyK said:
Check out Noteflight

Noteflight - Online Music Notation Software

I'm paying for my solution, but I've got friends who are very happy with this free solution. I don't know how it is to use, but their charts look great.

-tk
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Hi,

Just tried Noteflight out.

Free registration. Intuitive input method. Allows Chord symbols.

Here's a very short test score I created in my first 5 minutes:

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If you haven't already got some scoring software and want something free, give this a try.

NB. You have to be on line to use it.

Mark
 

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