Klarinet Archive - Posting 000689.txt from 1995/12

From: Margaret Cheatham <CHEATHMA@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: desktop publishing?
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 1995 09:38:53 -0500

> Hi there,
> Does anyone know of any computer programs for publishing music? Kind of
>like MS Word on staff paper. I like to transpose things and write out stuff,
>but usually, by the time I'm done, the staff paper is a mess, and my work is
>illegible. I have Win95, and I would prefer a Windows-based program, they're
>just easier to install and run, in my opinion.
>
> Any suggestions would be great.
>
>-Cathleen

Well, Finale gets rave reviews when it comes to music notation software, but
it's kind of expensive. You may also want to check out its little
brother--Allegro (I think that's the name...)--less expensive, but
apparently handles the tasks most people want to perform.

I stumbled on an inexpensive notation/sequencing program--Dr. T's Quickscore
Elite--and have been using it for the past few weeks. I'm just starting to
work with MIDI (was lucky enough to get a MIDI keyboard from Santa this
year), and didn't want to invest a lot of $$ until I knew a little more
about what I was doing. Dr. T's was only about $50. Although I'll probably
move to something more robust in a year or so, this is doing the job for me
right now.

Good luck!

---
Margaret Cheatham
Raymond Walters College/UC
Margaret.Cheatham@-----.edu