Klarinet Archive - Posting 000996.txt from 1999/11

From: prb@-----.net
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Scanning
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 1999 02:52:18 -0500

I have SmartScore for PC, and find it amazingly wonderful. MUCH better
than its predicessor, MidiScan! It actually works!
I scan at 300dpi, and have no problems. The better the original, the better
the scan.

> Dave asked : "I was wondering what people on the list use to scan music
> into a format
> readable by Fianle Allegro. Specifically, what type of
> scanner/resolution, and what software to do the translating into a .MUS
> or whatever type of file. "
>
> This month's MacWorld reviews a new piece of software - Misitek's
> Smartscore (at version 1.2).
> It seems to be the best at optical recognition to date - a lot more
> accurate than Midiscan.
> Just like Midiscan the better the scanner and the higher the resolution
> the more accurate the scan.
> The software itself (Smartscore) does the translation into .MUS file.
> It is $399 US.
>
> The review in MacWorld showed a fragment of an original score and the
> resultant file after Smartscore had scanned and presented it. It was much
> more accurate than Midiscan or Nightingale.
>
> Simon Aldrich
>
> Principal Clarinet - Montreal Opera Orchestra
> Principal Clarinet - Montreal Metropolitain Orchestra
> Nouvel Ensemble Moderne
>
> Clarinet Instructor - University of Sherbrooke
>
> simona@-----.org
> (514) 843-7550
>
>
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