Klarinet Archive - Posting 000284.txt from 2006/09

From: Joseph Wakeling <joseph.wakeling@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] my apologies
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:38:39 -0400

Stephen C. Moore wrote:
> I have played around with Lilypond and have found it to be chock full
> of features and capable of producing beautiful scores. However, it is
> not what you'd call user friendly. There have been several attempts
> at making front ends for Lilypond (the one that comes to mind is
> MusicTex) but they are not interactive in the way Finale or Sibelius
> are. Since lilypond really only takes data and compiles it into a
> score, I'm not sure if this environment is convenient for score
> playback, live experimentation, etc.

Yes, this is exactly what I see as missing too, although you can compile
to MIDI from Lilypond.

On the other hand, I wonder if for pure experimentation something
altogether different might be more worthwhile, like some of the audio
sequencers. I don't know; it's been a while since I've really engaged
with computer composition tools.

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