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EMUSIC-L Digest                                      Volume 56, Issue 03

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	Freeware notation software (8 messages)

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Date:         Sat, 25 Sep 1993 13:32:02 EDT
From:         "Trythall, Harry G" 
Subject:      Freeware notation software

Does anyone kow of any reeware  or shareware music notation software for the Ma
c?  I am aware of the commercial programs. I need something simple and cheap.
 Gil Trythall West Virginia University, Morgantown

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Date:         Sat, 25 Sep 1993 21:17:24 -0400
From:         idealord 
Subject:      Re: Freeware notation software

>
> Does anyone kow of any reeware  or shareware music notation software for the
 Ma
> c?  I am aware of the commercial programs. I need something simple and cheap.
>  Gil Trythall West Virginia University, Morgantown
>

Try Lime.  I believe it's available as a demo - not sure what features are
crippled if any.  Do an archie to find it - I know it's around.

Jeff Harrington
idealord@dorsai.dorsai.org

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Date:         Sat, 25 Sep 1993 21:04:52 PDT
From:         metlay 
Subject:      Re: Freeware notation software

>Does anyone kow of any reeware  or shareware music notation software for the Ma
>c?  I am aware of the commercial programs. I need something simple and cheap.
> Gil Trythall West Virginia University, Morgantown

Two questions:

1. Is Lime considered "shareware"? I don't think so, but it is rather
   simple and affordable. And there is at least one entry-level Mac
   product that has simple notation--I want to say Opcode Musicshop...?

2. Not THE Gil Trythall? Wow. Welcome to the Net, sir!


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Date:         Sun, 26 Sep 1993 13:38:45 U
From:         David Williams 
Subject:      Re: Freeware notation softw

I think LIME has gone commercial and is available through Electronic Courseware
System (ECS) out of Champaign/Urbana Illinois.  When we looked at it a year ago
we were not impressed.  It may, however, have gone through some improvements
since then.

I don't think you will find a free or shareware notation program around.

Dave Williams (dwilliam@ilstu.edu)
The Office of Research in Arts Technology
Illinois State University


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Date:         Sun, 26 Sep 1993 11:00:47 -0400
From:         Andy Farnell 
Subject:      Re: Freeware notation software

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**************                SCORE READERS?                   **************
*****************************************************************************

Does anybody know of any software, either commercial or pd research, compiled
or in source form to READ SCORES. What I have in mind is ideally something which
will take a scanned image of some printed music and ultimately result in a
midi file or csound .sco file.  I know this might be a tall order, but perhaps
someone knows of some neural network or image recognition software that can be
used in this way. I want it for a one off project, an algorithmic analysis of
Messiaens orchestration style so if anyone has midi files of any of his works
(particularly those which are scored for ondes-mart or unorthodox percussion)
I would be very interested in these.

cheers,

Andy Farnell
Computing and Cognition
Bournemouth University
England.

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Date:         Sun, 26 Sep 1993 21:26:48 CDT
From:         FA19000 
Subject:      Re: Freeware notation software

Look for MIDISCAN for Windows.  Says it converts printed music into
multi-track midi files.  805-646-8051 or 800-676-8055.  Company is
Musitek Music Recognition Technologies.
                  Janice Saffir

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Date:         Sun, 26 Sep 1993 23:38:30 -0700
From:         Doug Wellington USGS 
Subject:      Re: Freeware notation software

Andy Farnell asks:
>Does anybody know of any software, either commercial or pd research, compiled
>will take a scanned image of some printed music and ultimately result in a
>midi file or csound .sco file.  I know this might be a tall order, but perhaps
>someone knows of some neural network or image recognition software that can be
>used in this way. I want it for a one off project, an algorithmic analysis of
>Messiaens orchestration style so if anyone has midi files of any of his works
>(particularly those which are scored for ondes-mart or unorthodox percussion)
>I would be very interested in these.

I recently became a dealer for MIDIscan.  This is a piece of software that
runs under Windows and will take a TIFF scan of sheetmusic and convert it
to a standard MIDI file.

It was just released and is amazingly good for a "1.0" release.  It isn't
perfect and you'll have to massage the conversion a little, but overall I
think it's great.  Email me at "doug@arizona.edu" if you want more info
and/or price.

-Doug
Music Supply and Repair Service
2710 N. Paseo Tierra Verde
Tucson, AZ 85749 USA
(602) 760-0425

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Date:         Wed, 29 Sep 1993 20:45:54 -500
From:         Michael Murphy 
Subject:      Re: Freeware notation software

Andy: I have information about some commercial software in my University
office called Midiscan?? I think from a cmpany called Musitec??. I'll send
another note once I get back in the office, but it is supposed to take a
twiain type scanned musical score in and give out a *.mid file. Works on a
PC I think. If I recall , cost about $400. US. Send me another note as a
wake-up call if I'm too slow in a second reply. Also, I believe the latest
releases of Finale by Coda software are promising (delivering??) the same
capability.

Regards,

Michael Murphy
School of Radio and Television Arts
Ryerson Polytechnic University
Toronto, Ontario Canada




On Sun, 26 Sep 1993, Andy Farnell wrote:

> *****************************************************************************
> **************                SCORE READERS?                   **************
> *****************************************************************************
>
> Does anybody know of any software, either commercial or pd research, compiled
> or in source form to READ SCORES. What I have in mind is ideally something
 which
> will take a scanned image of some printed music and ultimately result in a
> midi file or csound .sco file.  I know this might be a tall order, but perhaps
> someone knows of some neural network or image recognition software that can be
> used in this way. I want it for a one off project, an algorithmic analysis of
> Messiaens orchestration style so if anyone has midi files of any of his works
> (particularly those which are scored for ondes-mart or unorthodox percussion)
> I would be very interested in these.
>
> cheers,
>
> Andy Farnell
> Computing and Cognition
> Bournemouth University
> England.

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