Music Software Ideas??

Question

I want to get my brother some computer software which will help him compose music. Are there any good programs, that you recomend? Any software which you can connect a keyboard to so you can just play the notes and the software will compose them onto sheet music?

Answer 1

I think you might like Sibelius.  It's a music notation software and will transcribe rhythms, notes, etc from a MIDI keyboard, MIDI guitar, and even from a standard QWERTY keyboard.  

http://www.sibelius.com/home/index_flash...

http://www.cleverjoe.com/articles/sibeli... >Sibelius review

As an alternative (although I prefer Sibelius) you could also check out Finale. One reason I prefer Sibelius is the price ($129. suggested retail with a student version for $99. vs Finale at $600.)

http://www.finalemusic.com/

You could also check out these freeware hosting sites for music notation software.  You might find an open source project that is compatible with Sibelius and Finale.

http://www.thefreecountry.com/

http://www.majorgeeks.com/

http://www.sourceforge.net/

http://www.download.com/

http://www.softpedia.com/

http://www.sofotex.com/

http://www.tucows.com/

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