I have a bit of experience with transcription/engraving software. I completely agree that the process tends to be slow and frustrating, but I'm not sure if this

I have a bit of experience with transcription/engraving software. I completely agree that the process tends to be slow and frustrating, but I'm not sure if this really solves the problems. This looks like it could be nice for rapid prototyping, but I suspect it would be at least as equally frustrating if you're trying to get a professional end result where you have absolute control over everything. My favorite engraving software is LilyPond, which is similar to LaTeX in that it's just a plain text language that gets rendered. There is no GUI, although there are several "IDEs" that I have tried (they seem to be mostly useless beyond syntax highlighting, templates, and a live preview). And like LaTeX, it is often extremely frustrating, and the learning curve is extremely steep. But I think I prefer it because, once you get some experience using it, it is (mostly) very predictable and gives very fine-grained control. http://www.lilypond.org/ http://www.lilypond.org/