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I started using MuseScore not too long ago to help transcribe music scores from old books so that they could be rendered as SVGs in ePub editions. I was pretty
by robin_reala 6y ago
I started using MuseScore not too long ago to help transcribe music scores from old books so that they could be rendered as SVGs in ePub editions. I was pretty blown away by not only how fully featured it was, but also how plain nice it was to use. So thanks to the team, it’s really appreciated.
- kzrdude 6y agoI guess the learning curve is a bit punishing. I use it occasionally to write down simple scores I've been playing. Keeping track of the modal nature of note input is quite finicky - note input mode or not (both choices can input some notes, but with different limitations), if a note is currently selected or if an area containing just one note is currently selected, will the current input append or overwrite current selection, and so on.
- flyinghamster 6y agoI tried it out back this summer, using it for my very first attempt at arranging music. I was amazed at how well it worked out, but it is a bit fiddly to use. Then again, musical notation can be fiendishly complicated, so figuring out how to make a music scorer that a rookie like me can use at all is quite an accomplishment. It's a lot nicer for me to use than Lilypond/Frescobaldi - especially when I want to use handbell articulations (martellato, tower swing, gyrate, and so on). I transcribed a couple of vocal pieces using Frescobaldi, and while that worked, I started running into blank walls when I wanted to do something handbell-related.
- redvenom 6y agoIt is a bit fiddly to use indeed, but it is the best free software out there. Nothing compares, and I've tried pretty much all of them. Lilypond is great but it is not an easy to learn on-the-fly composition tool.