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I use Noteflight for music notation but tried out MuseScore, and could not get it working with my digital piano, I could only input one note, then it wouldn't r

I use Noteflight for music notation but tried out MuseScore, and could not get it working with my digital piano, I could only input one note, then it wouldn't recognize any more. From limited experience, notation programs require you to enter exact note duration without the ability to go back and make changes. (ie if you change a 1/2 note to a 1/4 note, you will be left with an extra 1/4 rest with no way of removing it.) I wonder if there is a music notation woftware which allows you to just enter all the notes first, then you can go back and edit the duration- then it will calculate the measures for you.

motogpjimbo 6y ago
> I wonder if there is a music notation woftware which allows you to just enter all the notes first, then you can go back and edit the duration MuseScore supports the reverse of that workflow - you can enter the durations of notes and rests initially, then go back and "repitch" the notes in a second pass. I remember many years ago using a Windows scorewriter (possibly this one? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NoteWorthy_Composer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NoteWorthy_Composer) which placed notes into bars itself, based on their duration. If you went back and deleted, inserted or modified a note, the whole score would then reflow accordingly, much like wordwrap in a word processor.
adrianh 6y ago
> I wonder if there is a music notation woftware which allows you to just enter all the notes first, then you can go back and edit the duration- then it will calculate the measures for you. Dorico works like that. It automatically rebars the music so you don't have to think about it. My own music-notation editor, Soundslice, doesn't automatically rebar, but it has a "we're all consenting adults" attitude about note durations within a bar, allowing you to add a lot of notes in a bar and worry about their durations later.

motogpjimbo 6y ago

> I wonder if there is a music notation woftware which allows you to just enter all the notes first, then you can go back and edit the duration MuseScore supports the reverse of that workflow - you can enter the durations of notes and rests initially, then go back and "repitch" the notes in a second pass. I remember many years ago using a Windows scorewriter (possibly this one? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NoteWorthy_Composer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NoteWorthy_Composer) which placed notes into bars itself, based on their duration. If you went back and deleted, inserted or modified a note, the whole score would then reflow accordingly, much like wordwrap in a word processor.

adrianh 6y ago

> I wonder if there is a music notation woftware which allows you to just enter all the notes first, then you can go back and edit the duration- then it will calculate the measures for you. Dorico works like that. It automatically rebars the music so you don't have to think about it. My own music-notation editor, Soundslice, doesn't automatically rebar, but it has a "we're all consenting adults" attitude about note durations within a bar, allowing you to add a lot of notes in a bar and worry about their durations later.