houser@mcnc.org (Kevin D. Houser ) (03/24/89)
Shortly, I will be purchasing some new music notation & sequencing software for my ATARI-ST; and I need some comparisons (likes, gripes, features) of at least the following three: NOTATOR by Digidesign Sonus SUPERSCORE Hybrid Arts SYNC-TRACK w/EZ-SCORE I need the ability to record on multiple tracks simultaneously, detailed editing, control of midi-volume for mixdowns, and score. I'll be using the preliminary score to help in arranging compositions. Also, the price range should be approximately $200 to $499 max. Email replies to: houser@mcnc.org Kevin Houser (919) 248-1996 W (919) 859-5467 H
ESC@PORSCHE.SCRC.SYMBOLICS.COM (Eric S. Crawley) (03/30/89)
You should check out some recent issues of Keyboard Magazine. The April issue examines several notation programs and outlines the things you should consider when buying a notation program. Personally, I recommend and use Notator from C-Lab (distributed by Digidesign in the U.S.). The integration between the notation and the sequencing is essentially seamless. Granted, Notator will not yet engrave a score like Score or Finale but it does a fine job for most uses. Laser printer support is purported to be forthcoming.
a360ad@blake.acs.washington.edu (Gnurr) (03/31/89)
In article <19890330154814.1.ESC@KRIKKIT.SCRC.Symbolics.COM> ESC@PORSCHE.SCRC.SYMBOLICS.COM (Eric S. Crawley) writes: >You should check out some recent issues of Keyboard Magazine. The April >issue examines several notation programs and outlines the things you >should consider when buying a notation program. > >Personally, I recommend and use Notator from C-Lab (distributed by >Digidesign in the U.S.). The integration between the notation and the >sequencing is essentially seamless. Granted, Notator will not yet >engrave a score like Score or Finale but it does a fine job for most >uses. Laser printer support is purported to be forthcoming. Let me second this suggestion. Agreed, while NOTATOR does not produce engrave quality... it is perfectly acceptable to studio musicians. I recently scored a 17 piece orchestra for the Pacific Northwest Ballet using NOTATOR. Musicians were very impressed with the readability of the scores. I can't say in the process (learning) my dialect didn't change during certain moments of stress and frustration..... but when i began to understand how the program works.... i discovered most of my problems were of type "user idiot". My only disappointment was in trying to edit 16 tracks of notation and midi event data on screen simultaneously.... an 030 chip would be nice..... -kevin a360ad@blake.acs.washington.edu