Bob van der Poel wrote: > Atte André Jensen wrote: > >> Bob van der Poel wrote: >> <snip> >> >>> ...when I have serious (or fun) work to do I write my score with MUP. >>> >> Could you elaborate abit about why you choose mup over lilypond? >> >> > > I'll probably get flamed by the lilypond guys ... but: > > I did spend some time with a number of products in 2004 and wrote this > review: > > http://mellowood.ca/mup/mup-review.html > > I know things have changed since then. But, I figure that so long as > something works I'll continue to use it :) > > Biggest concerns for me: > > - I find the syntax of mup much easier. I am quick to point out that > this might just be a case of "what one knows". MUP is certainly less > verbose. > > - mup handles transposition very well. I'm not sure if lily does now > (it didn't last time I checked). > > It is quite possible that the final output from a lily score may be > better. But to my eyes the stuff I get from mup is very good. > > These days I don't do band scores anymore with multiple parts, etc. > Mostly I do lead sheets which I need to print in various keys (for Bb, > Eb, etc). I've got an automated tool chain for this and can crank out a > custom score from a fakebook with lyrics, melody and chord names in 20 > to 40 minutes. > > My biggest sadness with mup is that the authors have NOT decided to open > source the product. Certainly, that is their right and I'll not argue > that they must or should. They do regular updates and respond to user > requests and questions. But, one has to wonder if the product would > develop more quickly if more folk were able to hack at it. > > I did know the existence of MUP, but I did not consider to use it.... The notation apps on linux seems to be more orientated towards Lilypond (even for tablature: tuxguitar). So my choice was not difficult and at the end (with all the notation apps (gui's) on linux in mind) I think Lilypond will be the easiest solution... _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
