On Tue, Dec 31, 2013 at 5:58 PM, Dave Phillips <dlphillips@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 12/31/2013 06:47 AM, David Santamauro wrote: >> >> >> Hi, >> >> It's been a while since I researched notation software. What are the major >> players in the linux world? What is being actively maintained? What is new >> and cutting edge? > > > Hi David, > > I'm close to completing an article on LilyPond and Frescobaldi. I checked > out other software too, including MuseScore, Denemo, Lied, and Laborejo. All > respectable, each in its own way, and in varying stages of development. > > LilyPond development proceeds nicely, especially after the funding drive. > Stable version 2.18.0 was released recently. > > I haven't kept up with NoteEdit and NtEd. Both appear to be in a sort of > development limbo. Apologies to the Rosegarden team, but I haven't kept up > with that program's notation capabilities either. > > OpenMusic has some neat notation features, especially wrt microtones. Also > has native support for MusicXML and an extension library for exporting to > LilyPond. > > The FOMUS transcription system still works nicely with GRACE/CM and can be > used with SuperCollider3 (IIRC). > > HTH, > > dp I started with nted and switched to musescore when nted was crashing too much. There's one thing neither has the ability to make which I wish were available -- bar-less scores. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
