[LAU] need Sibelius/Score/Finale user

[Peter Finnegan]

On Fri, 2007-06-08 at 21:26 +0200, Fritz Meissner wrote:
> Kevin Cosgrove wrote:
> >
> > So, what about a demo copy of one of those programs?  Do you suppose
> > they might let you do the conversion?  Just an idea....
> >
> The demo versions of PrintMusic and Allegro 2007 (cut down versions of 
> Finale, PM the most basic, and Allegro more full-featured) are fully 
> functional for 30 days, after which you have limited printing and no saving. 
> The downloads include the complete manual, so you do stand a good chance of 
> being able to figure out how to do what you want. They can both import MIDI 
> or MusicXML.
> 
> There have been sporadic attempts to run them under Wine, with varying 
> success; in general MIDI input and playback has been unsuccessful, but the 
> notation side seems to work usually.
> 
> If you need to ask any questions, the webforums http://forum.makemusic.com/ 
> are a good place.
> 
> Fritz Meissner 

Finale Notepad (the weenie free version of Finale) runs under Wine.  I
only use it if someone sends me a .mus file.  I have not used it to make
a complex score, or even a simple part, though.

MuseScore does import midi, and export musicxml.
http://mscore.sourceforge.net/index.php

P Finnegan
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