[LAU] Notation: The State of the Mess

[Grammostola Rosea]

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...