Re: [LAU] Getting started editing and playing a score

Hi, On 05/10/2015 01:20, worik wrote: What is your main use case? a) Typesetting a score: i.e. producing a 'print-quality' score for some 'real' performer to play b) Music composition using standard notation as the main input means (i.e. as if you had ha paper and pencil score) c) Mix of the above two This is what I would suggest for those use cases: a) Use either a WYSIWYG software such as the suggested MuseScore, or a music typesetting language. For the latter I'd personally recommend Lilypond, but there are others such as suggested MUP b) Use a sequencer which also has notation editing. In my humble opinion Rosegarden has some of the best notation editing for a sequencer, muse (the sequencer) also has a notation editor. c) use b) and then export to some format which you can read and tweak with a) - for example Rosegarden also has Lilypond export. You understand that that statement is like saying 'I tried using a car as transportation means but couldn't get it to move'? Insert keys? Turn the ignition? Was there petrol? Battery was charged? Did you even open the door? ... Did you read the manual, search for some tutorial etc.? Searching for 'rosegarden tutorial' provides a bunch of probably relevant links: http://rosegarden.sourceforge.net/tutorial/en/chapter-1.html http://www.rosegardenmusic.com/tutorials/ http://www.rosegardenmusic.com/tutorials/supplemental/piano/ https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/17/html/Musicians_Guide/sect-Mu… This is probably the right place to ask for help :-) Try Aardour ;-)