Overture Music Notation Software Review
The Overture music notation system is another in a long line of lesser known but well designed music writing programs for the PC. Selling for around $250 the Overture system provides most of the same functionality and capabilities as Finale or Sibelius but does so in a lighter, somewhat easier to use package. Is it worth the $250 price tag? Read on to find out.
Maestro Composer Music Notation Software Review
Although Maestro Composer may not be one of the most well known music notation programs on the market it has many positive features in its corner that make it worth taking a closer look. Some of the things like very simple entry of notes and quick access to almost any marking that a composer might want or need to use are just some of the basic things that get you started. Other bonuses like a very intuitive help system and multiple ways to import, export, and publish the music you write are icing on the cake when you notice the program's fairly low price tag. So what are the pros and cons of Maestro Composer and who is it best suited to be used by? Let's take a closer look.
Finale 2011 Review - Music Notation Software Review
Finale 2011 brings with it a smattering of new and improved features, mostly focused on the areas of fonts, lyrics, and staff management. After seeing the changes first hand we will try to answer the question, is it really worth it to upgrade to Finale 2011?
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Sibelius Student Review
Building on the successful feature upgrades of Sibelius 6, Sibelius Student has greatly improved it's utility as an educational tool for both classroom and home use. Priced at just under $100 Sibelius Student is a bit pricey for those that are just looking for a cheap or free way to write and print music notation, but for amateur musicians and music students it packs a lot of desirable features that other comparably priced student music writing products leave out.
Finale SongWriter Software Review
MakeMusic has a long and venerable history of making great music notation software for professionals. One thing that is often forgotten is that they also do a very good job of packaging their music writing software into very effective consumer level products as well. Finale Songwriter is no exception to this rule, and the latest version of the program adds features that help it maintain its value in the midst of many other competing products.
Sibelius 6 Review
Sibelius 6 adds several innovative and useful features to its already solid foundation in this latest version. The most intriguing features for music educators being the magnetic layouts as well as commenting, version control, and lab classroom controls. Is the upgrade to this professional level music writing software program worth the cost? The following review makes note of the newest features found in Sibelius 6.
Finale 2010 Music Notation Software Review
How does a company like MakeMusic take their flagship Finale music notation software program and improve it? The answer is that they listen to the concerns of their users and try to find ways to solve as many of them as possible. The latest version of the Finale music notation software makes several notable improvements to issues that have been an annoyance to many.
O-Generator Software Review
When I received a copy of O-Generator in the mail I didn’t really know what to expect. After a few days of playing with it and delving into the tutorials I found that although I was impressed with the ideas behind it, the O-Generator is far from perfect. This review will touch on what I found to be the more positive aspects of the software as well as some drawbacks that teachers should be aware of when considering it as a classroom tool.
SmartMusic 2010 Review
SmartMusic has come a long way since its humble (and occasionally buggy) beginnings so many years ago. The newest version of SmartMusic Studio (SmartMusic 2010) is an exponential leap forward in convenience, not just from the early versions, but even from the more recent version 10.2. MakeMusic has finally taken many of the requests of teachers and fixed most of the major annoyances that once made SmartMusic a labor of love to use. SmartMusic 2010 is far more user friendly and some of the improvements they have made to the user interface are game changers in terms of convenience and ease of use for classroom based music teachers.Auralia Ear Training Software
Auralia is a very full featured aural training software program used to help musicians develop their listening skills. The software contains hundreds of exercises in a variety of different topics from scale recognition to intervals and many more.
Song Surgeon Audio Editing Software Review
There are literally dozens of audio editing products available on the market these days ranging from very expensive down to very free. In that lineup of software one product seems to stand out not because of what it can or cannot do, but because of the fact that what it does it does better than any other piece of software that this reviewer has ever used. The Song Surgeon audio editor is not a swiss army knife application. The company has focused its attention on doing some very audio editing tasks, and doing them very, very well.
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