Re: [LAU] need Sibelius/Score/Finale user

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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