Re: [LAU] Notation: The State of the Mess

From: Grammostola Rosea <rosea.grammostola@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Sun Sep 07 2008 - 21:58:52 EEST

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...

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