ABC players

Subject: ABC players
From: Paul Burke
Date: 17 Dec 08 - 04:26 AM

This has probably been covered before, but search seems to be down...

What's the consensus as to the best ABC player at the moment? I've been using ABC Player, but it's riddled with bugs and doesn't seem to have been updated for 8 years.

Subject: RE: ABC players
From: Tangledwood
Date: 17 Dec 08 - 04:37 AM

Not specifically an ABC player, but Melody Assistant handles ABC files plus many other functions. That's my preference.

Subject: RE: ABC players
From: pavane
Date: 17 Dec 08 - 05:23 AM

My program HARMONY imports and plays most abc files (including chords and those with several voices). (PC/Windows only, I am afaid)

Get it from my site http://www.greenhedges.com

Subject: RE: ABC players
From: pavane
Date: 17 Dec 08 - 06:00 AM

HARMONY can also play ABC tunes with grace notes, and Part specifications (like A2 AB2 AC). It can also transpose the tunes, print, edit.

Subject: RE: ABC players
From: davyr
Date: 17 Dec 08 - 06:40 AM

BarFly is good for Mac users:

http://www.barfly.dial.pipex.com/

Subject: RE: ABC players
From: Will Fly
Date: 17 Dec 08 - 09:04 AM

I use Harmony Assistant (Myriad Software) which converts between many different file formats.