Ellenpolly, Just to explain one of MTeds comments, and some on the other thread as I'm beginning to think it can be confusing at first.

You can split music software into types for holding recorded music, eg MP3 and wav or types that some way represent the music that is to be played on musical instrument (including MIDI devices).

Within the second type, we have notation software and sequencing software.

Notation software tries to produce music in traditional notation (or tab, etc.). The weakness with notation is it doesn't minutely represent how a tune is played. It is a guide that people place their interpretation on.

Sequencing software (like MIDI) can time notes to the milisecond, carry instruction like how hard to play a note, etc. Im other words, it can create a "performance". The problem is that can not always be converted back to readable notation and the end results can come out with all sorts of wierd note lengths.

As you see, there are conflicts of interest. As was mentioned on the other thread, software can attempt to deal with both (and I'd be interested in looking at Overture after reading MTed's comments) but as John had said we have notation software that can do some MIDI and sequencing software that can attempt some notation.

It is important to set out which is your main aim or (although Overture may provide a solution) even consider 2 programs. I use Cakewalk and abc (largely infulenced by my choice of format for folkinfo) depending on what I want to do.

I'll leave you with an example I've used before here is a MIDI of The Golden Eagle sequenced to time it more or less as I attempt to play it and here is a MIDI produced from the (dotted hornpipe) notation.