leenia -

As already commented, most programs do both midi and notation.

Some programs are set up to do the best possible notation, and produce midi as an added feature.

Some programs are set up to make midi editing (sequencing) easy, and produce notation as an added feature.

My limited attempts to use Noteworthy indicate that it isn't really much of either, compared to other available programs. If you work hard enough at it, you can do useful things; but there are many "more user friendly" programs available. It's used at mudcat because it was available "back when;" and since it is of some importance to have one program for all the music in the data bank it continues to be used quite a bit.

I dont think that her program, at $300 bucks, does much more than mine at $40.

That $300 for Finale is a student/educator price, and I can't buy Finale for less than about $800 (the last time I looked a year or so ago) and Sibelius, if you don't qualify for a discount, is very close to $1,000. If either program "doesn't do much more than" a $40 program, you're just not using it right; but if you don't need more than what your $40 program does, it's rather stupid to learn - and insist on using - a much more complex program.

John