The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #42549   Message #629419
Posted By: Mark Cohen
16-Jan-02 - 10:32 PM
Thread Name: Ballad of the Merry Ferry -songs of the Northwest
Subject: RE: Ballad of the Merry Ferry (Pacific NW)
Bob, give Noteworthy Composer a try. It takes a little getting used to, but once you're up and running it's pretty easy to make a lead sheet. There's a free version to play with; if you register, you get a printed manual and unlimited use. You can also save your NWC file as a MIDI for sending to others. It's even possible to play a song with a MIDI-connected keyboard and have NWC turn it into dots. A friend of mine gave me a copy of PrintMusic to try (that's the "Chevrolet" version of Finale, which is one of the "Cadillac" music printing programs--they also have Finale NotePad, which is sort of a Yugo). I actually find NWC easier to use for my limited needs. Try it, you might like it! Download it here.

Aloha,
Mark