Good Music Notation/Generation Software? - Off-Topic

#1 Posted by beeftothetaco (400 posts) - 4 months, 6 days ago

I'm looking for something along the lines of Ableton Live 8 that also has a note dictation tool as well as being compatible with most MIDI controllers. Any recommendations? Does software like this even exist?

#2 Posted by envane (1078 posts) - 4 months, 6 days ago

hmnz ... do you mean something with a more traditional notational input for notes and beats, rather than a standard piano roll or step sequencer ? im pretty sure ableton live has a mode for instruments that does that , nothing to spit out sheet music tho ...

youd probably want a midi studio like cubase or logic .. im pretty sure both of those work with some kind of virtual sheet music format.

I personally come from he step sequencer/tracker approach to electronic music , and i never learned to read music notation properly .. so sorta just unsure what you mean in the first place.

did any of that help?

#3 Posted by MikkaQ (9707 posts) - 4 months, 6 days ago

To my knowledge the best notation software would be Sibelius, which I would combine with a DAW like Pro Tools or Ableton or what have you. As for an all-in-one package, I really couldn't say. I don't think that's particularly common.

#4 Posted by M3RPHY (236 posts) - 4 months, 6 days ago

@MikkaQ said:

To my knowledge the best notation software would be Sibelius

I haven't been into this sort of stuff in a while, but this was always the case as far as I understood. The software is pretty complex though, be prepared to spend some time learning this stuff, and you'll be able to produce some awesome stuff.