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Summary: This is a list of music notation applications on various computers.
It contains names, availabilities, list prices (where known), and
citations of reviews of the software. It includes a short section
of frequently-asked questions about notation software and file
formats. It does not contain subjective evaluations or reviews.
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Archive-name: music/notation-pgms
Last-modified: 1995 April 04
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Summary: This is a list of music notation applications on various
computers. It contains names, availabilities, list prices (where
known), and citations of reviews of the software. It includes a short
section of frequently-asked questions about notation software and file
formats. It does not contain subjective evaluations or reviews. The
list is posted to various Internet newsgroups every 15 days.
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| List of known music notation programs |
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| Contents |
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Overview
Obtaining this list
Introduction
Review and survey articles in the literature
A few background questions with incomplete answers
Specialty newsgroups, mailing lists, and discussion groups
Other relevant FAQs
Additional miscellaneous short topics
sound output
copyrights and trademarks
prices
manufacturers' phone numbers
demos
shareware
Summary table: a table of notation programs for various computers
Individual entries: information about each program
List of contributors: people who have contributed to this list
The currency of this list depends upon its readers. Please send updates
and corrections to denio@scubed.com.
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| Overview |
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This is a list of music notation applications on various computers.
This file contains:
o names of notation applications
o information on where and how to obtain the applications
o list prices (where known)
o citations of published reviews and survey articles
o answers to a few important questions
This file does not contain, nor is it likely ever to contain:
o subjective evaluations
o lists of features
o so-called "street" prices of the applications
See the introduction for a few words about why I chose not to include these
data.
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| Obtaining this list |
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This list is posted every 15 days to the Internet newsgroups
o rec.music.compose o rec.answers
o rec.music.makers o comp.answers
o rec.music.makers.songwriting o news.answers
o rec.music.a-cappella
o comp.music
It is posted via the *.answers FAQ server. If you are curious about
this service, send email to "faq-server@rtfm.mit.edu" containing the
subject line "HELP" (without the quotation marks).
The article's expiration date is set so that the posted version will
remain available until its replacement is posted on those systems that
support expiration dates. Some news systems impose shorter expiration
times on articles, while others do not support expiration dates at all,
so it's possible that this article might disappear from any given
system at any time.
The most recent edition of this list is stored in the Usenet archive at
MIT. One way to obtain it is via anonymous ftp to
rtfm.mit.edu
Navigate to the directory
/pub/usenet-by-group/news.answers/music
and download the file
notation-pgms
In URL notation, this is
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet-by-group/news.answers/music/notation-pgms
For those without access to anonymous FTP, this list can be obtained
by sending email to
mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu
with the message body
send usenet/news.answers/music/notation-pgms
From Mosaic or Lynx, one can find an html-ized version at URL
http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/music/notation-pgms/faq.html
You also may be able to find it by other means in other archives, but
it is beyond my intended scope to tell you how to do that. If you're
a new reader of Internet news, please browse the newsgroups
"news.announce.newusers" and "news.answers" for further instruction.
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| Introduction |
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Posters often ask about music notation programs. For their information,
I've put together the following list of notation programs.
In order to keep the task of maintaining it within manageable limits,
and to be fair to all manufacturers, I have chosen to limit the
information I provide about each application. For each notation
program, I include the name, where to get it, its list price, and known
citations of published reviews about it. I will not include lists of
features, as they change too fast for me to keep up with them. I will
not include subjective evaluations, because that would require more
resources than I can devote to it and would likely be unfair to those
manufacturers whose products have more features than I have patience.
I will not include "street prices", since these change fairly rapidly,
and readers of this list will know better than I what discounts are
available to them.
This list is subject to amendation. Without doubt there are errors and
omissions. If the reader has any additions or corrections, please send
them to me (denio@scubed.com).
I use one of these packages, and I have prejudices in favor of some of
them and against others. I've tried to keep my prejudices to myself,
but please be aware that I have them and they might have slipped in.
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| Review and survey articles in the literature |
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Readers interested in more information than I've provided here are
referred to the literature. I've attempted to collect citations of
reviews of the software and have included those citations in the
individual entries for the various applications.
There are a few survey articles to be found:
o Alan Belkin, "Macintosh Notation Software: Present and Future".
Computer Music Journal, volume 18 number 1, Spring 1994, pp. 53-69.
This review includes a feature table and a discussion of the question
of a standard notation file format.
o George Litterst, "Modern Manuscripts: The EM Guide to Notation
Software". Electronic Musician, August 1993, pp. 32-46.
o Ernie Rideout, "Notation". Keyboard, December 1994, pp. 69-97, 191.
This survey article includes sample printout from the various
packages.
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| A few background questions with incomplete answers |
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*QUESTION* Is there a standard file format for music notation?
Answer: No, but...
Alan Belkin (personal communication, 1995) posts press releases from
the NIFF Project. I present here edited versions of selected posts.
January 21, 1995:
FINALLY, A NEW MUSIC NOTATION STANDARD FILE FORMAT
ANAHEIM, CA - January 21, 1995 (with an update of January 29, 1995) -
An exciting new development in the area of music desktop publishing
is now coming to fruition after months of work: a standard file
format for musical notation.
...
The new format is currently code named "NIF" (Notation Interchange
Format). Sponsored by Passport Designs and Coda Music Technology, NIF
has had and continues to have major input from a large, diverse group
of notation software designers, as well as researchers in the areas of
music recognition, musicology and computer science, expert users and
music publishers. NIF's exceptionally thorough design is the product
of a lengthy consensus-building process between these participants. It
is a non-proprietary format, and will be available with no licensing
fees whatsoever to anyone who wants it.
The NIF project is now moving into the testing stage. Several
companies are scheduled to begin trial implementation shortly, to be
followed by others once the format stabilizes.
...
[Update] Note: Coda was an original sponsor of the NIF project, and
continues to financially support NIF's development, but recently
announced they have no immediate plans to implement NIF. They plan to
instead publish their own proprietary ENIGMA format. All the other
participants remain firmly committed to NIF, which is entirely
non-proprietary; indeed interest has been such that new participants
are arriving almost daily.
April 3, 1995:
Alan Belkin reported three major developments in the NIFF project:
o New name for the file format
The name "NIFF" (Notation Interchange File Format) was recently filed
for registration with Microsoft Corporation as the formal name for the
new file format. The NIFF format follows the rules proposed by
Microsoft in its RIFF (Resource Interchange File Format) definition
language for new multimedia oriented file formats. The name "NIFF"
replaces the project's former code name of "NIF".
o New music software industry sponsorship
... Opcode Systems, Temporal Acuity Products, Mark of the Unicorn and
Twelve Tone Systems recently decided to endorse the NIFF Project effort
by providing financial sponsorship. All four companies have already
been playing an active role in the format design for months. The four
join original sponsor Passport Designs in becoming industry leaders
working to provide a capability long requested by computer musicians.
Coda Music Technology recently withdrew from its early commitment to
the project.
o A plan to combine MIDI and music notation info in the same file
... [A] new plan has been devised to integrate MIDI data into the NIFF
format. This feature will aid the efforts of the many music software
companies building products that merge the capabilities of sequencers
and music printing software. The new plan allows the MIDI and notation
information to be interconnected in a meaningful way. The MIDI feature
will be included in the upcoming trial implementation.
... The first commercial products using NIFF are expected to be released
in 1995.
Funding for the NIFF initiative is being provided by Passport Designs,
Opcode Systems, Temporal Acuity Products , Mark of the Unicorn, and
Twelve Tone Systems.
For more information contact:
Cindy Grande, President Alan Belkin, Professor of Music
Grande Software, Inc. University of Montreal
NIFF Technical Coordinator NIFF Special Advisor
19004 37th Avenue South C.P. 6128, succursale A
Seattle, WA 98188 Montreal, Quebec
206-244-3411 Canada H3C 3J7
CompuServe: 72723,1272 514-343-7409
email: belkina@ere.umontreal.ca
Chris Newell, President
Musitek, Inc.
NIFF Administrative Coordinator
410 Bryant Circle, Suite K
Ojai, CA 93023
805-646-8051
CompuServe: 7133,3723
*QUESTION* Since there seems to be no standard file format for music
notation files, what mechanism exists to transfer music from one
application to another (e.g., from Finale to Encore)?
Answer: most commercial notation programs can export and import
standard MIDI files, so this path can be used for partial communication
between programs. It seems that MIDI has no provision for dynamics,
expression marks, or lyrics, however, so those would be lost in
translation.
Hugh Field-Richards (hsfr@dra.hmg.gb) reported the following to me:
"Although it is not a complete answer you might care to take
note of some work that I have been doing for some years past.
This is is the text notation language, Cadenza. This is a
proposed language for describing music in pure text form and
could be used as a standard interchange language with ease.
The US journal 'Computer Music Journal' were recently kind
enough to publish my article on Cadenza in their Winter 1993
journal pp60ff. ..."
He notes the existence of a commercial product called Cadenza that is
not associated with the notation description language of the same
name.
Various correspondents report that a standard is under development.
The following is a very small part of of text provided to A. Kornstaedt
by Steven R. Newcomb, who heads the relevant standards committee.
"'HyTime' is the nickname of the ISO/IEC International Standard
10744:1992, whose long name is 'Hypermedia/Time-based Structuring
Language.' It provides a worldwide standard technical framework
for integrated open hypermedia, including the 'SMDL' Standard
Music Description Language (ISO/IEC Committee Draft 10743). ...
Introductory articles about HyTime can be found in the November
1991 issue of _Communications of the ACM_, and in the July 1991
issue of _IEEE Computer_. ..."
There is an FTP archive at ftp://ftp.ifi.uio.no/pub/SGML/HyTime, and there
is an Internet discussion group called comp.text.sgml. An article
describing HyTime/SMDL is said to have appeared in "Computer Music
Journal" on 17 March 1994; the article is called "Aspects of Music
Representation in HyTime/SMDL" by Donald Sloan of Ashland University.
One correspondent said that this article was not in the cited issue and
would get back to me about it; I haven't had time yet to check for
myself. The general sense seems to be that HyTime might eventually be
a music representation standard, but not for awhile yet.
See the previous question for a press release about NIF, a possible
new standard for file compatibility between notation applications.
*QUESTION* Are files built by an application on one environment
portable to that same application on another environment? E.g., if one
creates a Finale file on the Mac, can a Finale user on MS-Windows read
the file?
Answer: apparently, within one application (e.g. Finale) one can
do this. I haven't tried it.
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| Specialty newsgroups, mailing lists, and discussion groups |
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Finale discussion list:
Henry Howey, a professor in the Department of Music at Sam Houston
State U., provides a Finale discussion list. To subscribe, send e-mail
to listserv@shsu.edu with the message body "SUBSCRIBE Finale" (don't
use the quotation marks). [24 June 1994]
Digest of Finale discussion list:
From the same site, there is a digest of traffic from the Finale
discussion list. To subscribe, send e-mail to listserv@shsu.edu with
the message body "SUBSCRIBE Finale-Digest" (don't use the quotation
marks). [03 February 1995]
MuTeX/MusicTeX mailing list:
There is a mailing list dealing with MuTex and MusicTeX. To subscribe,
send email to mutex-request@stolaf.edu with "subscribe" in the body.
Logic users mailing list and digest:
Fokke de Boer (Fokke.de.Boer@rivm.nl) maintains a mailing list for Logic.
To subscribe, send email to majordomo@mcc.ac.uk with the following text
in the *body*:
help
subscribe logic-users
end
There is also a digest version. If you'd rather have that, the body of
your request message should be:
help
subscribe logic-users-digest
end
The address to which you should send email for inclusion in the list is
"logic-users@mcc.ac.uk". [29 May 1995]
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| Other relevant FAQs |
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* Composition *
Craig Latta (Craig.Latta@NetJam.ORG) maintains a FAQ called "Music
composition Frequently-Asked Questions" that is available at URLs
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet-by-group/news.answers/music/composition-faq
ftp://xcf.berkeley.edu/pub/misc/netjam/doc/FAQ/composition/compositionFAQ
and via email to
netjam-request@XCF.Berkeley.EDU
with the subject line
"request for composition FAQ".
* Copyright (U.S.A.) *
There is a Copyright FAQ posted in various *.answers newsgroups and
archived at URLs
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet-by-group/news.answers/law/Copyright-FAQ/part1.Z
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet-by-group/news.answers/law/Copyright-FAQ/part2.Z
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet-by-group/news.answers/law/Copyright-FAQ/part3.Z
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet-by-group/news.answers/law/Copyright-FAQ/part4.Z
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet-by-group/news.answers/law/Copyright-FAQ/part5.Z
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet-by-group/news.answers/law/Copyright-FAQ/part6.Z
* Street prices of music software *
Chris Schumann (whizkid@oingomth.uwc.edu) maintains a list of music
software street prices that includes prices for notation software in
the USA. It's available via lynx and mosaic at URL
http://oingomth.uwc.edu/~whizkid/emspg.html
The list is posted to rec.music.makers, rec.music.makers.marketplace,
rec.music.compose, and comp.music newsgroups. There's a text-only
version at the same URL but with suffix ".txt", but it's no longer
kept current. [28 March 1995]
* PC Soundcards *
Joel Plutchak (plutchak@porter.geo.brown.edu) posts a FAQ entitled
"Frequently Asked Questions of the comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard Newsgroup".
It's available at URL
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/PCsoundcards/generic-faq
The FAQ is also available via email by sending a message having the
body
send usenet/news.answers/PCsoundcards/generic-faq
to mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu.
Morgan Stair is the maintainer of a FAQ called "The comprehensive
'comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard' FAQ". Stair's FAQ addresses specific
soundcards, their capabilities and limitations, and background
information about how they work. It's available via anonymous ftp from
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/PCsoundcards/soundcard-faq
The FAQ is also available via email by sending a message having the
body
send usenet/news.answers/PCsoundcards/soundcard-faq
to mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu.
* Electronic and computer music *
Craig Latta (Craig.Latta@NetJam.ORG) maintains a FAQ called "Electronic
and Computer Music Frequently-Asked Questions". It is available at URL
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet-by-group/news.answers/music/netjam-faq
and is posted to rec.music.makers, rec.music.compose, comp.music, and
elsewhere. It's also available by emailing
NetJam-request@XCF.Berkeley.EDU with the subject line "request for ECM
FAQ". This FAQ deals mostly with the hardware and software of sound
production.
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| Additional miscellaneous short topics |
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In re: sound output
Many of these applications will produce sound output. Depending on the
hardware one has available, the sound output can be useful for
editorial review of the music one has entered, and might be sufficient
for performance. Discussions of sound output devices are outside the
purview of this list, however; interested readers are referred to the
Internet comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard newsgroup, Joel Plutchak's and
Morgan Stair's FAQs, cited above. There may be parallel faqs addressed
for other platforms, but I don't know of them.
In re: copyrights and trademarks
Many of the application names, operating system names, font names, and
so on that appear in this list are trademarks belonging to their
respective owners.
In re: prices
Prices are in USA dollars unless otherwise indicated.
All prices shown are list prices. Street prices may be very different
from list prices, and readers are encouraged to shop around. Some
manufacturers offer academic discounts that bring the prices of their
products even lower than regular discounts for qualified users.
Several correspondents have urged me to include discount prices in the
list. In compiling this list I chose to show only list prices, since
the discount structures of various manufacturers differ. I chose list
prices as a kind of level playing field: list prices act as a rough
guide (notice I said rough) to the relative values of the several
applications. I do not have the resources to track down the latest
discount pricing for all these applications, so in the interest of
fairness I will continue to include only list prices. It falls to the
reader to shop carefully for the best discount.
See also Schumann's list, cited above in "Street prices of music software".
In re: manufacturers' phone numbers
All phone numbers are for the USA unless otherwise indicated.
In re: demos
Some commercial manufacturers make demos available. Some of them
charge for the demos. While demos are sometimes available on the
Internet, those demos often are of old versions. Your best bet is to
contact the manufacturers directly for demos of applications in which
you are interested.
In re: shareware
Soapbox: if you use shareware, register it.
In re: caution
Be aware that not all applications are created equal. Some cause systems
to crash. Proceed with due caution.
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| Summary table |
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N.B.: Most software is sold at prices discounted from list prices.
To be fair to everyone, I've only shown list prices. Some commercial
software manufacturers offer substantial discounts to academic
customers. Check with your favorite software store, or see the FAQ
by Chris Schumann, cited above, for actual prices.
Description of the table:
The columns of the table refer to operating systems/platforms on
which the applications run. The OSs/platforms represented in the
table are Amiga, Atari, Mac, MS-DOS, MS-Windows, NeXt, OS/2, Power
PC, UNIX, and X. Specialized platforms, or those for which there
are only a few applications, are listed separately after the table;
these platforms include Acorn, Apple II, and SGI.
Table symbols key:
* = application is available now
p = application is promised to be available Real Soon Now
? = might be available, info provider was not sure or was ambiguous
e = see individual entry for more information
Price annotations:
All prices are list prices; discounts may be available.
"s" as a suffix to the price means that the application is shareware.
Prices with prefix "$" are in USA dollars; with prefix "UK L" are
in British pounds; and with prefix "DM" are in German Deutschmarks.
R (recent review) column key:
1 = included in Keyboard Magazine December 1994 survey article
f = free software, not in Keyboard Magazine article
s = shareware, not in Keyboard Magazine article
= not in Keyboard Magazine article
d = discontinued
A A M M M N O P U X
m t a S S e S P N
Approx i a c D W X / C I
List g r O i t 2 X
R Application Name Price a i S n
--------------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
f abc2mtex free | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | | * | * |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
s ACCU Music Sys $20s | | | | * | | | * | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Ballade | | | * | | * | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Bars & Pipes Professional | * | | | | | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Capella Win DM 278 | | | | | * | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
f CMN free | | | * | | | * | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
1 Composer's Pen UK L125 | | | | * | | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
s Composer's Workbench $50s | | | | * | | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
1 ConcertWare $159 | | | * | | * | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
1 Copyist DTP $80 | * | * | | * | | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
1 Cubase Lite $99 | | * | * | | * | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
1 Cubase Score $549 | | * | * | | * | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
1 Deluxe Music $129 | * | | | | | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
1 Encore $595 | | | * | | * | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
1 EZ Score Plus $50 | | * | | | | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
1 Finale $749 | | | * | | * | | | * | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
1 Finale Allegro $349 | | | * | | * | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Graphire Music Press $5000 | | | * | | | | | * | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
s GTS Music System $50s | | | | * | | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
1 Laser Music Processor $130 | | | | * | | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
1 Lime $295 | | | * | | * | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
1 Logic $399 | | * | * | | * | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
1 Logic Audio $699 | | * | * | | * | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
MasterScore | | * | | | | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
s Melody Master $23s | | | | * | | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
1 MicroLogic $159/$129 | | | * | | * | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
1 MIDI Orchestrator Plus$130 | | | | | * | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
1 Mosaic $595 | | | * | | | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
s Mozart $ s | | | | | * | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
1 Music Pad UK L20 | | | | * | | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
d MusicProse discontinued | | | ? | | * | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
1 Musicator Win $299 | | | | | * | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
d? Music Engraver $550 | | | * | | | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
1 Music Manuscriptor $750 | | | | | * | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
1 MusicPrinter Plus $495 | | | | * | | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Musicshop $149 | | | * | | | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
f MusicTeX free | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | | * | * |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
1 MusicTime $99 | | | * | | * | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
f MusixTeX free | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | | * | * |
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f MuTeX free | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | | * | * |
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f Muzika free | | | | | * | | | | | |
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1 Nightingale $495 | | | * | | | | | | | |
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d? Notator Logic $696 | | * | * | | * | | | | | |
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NoteAbility $499 | | | | | | * | | | | |
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1 Note Processor $295 | | | | * | | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
NoteWorthy UK L40 | | | | * | | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
NoteWorthy Composer $39 | | | | | * | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
NoteWriter $295 | | | * | | | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
f Nutation free | | | | | | * | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Orchest | | * | | | | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
1 Overture $495 | | | * | | | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
1 Personal Composer $99/440 | | | | | * | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
1 PowerTracks Pro $29 | | | | | * | | | | | |
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Professional Composer $395 | | | ? | | | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
1 Pyware Music Writer $249/495| | | * | * | | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
1 QuickScore Prof. $70 | | | | | * | | | | | |
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f Rosegarden free | | | | | | | | | * | * |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
1 Score $825 | | | | * | | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
1 Score Perfect Germ. DM599 | | * | | | * | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
1 Showtune $100 | | | | | * | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
1 SongWright $120 | | | | * | | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Theme | | | | * | | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
WinSong Composer $80 | | | | | * | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Wolfgang | | | | | | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Miscellaneous environments:
Acorn: Sibelius 7
Rhapsody 3
Notate
Philip's Music Scribe
Apple II: Pyware Music Editor
SGI: CMN
Rosegarden
Products to scan sheet music:
A A M M M N O P U X
m t a S S e S P N
i a c D W X / C I
List g r O i t 2 X
Application Name Price a i S n
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Midiscan $379 | | | | | * | | | | | |
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NoteScan (req. Nightingale) | | | * | | | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Products to create guitar tablature only (several notation packages will
produce guitar tab as well as standard notation):
A A M M M N O P U X
m t a S S e S P N
i a c D W X / C I
List g r O i t 2 X
Application Name Price a i S n
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Bucket 'o tab $25s | | | | | * | | | | | |
-----------------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Tab Transcriber $30s | | | | * | | | | | | |
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+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Individual entries |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Structure of individual entries:
Name: name of the application
Platforms: what the app runs on
Requirements: minimum requirements, if known
List price: list price
Manufacturer: person or company that produces the app
Demo: where to get a demo
Review: where to find a review of this application
To acquire: where to get the app
Info source: where I learned about it
Sound output: whether this app will play the music a user's entered
Entry updated: date of last update of this entry
===========================================================================
Name: abc2mtex version 1.4
Platforms: Any system supporting MusicTeX and TeX
Requirements: TeX/LaTeX and MusicTeX
Price: free
Manufacturer: Chris Walshaw <C.Walshaw@gre.ac.uk>
Demo: none (it's free - get the distribution)
Review: examples in *.abc files, results in abc.tunes.ps/*.ps.gz
(gzipped PostScript files)
To acquire: ftp://celtic.stanford.edu/pub/tunes/abc2mtex
ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/support/abc2mtex
ftp://ftp.shsu.edu/tex-archive/support/abc2mtex
ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/support/abc2mtex
(several files; see the README file)
or email manufacturer
Info source: manufacturer
Sound output:
Entry updated: 22 March 1995
===========================================================================
Name: ACCU Music System version 3.7
Platforms: MS-DOS, OS/2
Requirements: any 80x86, 384kb RAM, MS-DOS 3.3 or higher
Price: shareware: $20 plus $3 shipping (USA) or $6 (other
countries). This is nagware, i.e., it displays a message
asking the user to register.
Manufacturer: Kevin Fischer (kfischer@seas.ucla.edu)
c/o ACCU Music System
16878 Saint James Drive
Poway, California 92064-1137 USA
Demo: none (shareware)
Review:
To acquire: MSDOS:
ftp://oak.oakland.edu/SimTel/msdos/music/ac37musd.zip
OS/2:
ftp://freebsd.cdrom.com/.1/os2/32bit/mmedia/ac35muso.zip
Info source: info files included with application
Sound output:
Entry updated: 01 March 1995
===========================================================================
Name: Ballade
Platforms: Mac, MSWindows
Requirements:
List price:
Manufacturer: DynaWare USA, Inc.
950 Tower Lane, Suite 1150
Foster City, Ca. 94404
415-349-5700, 415-349-5879 (fax)
Demo: available from manufacturer
Review: Electronic Musician: March 1993
Electronic Musician: May 1993
To acquire:
Info source: ad in Electronic Musician, December 1993, p. 94
Sound output:
Entry updated: 1 February 1994
===========================================================================
Name: Bars & Pipes Professional
Platforms: Amiga
Requirements:
List price:
Manufacturer:
Demo:
Review:
To acquire:
Info source:
Sound output:
Entry updated: 27 August 1994
===========================================================================
Name: Bucket 'o tab
Platforms: MSWindows
Requirements: ftp://ocsystems.com/pub/gse/vbrun300.zip
List price: $25 (shareware)
Manufacturer: Scott Evans
gse@ocsystems.com
Demo: none (it's shareware - get the whole package)
Review:
To acquire: ftp://ocsystems.com/pub/gse/bucket.zip (see README file)
Info source: private communication from author
Sound output:
Entry updated: 01 March 1995
===========================================================================
Name: Capella Win
Platforms: MS Windows
Requirements:
List price: DM 278
Manufacturer: WHC Musiksoftware GmbH
An der Soehrebahn 4
34318 Soehrewald
Germany
Telephone: (int'l access, then) +49 5608 3293
+49 5608 4651 (fax)
Demo: available from manufacturer, or from their mailbox:
(int'l access, then ) +49 561 826043
userid: WHC Kunde
password: capella
also said to be available in URLs
ftp.cs.ruu.nl/pub/MIDI/PROGRAMS/MSWINDOWS/capella.zip
with explanatory material in
ftp.cs.ruu.nl/pub/MIDI/PROGRAMS/MSDOS/capella.txt
ftp.cs.ruu.nl/pub/MIDI/PROGRAMS/MSWINDOWS/capella.txt
Review:
To acquire: manufacturer
Info source: personal communication with user.
Sound output:
Entry updated: 02 February 1995
Note: as far as my correspondent knew, the program is available only
in German.
===========================================================================
Name: CMN (Common Music Notation)
Platforms: NeXT, Mac, SGI. (Eventually will be ported to 486)
Requirements: Common Lisp; CLOS (pcl); PostScript; Sonata or Petrucci
font
List price: Free.
Manufacturer: Bill Schottstaedt (bil@ccrma.stanford.edu).
Demo: none (freeware)
Review:
To acquire: ftp://ccrma-ftp.stanford.edu/pub/Lisp/cmn.tar.Z
ftp://ccrma-ftp.stanford.edu/pub/Lisp/cmn.README
Info source: personal communication from author.
Sound output:
Entry updated: 01 March 1995
===========================================================================
Name: The Composer's Pen
Platforms: MS-DOS, Amsrad PCW
Requirements: DOS 3, 512KB RAM, 8086, EGA, CGA, VGA, Hercules
List price: UK L125
Manufacturer: Composit Software
10 Leasowe Green
Lightmoor, Telford, Shropshire, England TF4 3QX
(44) 952 595 436
Demo:
Review:
To acquire:
Info source: Keyboard, December 1994, p. 69ff.
Sound output:
Entry updated: 30 January 1995
===========================================================================
Name: Composer's WorkBench
Platforms: MS-DOS
Requirements: 80286 or better, graphics adapter, MS-DOS 3.3 or better,
Roland MPU-401 or compatible MIDI card, MIDI synth.
List price: $50 plus shipping (shareware)
Manufacturer: Dennis McNamara (dmcnamar@netcom.com)
Demo: none (shareware)
Review:
To acquire: ftp://oak.oakland.edu/SimTel/msdos/music/cwb135.zip
Info source: info files included with application
Sound output:
Entry updated: 01 March 1995
===========================================================================
Name: ConcertWare
Platforms: Mac, MS-Windows
Requirements: Mac: System 7, 2 MB, 68020
PC: MS-Windows 3.1, 3 MB, 386
List price: $159
Manufacturer: Jump Software
201 San Antonio Circle, Suite 172
Mountain View, California 94040
415-917-7460, 415-917-7490 fax
Demo:
Review:
To acquire: software and music stores
Info source: Keyboard, December 1994, p. 69ff.
Sound output: any MIDI interface (PC: Windows MPC)
Entry updated: 30 January 1995
===========================================================================
Name: Copyist DTP with Quickscore
Platforms: Amiga, Atari, PC
Requirements: PC: XT, 640KB RAM, Hercules to VGA
List price: $79.95
Manufacturer: Dr. T's Music Software
124 Crescent Road, Suite 3
Needham, Massachusetts 02194
617-455-1454
Demo:
Review:
To acquire:
Info source: Keyboard, December 1994, p. 69ff.
personal communication with user(s)
Sound output: MPU compatible, most soundcards
Entry updated: 30 January 1995
===========================================================================
Name: Cubase Lite
Platforms: Atari, Mac, MS-Windows
Requirements:
List price: $99
Manufacturer: Steinberg
17700 Raymer St., Suite 1001
Northridge, Ca. 91325
818-993-4091, 818-701-7452 (fax)
Demo: ftp://ftp.mcc.ac.uk/pub/cubase/DEMOS
(all systems; go to the appropriate directory)
Review:
To acquire:
Info source: personal communication with user(s).
Sound output:
Entry updated: 01 March 1995
===========================================================================
Name: Cubase Score
Platforms: Atari, Mac, MS-Windows
Requirements: Atari: TOS 1.4, 2MB
Mac: System 7, 4MB
PC: Windows 3.1, 4MB, 386SX-25
List price: $549
Manufacturer: Steinberg Steinberg/Jones
TSI-GmbH 17700 Raymer St., Suite 1001
NeustraSe 12 Northridge, Ca. 91325
W--5481 Waldorf, Germany
(int'l) 011 49 26 36 7001 818-993-4091
818-701-7452 (fax)
Demo: ftp://ftp.mcc.ac.uk/pub/cubase/DEMOS
(all systems; go to the appropriate directory)
Review: Electronic Musician: July 1993
To acquire:
Info source: Keyboard, December 1994, p. 69ff.
personal communication with user(s).
Sound output: Mac: any MIDI interface; PC: MPU-401 compatible
Entry updated: 01 March 1995
===========================================================================
Name: Deluxe Music
Platforms: Amiga
Requirements: Kickstart 1.3, 1MB, 8 MHz
List price: $129
Manufacturer: Electronic Arts
Box 7578
San Mateo, CA 94403
415-572-2787
Demo:
Review:
To acquire:
Info source: Keyboard, December 1994, p. 64ff.
personal communication with user(s).
Sound output: any Amiga MIDI interface
Entry updated: 30 January 1995
===========================================================================
Name: Encore
Platforms: Mac, MS-Windows
Requirements: Mac: 4MB, 16MHz
PC: Windows, 4MB, 16 MHz, VGA or better
List price: $595
Manufacturer: Passport Designs, Inc.
100 Stone Pine Road,
Half Moon Bay, Ca 94019
800-443-3210, 415-726-0280, 415-726-2254 fax
Email: passport@aol.com
WWW: http://www.mw3.com/passport
America Online - Keyword: passport
CompuServe - GO MIDIBVEN
Demo: Current demo is available from manufacturer.
Demo of Windows v3.1 (date 1994-07-16) is available from URL:
ftp://oak.oakland.edu/SimTel/win3/music/encore1.zip
ftp://oak.oakland.edu/SimTel/win3/music/encore2.zip
ftp://oak.oakland.edu/SimTel/win3/music/encore3.zip
ftp://oak.oakland.edu/SimTel/win3/music/encore4.zip
Get all four parts, unzip onto a floppy, and install as usual.
Demo of Mac version (date 1994-07-04) is available from URL
ftp://sumex-aim.stanford.edu/info-mac/snd/util/encore-demo.hqx
Review: Alan Belkin, "Macintosh Notation Software: Present and
Future", Computer Music Journal, volume 18 no. 1,
Spring 1994
Electronic Musician: April 1994
To acquire: software stores, music stores
Info source: Keyboard, December 1994, p. 69ff.
manufacturer
personal communication with user(s).
Sound output: any MIDI interface, soundcard
Entry updated: 04 April 1995
===========================================================================
Name: EZ Score Plus
Platforms: Atari ST/STE/TT/Falcon, 1 MB
Requirements:
List price: $49.95
Manufacturer: Binary Sounds (originally: Hybrid Arts)
431 Oak Dale Dr.
Stafford, Texas 77477
713-776-9118
Demo:
Review:
To acquire:
Info source: Keyboard, December 1994, p. 69ff.
Sound output:
Entry updated: 30 January 1995
===========================================================================
Name: Finale
Platforms: Mac, MS-Windows, Power Mac (PPC?)
Requirements: Mac: 2MB, 020
PC: Windows 3.1, 4MB, 386
PPC:
List price: $749; $275 for academicians and students
$778.95/$304.95 for PPC version
Manufacturer: Coda Music Technology
6210 Bury Dr.
Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55346-1718
800-843-2066, 612-937-9760 fax
Demo: available from manufacturer
Review: Alan Belkin, "Macintosh Notation Software: Present and
Future", Computer Music Journal, volume 18 no. 1,
Spring 1994
Electronic Musician: December 1993
To acquire: software stores, music stores
Info source: Keyboard, December 1994, p. 69ff.
personal communication with user(s)
manufacturer's info kit
Sound output: MIDI/soundcard
Entry updated: 31 March 1995
===========================================================================
Name: Finale Allegro
Platforms: Mac, MS-Windows
Requirements: Mac: Mac Plus, Sys 6.0.5, 2MB
PC: ?
List price: $349
Manufacturer: Coda Music Technology
6210 Bury Dr.
Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55346-1718
800-843-2066, fax 612-937-9760
Demo: available from manufacturer
Review: Electronic Musician, April 1994
To acquire: software stores, music stores
Info source: Keyboard, December 1994, p. 69ff.
ad in Electronic Musician
personal communication with user(s).
Sound output: MIDI/soundcard
Entry updated: 2 January 1995
===========================================================================
Name: Graphire Music Press (TM) (formerly "Valentine")
Platforms: Macintosh: 68020+, System 7, 5MB RAM
PowerPC native
Requirements: none
List price: $5000 (yes, three zeroes)
Manufacturer: Graphire Corporation
4 Harvest Lane
PO Box 838
Wilder, VT 05088-0838
802-296-2515
Email: alantalbot@eworld.com
Demo: available from the manufacturer
Review: not reviewed
To acquire: available from the manufacturer
Info source: manufacturer
Sound output: Macintosh or MIDI
Entry updated: 9 December 1994
===========================================================================
Name: GTS Music System
Platforms: MS-DOS
Requirements: SVGA, SoundBlaster, mouse
List price: $50 (shareware)
Manufacturer: Kim Young Jae
Demo: none
Review:
To acquire: ftp://oak.oakland.edu/SimTel/msdos/gtsmusic
(several files; see the OO_index.txt file)
Info source: info files included with application
Sound output:
Entry updated: 01 March 1995
===========================================================================
Name: Laser Music Processor
Platforms: PC
Requirements: DOS 2.1, 640KB, 8086-4.77, graphics
List price: $129.95
Manufacturer: Teach Services
Donovan Rd., Route 1, Box 182
Brushton, New York 12916
518-358-2125, 518-358-3028 fax
Demo:
Review:
To acquire:
Info source: Keyboard, December 1994, p. 69ff.
Sound output: any MIDI interface
Entry updated: 30 January 1995
===========================================================================
Name: Lime
Platforms: Mac
Requirements: Mac: 2MB RAM, 020
List price: $295
Manufacturer: Lippold Haken and Dorothea Blostein
Electronic Courseware Systems
1210 Lancaster Dr.
Champaign, Illinois 61821
800-832-4965, 217-359-7099
Demo: ftp://unicorn.cerl.uiuc.edu/pub/lime
(several files; see the README file)
Review: Alan Belkin, "Macintosh Notation Software: Present and
Future", Computer Music Journal, volume 18 no. 1,
Spring 1994
Electronic Musician, April 1994
To acquire: manufacturer
Info source: Keyboard, December 1994, p. 69ff.
info files included with demo, call to vendor
Sound output: MIDI interface
Entry updated: 01 March 1995
===========================================================================
Name: Logic
Platforms: Atari, Mac, PC
Requirements: Atari: 2 MB RAM, 000
Mac: system 6.0.5
PC: 4 MB RAM, 386DX-25
List price: $399
Manufacturer: Emagic Emagic Gmbh Germany
Box 771 Halstenbeker Weg 98
Nevada City, California 95959 25462 Rellingen, Germany
916-477-1051 +49 4101 4765 0
916-477-1052 fax +49 4104 4765 99 fax
Demo: not available, but WWW pages with snapshots of screens
available from URL
http://www.mcc.ac.uk/~emagic/emagic_page.html
Review:
To acquire:
Info source: Keyboard, December 1994, p. 69ff.
Sound output: any MIDI interface
Entry updated: 29 May 1995
==========================================================================
Name: Logic Audio
Platforms: Atari, Mac, PC
Requirements: Atari: 2 MB RAM, 000
Mac: system 6.0.5
PC: 4 MB RAM, 386DX-25
List price: $699
Manufacturer: Emagic Emagic Gmbh Germany
Box 771 Halstenbeker Weg 98
Nevada City, California 95959 25462 Rellingen, Germany
916-477-1051 +49 4101 4765 0
916-477-1052 fax +49 4104 4765 99 fax
Demo: not available, but WWW pages with snapshots of screens
available from URL
http://www.mcc.ac.uk/~emagic/emagic_page.html
Review:
To acquire:
Info source: Keyboard, December 1994, p. 69ff.
Sound output: any MIDI interface
Entry updated: 29 May 1995
==========================================================================
Name: MasterScore
Platforms: Atari
Requirements:
List price:
Manufacturer: Steinberg
Postfach 261833
20508 Hamburg
Germany
Demo:
Review:
To acquire:
Info source: personal communication with user(s).
Sound output:
Entry updated: 26 January 1994
===========================================================================
Name: Melody Master
Platforms: MS-DOS
Requirements: 440 KB to install.
List price: $19 plus $4 shipping, $49 plus $4 shipping for commercial
users (shareware).
Manufacturer: Alexei A. Efros, Jr.
Demo: none
Review:
To acquire: ftp://oak.oakland.edu/SimTel/msdos/music/melody25.zip
Info source: info included with application
Sound output:
Entry updated: 01 March 1995
===========================================================================
Name: MicroLogic
Platforms: Mac, MS-Windows
Requirements: Mac: system 6.0.5, 4MB RAM, 000
PC: Windows 3.1, 4 MB RAM, 386DX-25
List price: $399
Manufacturer: Emagic Emagic Gmbh Germany
Box 771 Halstenbeker Weg 98
Nevada City, California 95959 25462 Rellingen, Germany
916-477-1051 +49 4101 4765 0
916-477-1052 fax +49 4104 4765 99 fax
Demo: PC demo available from URL
ftp://ftp.mcc.ac.uk/pub/emagic/MICROLOGIC/DEMOS/PC/microlog.zip
Mac demo available from URL
ftp://ftp.mcc.ac.uk/pub/emagic/MICROLOGIC/DEMOS/MAC/MLogic1.5.Demo.hqx
WWW pages with snapshots of screens available from URL
http://www.mcc.ac.uk/~emagic/emagic_page.html
Review:
To acquire:
Info source: Keyboard, December 1994, p. 69ff.
Sound output: yes
Entry updated: 29 May 1995
==========================================================================
Name: MIDI Orchestrator Plus
Platforms: MS-Windows
Requirements: Windows 3.1, 4MB, 386SX-20, VGA
List price: $129.95
Manufacturer: Voyetra Technologies
5 Odell Plaza
Yonkers, New York 10701
914-966-0600, 914-966-1102 fax
Demo:
Review:
To acquire:
Info source: Keyboard, December 1994, p. 69ff.
Sound output: any MIDI with Windows driver
Entry updated: 30 January 1995
==========================================================================
Name: Midiscan
Platforms: MS-Windows
Requirements:
List price: $379
Manufacturer: Musitek
410 Bryant Circle, Suite K
Ojai, Ca. 93023
800-676-8055, 805-646-8099 (fax)
Demo:
Review:
To acquire:
Info source: Ad in Electronic Musician, December 1993, p. 109.
Sound output:
Entry updated: 1 February 1994
Notes: scans sheet music into Type I Midi files. Ad claims 98%
accuracy.
===========================================================================
Name: Mosaic (formerly Composer's Mosaic)
Platforms: Mac
Requirements: System 6.0.8, 4MB, ATM, LaserWriter
List price: $595
Manufacturer: Mark of the Unicorn
1280 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-576-2760, 617-576-3609 fax
Demo:
Review: Alan Belkin, "Macintosh Notation Software: Present and
Future", Computer Music Journal, volume 18 no. 1,
Spring 1994
Keyboard, February 1993
To acquire:
Info source: Keyboard, December 1994, p. 69ff.
personal communications with users
Sound output: any MIDI interface
Entry updated: 30 January 1995
===========================================================================
Name: Mozart
Platforms: MS-Windows
Requirements: MS-Windows, fast 386/486 recommended
List price:
Manufacturer: Dave Webber (dave@musical.demon.co.uk)
Demo: none (shareware; get the distribution)
Review:
To acquire: ftp://oak.oakland.edu/SimTel/win3/music/mozart13
Info source: posting by author on comp.os.ms-windows.announce
Sound output:
Entry updated: 28 March 1995
===========================================================================
Name: Musicator Win 2.1
Platforms: MS-Windows
Requirements: Windows 3.1, 4 MB
List price: $299
Manufacturer: Musicator
P.B. Box 16026
Oakland, California 94610
510-251-2500m 916-756-9807 tech support
Demo:
Review:
To acquire: computer and music stores
Info source: Keyboard, December 1994, p. 69ff.
ad in Electronic Musician
Sound output: Windows MCI midi output (to soundcard, MIDI interface, &c)
Entry updated: 30 January 1995
===========================================================================
Name: Music Engraver (Formerly HB Music Engraver)
Platforms: Mac, system 6.0.7 or later
Requirements:
List price: $550
Manufacturer: Music Environment, Inc.
4156B So. Mobile Cir.
Aurora, Colorado 80013
Demo:
Review:
To acquire: manufacturer
Info source: personal communication with user(s).
Sound output:
Entry updated: 7 February 1994
Note: a reliable correspondent said that this is no longer available
===========================================================================
Name: Music Manuscriptor
Platforms: PC
Requirements: DOS 3.0, 8 MB, 486DX-33, VGA through XVGA, dual monitors
List price: $750; $375 for academicians and students
Manufacturer: Erato Software
Box 6278
Salt Lake City, Utah 84152
801-328-0500
Demo:
Review:
To acquire:
Info source: Keyboard, December 1994, p. 69ff.
Sound output: MPU-401 compatible
Entry updated: 30 January 1995
==========================================================================
Name: Music Pad
Platforms: MS-DOS, Amsrad PCW
Requirements: DOS 3, 512KB RAM, 8086
List price: UK L19.95
Manufacturer: Composit Software
10 Leasowe Green
Lightmoor, Telford, Shropshire, England TF4 3QX
(44)952 595 436
Demo:
Review:
To acquire:
Info source: Keyboard, December 1994, p. 69ff.
Sound output:
Entry updated: 30 January 1995
===========================================================================
Name: MusicPrinter Plus
Platforms: MS-DOS
Requirements: DOS 2.0, 640KB, 10MHz, graphics
List price: $495, $295 for academicians and students
Manufacturer: Temporal Acuity Products, Inc.
Bld. #1, Suite 200
300 120th Ave. NE
Bellevue, Washington 98005
800-426-2673, 206-462-1007, 206-462-1057 fax
Demo: ftp://celtic.stanford.edu/pub/tunes/Music.Printer
(several files) or call manufacturer
Review:
To acquire: software stores, music stores, or manufacturer
Info source: Keyboard, December 1994, p. 69ff.
Sound output: any MIDI interface
Entry updated: 01 March 1995
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Name: Music Prose (discontinued)
Platforms: MS-Windows, maybe Mac
Requirements:
List price: no longer available
Manufacturer: Coda Music Technology
6210 Bury Dr.
Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55346-1718
800-843-2066, fax 612-937-9760
Demo:
Review:
To acquire: not available
Info source: ad in Electronic Musician
personal communication with user(s).
Keyboard, December 1994, p. 69ff.
Sound output: MIDI and standard soundcard output
Entry updated: 29 December 1994
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Name: Musicshop
Platforms: Mac
Requirements:
List price: $149
Manufacturer: Opcode Systems, Inc.
3950 Fabian Way
Palo Alto, CA 94303
415-856-3333
Demo:
Review: Electronic Musician, September 1993
Keyboard, October 1993
To acquire:
Info source: article in Electronic Musician, Jan 1994
Sound output:
Entry updated: 24 January 1994
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Name: MusicTeX
Platforms: Any system supporting TeX
Requirements: TeX
List price: free
Manufacturer: Daniel Taupin
Demo: none
Review:
To acquire: ftp://celtic.stanford.edu/pub/tunes/Music.TeX
(see files Music.TeX.readme and FAQ)
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/music/musictex
(see files README and FAQ)
Info source: personal communication with user(s).
Sound output:
Entry updated: 01 March 1995
Note: Base site is said to be rsovax.lps.u-psud.fr, but that
system is a VAX and doesn't use the usual ftp commands.
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Name: MusicTime
Platforms: Mac, MS-Windows
Requirements: Mac: 4MB, 16 MHz
PC: Windows, 4MB, 16 MHz, VGA or better
List price: $99
Manufacturer: Passport Designs, Inc.
100 Stone Pine Road,
Half Moon Bay, Ca 94019
800-443-3210, 415-726-0280, 415-726-2254 fax
Email: passport@aol.com
WWW: http://www.mw3.com/passport
America Online - Keyword: passport
CompuServe - GO MIDIBVEN
Demo: Current demo is available from manufacturer.
Demo of Mac version (date 1994-07-04) is available from URL
ftp://sumex-aim.stanford.edu/info-mac/snd/util/music-time.hqx
Review:
To acquire: software stores, music stores
Info source: Keyboard, December 1994, p. 69ff.
manufacturer
Sound output: any MIDI interface, soundcard
Entry updated: 04 April 1995
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Name: MusixTeX
Platforms: Any system supporting TeX
Requirements: TeX
List price: free
Manufacturer: Ross Mitchell, Andreas Egler, Daniel Taupin
Demo: none
Review:
To acquire: may be available somewhere at ftp://ftp.shsu.edu or
other CTAN (Comprehensive TeX Archive Network) sites
Info source: announcement on rec.music.compose
Sound output:
Entry updated: 02 March 1995
Note: Base site is rsovax.lps.u-psud.fr, but that system is a
VAX and doesn't respond to the usual ftp commands.
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Name: MuTeX (out of date - see MusicTeX)
Platforms: Any system supporting TeX; single staff only
Requirements: TeX
List price: free
Manufacturer: Andrea Steinbach and Angelika Schofer
Demo: none
Review:
To acquire: ftp://ftp.gmd.de/music/mutex
(zip and tar.Z files available)
Info source: personal communication with user(s).
Sound output:
Entry updated: 01 March 1995
Note: Just to confuse things, there is a communications
application called mutex102 that has nothing to do
with MuTeX.
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Name: Muzika 3
Platforms: MS-Windows
Requirements: 80386 or better, soundcard, MS-Win 3.1, 1 MB RAM, 1 MB on
disk
List price: free
Manufacturer: Eran Klonover and Eitan Medina
Demo: none
Review:
To acquire: ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/windows/sounds/muzika3.zip
ftp://ftp.cica.indiana.edu/ftp/pub/pc/win3/sounds/muzika3.zip
Info source: info files included with app
Sound output: MIDI output
Entry updated: 01 March 1995
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Name: Nightingale
Platforms: Mac
Requirements: System 6.0.5, 2MB; System 7, 3MB
List price: $495, $295 for academicians and students
Manufacturer: Temporal Acuity Products
300 120th Ave. NE Bldg 1
Bellevue, WA 98005
800-426-2673, 206-462-1007, 206-462-1057 fax
Demo: Free demo disk available on request.
Demo (date 1994-11-18) is available at URL
ftp://sumex-aim.stanford.edu/info-mac/snd/util/nightingale-20-demo.hqx
ftp://sumex-aim.stanford.edu/info-mac/snd/util/nightingale-20-essentials.hqx
ftp://sumex-aim.stanford.edu/info-mac/snd/util/nightingale-20-extras.hqx
ftp://sumex-aim.stanford.edu/info-mac/snd/util/nightingale-20-tutor.hqx
(four parts, get them all)
Review: Alan Belkin, "Macintosh Notation Software: Present and
Future", Computer Music Journal, volume 18 no. 1,
Spring 1994
Electronic Musician, May 1994
Keyboard, April 1994
To acquire: software stores, music stores, or manufacturer
Info source: Keyboard, December 1994, p. 69ff.
personal communication with user(s).
Sound output: any MIDI interface
Entry updated: 01 March 1995
Note: said to include a function to allow scanning of sheet music
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Name: Notate
Platforms: Acorn
Requirements:
List price:
Manufacturer: Longman Logotron
124 Science Park
Milton Road
Cambridge CB4 4ZS United Kingdom
Telephone: (UK access code, then) +44 223 425 558
Demo:
Review:
To acquire:
Info source: personal communication
Sound output:
Entry updated: 6 July 1994
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Name: Notator Logic
Platforms: Atari, Mac, MS-Win
Requirements:
List price: discontinued; see Logic, Logic Audio, and MicroLogic
Manufacturer:
Demo:
Review: Keyboard, October 1993
Electronic Musician, May 1993, February 1994
To acquire:
Info source: personal communication with user(s).
Sound output:
Entry updated: 29 May 1995
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Name: NoteAbility
Platforms: NeXTStep for Intel, Motorola
Requirements: NeXTStep 3.0 or higher, Sonata or Composer font
List price: $499, educational discounts available
Manufacturer: Keith Hamel
Ciusa (Creative Imagineering America)
3208 W. Lake St., Suite 133
Minneapolis, Mn 55416
612-822-1604, 612-922-4426 (fax)
ciusa@cup.portal.com
Demo: $10 (5 disks) available from Ciusa
Review:
To acquire: Order from Ciusa
Info source: personal communication with user(s).
Sound output:
Entry updated: 7 December 1993
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Name: Note Processor
Platforms: MS-DOS
Requirements: DOS, 1MB
List price: $295
Manufacturer: Thoughtprocessors
584 Bergen St.
Brooklyn, New York 11238
718-857-2860, 718-398-8411 fax
Demo: from manufacturer
Review:
To Acquire: from manufacturer
Info source: Keyboard, December 1994, p. 69ff.
personal communication with user(s).
Sound output: any MIDI interface
Entry updated: 30 January 1995
===========================================================================
Name: NoteScan
Platforms:
Requirements:
List price:
Manufacturer: Grande Software
19004 37th Avenue South
Seattle, Washington 98188
Demo:
Review:
To Acquire: from manufacturer
Info source:
Sound output:
Entry updated: 02 March 1995
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Name: NoteWorthy
Platforms: MS-DOS, maybe MS-Windows
Requirements:
List price: shareware: 40 UK pounds in the UK, equivalent elsewhere
Manufacturer: Braeburn Software
Hawthorn Bank
Scott's Place
Selkirk, Scotland TD7 4DP
Telephone 01750-721854
email: Compuserve 100415,3372
Demo: shareware; get the distribution
Review: PC Plus, June 1994
UK Computer Shopper, April 1993
To Acquire: ftp://oak.oakland.edu/SimTel/msdos/music/nw185a.zip
Info source: distribution
Sound output:
Entry updated: 16 June 1995
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Name: NoteWorthy Composer
Platforms: MS-Windows
Requirements: 80386, mouse, 3MB RAM
List price: shareware: $39
Manufacturer: NoteWorthy ArtWare
9432 Jenmar Dr.
Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526-9647 USA
Demo: shareware; get the distribution
Review:
To Acquire: ftp://oak.oakland.edu/SimTel/win3/music/nwc12.zip
Info source: author - NtWorthy@aol.com
Sound output: soundcard or MIDI port
Entry updated: 15 June 1995
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Name: NoteWriter
Platforms: Mac
Requirements: Mac Plus or better
List price: $295, $25 System 7 upgrade for registered users
Manufacturer: Hardcore Music
Demo: none
Review: Craig Weston, "NoteWriter: a Unique Approach to Music
Printing Software." Musicus, 2/i & ii (June/December
1990), pp. 121-132.
To Acquire: hamel@unixg.ubc.ca
Info source: personal communication with user(s).
Sound output:
Entry updated: 10 April 1995
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Name: Nutation
Platforms: NeXT
Requirements: NextStep 3.0 or better; 3.8 MB of free disk space; Adobe
Sonata font; MusicKit 3.0 or higher installed. MusicKit is
available free, from URL
ftp://ccrma-ftp.stanford.edu/pub/NeXT/MusicKit
(several files; see MUSICKIT.README file)
List price: free
Manufacturer: Hardcore Music
Demo: none
Review:
To Acquire: ftp://ccrma-ftp.stanford.edu/pub/NeXT/Nu/Nu.pkg.tar
Info source: personal communication with user(s).
Sound output:
Entry updated: 01 March 1995
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Name: Orchest
Platforms: Atari
Requirements:
List price: "Light" version: DM 59.-
Manufacturer: Prof. Herbert Walz
Anton-Koeck-Str. 8a
82049 Pullach
Germany
Demo: contact manufacturer
Review:
To acquire:
Info source: personal communication with user(s).
Sound output:
Entry updated: 26 January 1994
Note: C source for MIDI handling is also available.
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Name: Overture
Platforms: Mac
Requirements: system 7, 2 MB
List price: $495
Manufacturer: Opcode Systems
3950 Fabian Way, Suite 100
Palo Alto, California 94303
415-494-1112, 415-856-3332 fax
Demo:
Review: Macworld, April 1995, p. 75.
To acquire:
Info source: Keyboard, December 1994, p. 69ff.
Sound output: any MIDI interface
Entry updated: 30 January 1995
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Name: Personal Composer for Windows
Platforms: MS-Windows
Requirements: Windows 3.1, 8MB, 386 (486 recommended), VGA or better
List price: $99 to $440, depending on options
Manufacturer: Personal Composer (?)
3213 W. Wheeler St., Suite 140
Seattle, WA 98199
206-524-5447, 206-524-5910 fax
Demo:
Review:
To acquire: manufacturer
Info source: Keyboard, December 1994, p. 69ff.
ad in Electronic Musician
Sound output: any with Windows driver
Entry updated: 30 January 1995
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Name: Philip's Music Scribe
Platforms: Acorn Archimedes
Requirements:
List price: GBP 175
Manufacturer: Philip Hazel
33 Metcalfe Road
Cambridge CB4 2DB United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1223 65518
Email: ph10@cus.cam.ac.uk, or P.Haze@ucs.cam.ac.uk
Demo:
Review:
To acquire: manufacturer
Info source: personal communication
Sound output: via system sound or via MIDI
Entry updated: 29 August 1994
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Name: PowerTracks Pro
Platforms: MS-Windows
Requirements: Windows 3.1, 2MB, 286, VGA
List price: $29
Manufacturer: PG Music, Inc.
266 Elmwood Avenue, Suite 111
Buffalo, NY 14222
800-268-6272, 905-528-2368, 905-628-2541 fax,
905-577-4704 fax
Demo:
Review:
To acquire: manufacturer
Info source: Keyboard, December 1994, p. 69ff.
ad in Electronic Musician
Sound output: any MIDI interface
Entry updated: 30 January 1995
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Name: Professional Composer (obsolete, may be out of production)
Platforms: Mac
Requirements:
List price: ~$395
Manufacturer: Mark of the Unicorn
1280 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-576-2760
Demo:
Review:
To acquire:
Info source: personal communication with user(s).
Sound output: MIDI, Mac internal speaker (4 voices only)
Entry updated: 9 December 1994
Note: info source was not sure that this app is still available.
===========================================================================
Name: Pyware Music Writer
Platforms: Apple II, Mac, PC
Requirements: Mac: System 6, 1 MB
PC: DOS 5, 640KB, 386, VGA or EGA
List price: $249 for ten staves, $495 for forty staves
Manufacturer: Pygraphics
Box 639
Grapevine, Texas 76099
800-222-7536, 817-488-9658 fax
Demo:
Review:
To acquire:
Info source: Keyboard, December 1994, p. 69ff.
Sound output: Mac: any MIDI interface; PC: MPU-401 compatible
Entry updated: 30 January 1995
Note: aimed at high school band directors
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Name: QuickScore Professional
Platforms: MS-Windows
Requirements: Windows 3.1, 4MB RAM, 386-33, VGA
List price: $69.95
Manufacturer: Dr. T's Music Software
123 Crescent Road
Needham, MA 02194
800-989-6434, 617-455-1454
Demo:
Review:
To acquire: Manufacturer, software stores, music stores
Info source: Keyboard, December 1994, p. 69ff.
ad in Electronic Musician
Sound output: MPU compatible, most soundcards
Entry updated: 2 January 1995
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Name: Rhapsody 3
Platforms: Acorn
Requirements:
List price:
Manufacturer: Clares
98 Middlewich Road
Rudheath
Northwich
Cheshire CW9 7DA United Kingdom
Telephone: (UK access code, then) +44 606 48 511
E-mail: dclare@clares.demon.co.uk
Demo:
Review:
To acquire:
Info source: personal communication
Sound output:
Entry updated: 6 July 1994
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Name: Rosegarden
Platforms: Unix/X
Requirements: uses Midi2Tex for printing?
List price: free (in BETA test as of date of entry)
Manufacturer: University of Bath School of Mathematical Sciences
(Chris Cannam, Andy Green, John ffitch)
Demo: get the distribution, it's free
Review:
To acquire: source available from:
ftp://ftp.maths.bath.ac.uk/pub/dream/ROSE.sources.tar.gz
SGI binary available from:
ftp://ftp.maths.bath.ac.uk/pub/dream/ROSE.BETA.tar.gz
Info source: John ffitch (jpff@maths.bath.ac.uk)
Entry updated: 01 March 1995
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Name: Score
Platforms: PC, NeXT under SoftPC
Requirements: DOS 3.2, 1MB, 80286, CGA to VGA, Hercules
List price: $825.00
Manufacturer: San Andreas Press (Leland Smith)
P.O. Box 60247
Palo Alto, Ca. 94306
415-856-9394
Demo:
Review:
To acquire: manufacturer
Info source: ad in Acoustic Guitar magazine, Jan 1994
personal communication with user(s).
Sound output: MPU-401 compatible
Entry updated: 30 January 1995
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Name: Score Perfect
Platforms: Atari, MS-Windows
Requirements: Atari: TOS, 2 MB
PC: Windows 3.1, 8MB, 386
List price: DM599
Manufacturer: Klaus Kleinbrahm
Demo:
Review:
To acquire: Soft Arts
Postfach 12 77 62
D-10598 Berlin
Germany
Telephone: (int'l access, then) 49 30 684 3737
Fax: (int'l access, then) 49 30 685 8041
Info source: Keyboard, December 1994, p. 69ff.
personal communication with user(s).
Sound output: PC: MPU-401 compatible
Entry updated: 30 January 1995
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Name: Sibelius 7
Platforms: Acorn Archimedes, Acorn RISC PC
Requirements: 1 MB
List price: UK L795
Manufacturer: Sibelius Software
75 Burleigh St.
Cambridge CB1 1DJ United Kingdom
Telephone: (int'l access, then) 44 1223 302 765
Fax: (int'l access, then) 44 1223 351 947
Demo:
Review:
To acquire: manufacturer?
Info source: Keyboard, December 1994, p. 69ff.
personal communication with user(s).
Sound output: MIDI
Entry updated: 30 January 1995
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Name: Showtune
Platforms: MS-Windows
Requirements: Windows 3.1, 2 MB, 386
List price: $99.95
Manufacturer: Interactive Multimedia Edutainment, Inc. (IME)
433 California St., Suite 912
San Francisco, California 94104
415-393-1470, 415-393-1488 fax
Demo:
To acquire:
Info source: Keyboard, December 1994, p. 69ff.
Sound output: any soundcard or MIDI interface
Entry updated: 30 January 1995
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Name: SongWright
Platforms: MS-DOS
Requirements: DOS 2.1, 512KB, CGA EGA VGA
List price: $119.95
Manufacturer: SongWright Software
7 Loudoun St., S.E.
Leesburg, Va. 22075
703-777-7232 800-877-8070 orders
Demo: 30-day money-back guarantee
Review:
To acquire: contact manufacturer
Info source: Keyboard, December 1994, p. 69ff.
Ad in Electronic Musician, December 1993
personal communication with user(s).
Sound output: MPU-401 compatible
Entry updated: 30 January 1995
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Name: Tab Transcriber V1.01 - converts MIDI to guitar TAB.
Platforms: MS-DOS
Requirements: 286, 1 Meg RAM
List price: $30
Manufacturer: Michel Brazeau, m_brazea@ECE.concordia.CA
Demo: none
Review:
To acquire: Contact author
Info source: Author
Sound output:
Entry updated: 25 August 1994
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Name: Theme
Platforms: MS-DOS
Requirements:
List price:
Manufacturer: Theme Software
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Demo:
Review:
To acquire: contact manufacturer
Info source: personal communication with user(s).
Sound output:
Entry updated: 6 July 1994
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Name: WinSong Composer
Platforms: MS-Windows
Requirements: 80286, 1MB RAM, DOS 3.1, Windows 3.1, HD, mouse, graphics
List price: $79.95
Manufacturer: Softronics
5085 List Dr.
Colorado Springs, Co. 80919
800-225-8590, 719-593-9540, 719-548-1878 (fax)
Demo:
Review:
To acquire:
Info source: Review in Electronic Musician, December 1993
Sound output:
Entry updated: 1 February 1994
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Name: Wolfgang
Platforms:
Requirements:
List price:
Manufacturer:
Demo:
Review:
To acquire:
Info source:
Sound output:
Entry updated: 30 January 1995
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Borden, Michel Brazeay, Mark Burton, Gerd Castan, Monica Cellio, Paul
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Field-Richards, Henry Flurry, Richard Furse, Dale Gold, Robert M.
Golub, M.D., Peter Groth, Charles A. Haynes, Klaas Hemstra, David
Herberg, Jeff D. Hill, Henry Howey, Craig R. Latta, Gerard Manning,
Haig Mardirosian, Garth E. Molyneux, Carl Moore, PJ Noxon, Bill Park,
Harald S. Poelchau, Bob Pritchard, Jonathan E. Quist, Don Rice,
Stephen Ruppenthal, Bill Schottstaedt, Chris Schumann, Gerard Schwarz,
Dave Segal, Han Suelmann, Alan Talbot, A. M. Wall, Chris Walshaw, Dale
Wiese, and Stephen Wint.
I hope I didn't miss anybody. My apologies if I did, and let me know
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