Re: [seul-edu] Music Software

[Doug Loss <dloss@suscom.net>]

Bill Tihen -- TECHNOLOGY wrote:

> "I really do need a computer that can be used in
> conjunction with a synthesizer and a music notation
> program to install on it.  This is essential for making
> arrangements (in particular for instrumental groups),
> writing music based tests, drills for the students in
> skill based classes, recording and playback, etc.  The
> program I had in mind is Sibelius (costs about $250).
> Other smaller programs like "Cakewalk" might be helpful
> also."

Well, consider LilyPond <http://www.cs.uu.nl/~hanwen/lilypond/> and
Denemo <http://denemo.sourceforge.net/> for musical typesetting.
They seem to work with TiMidity++
<http://www.goice.co.jp/member/mo/timidity/>, at least from the
screen shot at the Denemo website.

You should also look at Brahms
<http://lienhard.desy.de/mackag/homepages/jan/Brahms/>, which
attempts to be to Linux what CuBase is for MacOS/Windows.  aRts
<http://www.arts-project.org/> is an analog realtime synthesizer.
There are also Melys <http://www.parabola.demon.co.uk/melys/>,  plus
the earlier-mentioned Rosegarden
<http://www.bath.ac.uk/~masjpf/rose.html > and Jazz++
<http://www.jazzware.com/cgi-bin/Zope.cgi/jazzware/>.  And I second
jm's recommendation of Sound & MIDI Software For Linux
<http://www.bright.net/~dlphilp/linuxsound/>.

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