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Open source music notation & composition software
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Presented by Thomas Bonte at FOSDEM 2009 Fosdem 2009 presentation by Thomas Bonte | http://musescore.org
Top Features
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WYSIWYG notation editor
Easy and fast note entry with mouse, keyboard or MIDI
Integrated sequencer and FluidSynth software synthesizer
Import and export of MusicXML and Standard MIDI Files (SMF)
Platform independent code, binaries available for Linux and Windows
Available in 12 languages, handbook in 6 languagesGNU GPL licensed
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History
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Started in 2002 by Werner Schweer
Spin-off from MusE, a MIDI sequencer
Initially only for Linux
First Windows release end of 2007
MuseScore.org website launched in September 2008
Currently in 0.9.4 with 600 downloads per day
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More than 50.000 downloads in 2008
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What do users say about MuseScore
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Joseph Pisano blogs “This program could not have “emerged” at a better time as musicians and educators are clammering for a new alternative for their ”simple” music notation needs at no cost.”
Musikai posts “What I like especially is the fantastic visual output. […] Comparing Lilypond output with Musescore's I find very little differences.”
Cyvros tweets “One of the reasons I started using MuseScore was its similarity to Sibelius. Finale and other notation apps just do my head in.”
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Development Challenges
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Enhancing midi importvoice separationtuplet recognitionreal time midi input
Improve playbackhonor more articulation signs and dynamicsswing playbackplay trills glissandos, arpeggios etc.
Add guitar fret symbols and tabulator stavesImprove musicXML input / outputSupport for other music fonts, such as a jazz font
Rebranding and promotional campaign
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Top Challenge: MuseScore for Mac
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QT issue with feta font, http://tinyurl.com/6zhret
Follow
Website http://musescore.org
Twitter http://twitter.com/musescore
Delicious http://delicious.com/musescore
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/MuseScore/33721432677
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