At present, to call these "editors" is misleading, since one cannot actually edit anything in them. (If there is a way, it is not documented, and I haven't been able to find it by experimenting.)
I have an almost 20-year-old, almost-free MIDI sequencing program with a piano-roll editor that allows:
- Note entry, deletion, etc.
- Dragging to change duration (note-on and note-off)
- A second pane across the bottom of the window allows dragging to change velocity
A separate but similar editor allows dragging to change tempo. This is very useful for phrasing, and goes a long way toward making playback less mechanical sounding.
No, it's an ancient version of Cakewalk Express. I forget the version number; 3.0 maybe. For a $10 program, it has some fairly nice features for composing, but is very poor at printing. (Not too surprising, since it's designed to be a sequencer, not a printed notation program.) I'd still be using it, but my installation is damaged (playback produces no sound), and I can't find the CD to reinstall it.
I found MuseScore a few months ago when I was looking for a free equivalent, and I'm very happy with it. I just discovered musescore.org today, and I've found workarounds for most of the issues I've been having with it, and found shortcuts I never knew existed. :)
If you view MuseScore only as a notation program, perhaps not. However, if one uses MuseScore as a composition tool, and one wants to hear what one has written, it can reduce the effort of changes that would require laborious, note-by-note changes in the score.
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At present, to call these "editors" is misleading, since one cannot actually edit anything in them. (If there is a way, it is not documented, and I haven't been able to find it by experimenting.)
I have an almost 20-year-old, almost-free MIDI sequencing program with a piano-roll editor that allows:
- Note entry, deletion, etc.
- Dragging to change duration (note-on and note-off)
- A second pane across the bottom of the window allows dragging to change velocity
A separate but similar editor allows dragging to change tempo. This is very useful for phrasing, and goes a long way toward making playback less mechanical sounding.
Is that KCS?
No, it's an ancient version of Cakewalk Express. I forget the version number; 3.0 maybe. For a $10 program, it has some fairly nice features for composing, but is very poor at printing. (Not too surprising, since it's designed to be a sequencer, not a printed notation program.) I'd still be using it, but my installation is damaged (playback produces no sound), and I can't find the CD to reinstall it.
I found MuseScore a few months ago when I was looking for a free equivalent, and I'm very happy with it. I just discovered musescore.org today, and I've found workarounds for most of the issues I've been having with it, and found shortcuts I never knew existed. :)
Since MuseScore is a notation program, should such a feature be implemented?
I'm not sure.
If you view MuseScore only as a notation program, perhaps not. However, if one uses MuseScore as a composition tool, and one wants to hear what one has written, it can reduce the effort of changes that would require laborious, note-by-note changes in the score.
(Edited title so it would be applicable to all instruments.)
One thing that would help towards doing that is this: #13811: Select playback method of Grace Notes, Arpeggio & Glissando and Articulations & Ornaments
note position yes, note duration no, add notes no
In reply to note position yes, note… by ecstrema
Hi. You are responding to a post from 2012. I suggest start a new thread with a more fulsome set of information. :)
You are right. Sorry to bother you but it's on purpose. I'm closing outdated issues.
In reply to You are right. Sorry to… by ecstrema
:)
Great.
I'm not bothered.