Voyetra

Music Write Songwriter Edition

1 stars (This product causes more problems than it does good...) - I bought this program, and I stopped using it within 2 months... why? This program, at least for me, tends to bug a lot, and it does a lot of screwy things that you never intended. For example, notes that I never entered in appeared towards the end of my pieces, and there was no way that I could delete them. Also, it would randomly bug at some times, and I would have to quit the program, losing everything that I worked hard on (wouldn't you all be frusterated if that happened?). Also, and it may be because I didn't figure it out entirely, I couldn't have two different note heads on the same beat (example, half note and quarter note on beat one) on the same staff. It just wouldn't work. I would strongly consider buying another notation program. I use Cakewalk Scorewriter, which is about as cheap as this, and I hope someday to get Sibelius... when I have the money to do so (...) 5 stars (gentalmen crooks) - i neeed to get this so i can make some beats on my computer 2 stars (Not worth it) - This software is as difficult to use as Finale, yet with fewer features than any other composing software I've ever used. I've transitioned composing software before (Encore to Finale) so I knew it would take some time to get adjusted. But eventually I gave up-- it just wasn't worth it. In addition to the clumsy, non-intuitive controls, the "Songwriter" version of the software has crippled features: Limits on number of staves and simultaneous midi tracks it will handle at once, limits on the number of measures per line (only 4!), and limits on MIDI editing features. I found there to be simply a general lack of customizeability throughout. There are simply too many headaches for the end result. I almost got the impression that the people writing this software had never actually written music before, and will certianly not be trying the "Maestro" version of this software. Personally, I'm testing Sibeliu...
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Teach Me Piano Deluxe

3 stars (Just ok) - I know nothing about pianos but was able to go through the first few lessons fine. However, my daughter who is taking piano classes with a private instructor could not benefit too much from this program. Here are my complains: -In the trainer screen, there are pedal icons to start the training session. We have to constantly leave the keyboard to move the mouse. How hard would it be to have users step on the piano pedals or use the keyboard to control the computer? -No midi editor. All of the piano homework we would like to practice using the program have to be entered through other programs. The import function does not always work properly. Too bad if one wants to edit just one note, the whole process has to be redone. -The sheets on the screen are way too small. It is hard to see them. -No way to know which keys are supposed to be the ones to press when doing a song. One has to guess until the computer says it is ok to move on. Try guessing at a piece that requires more than three fingers on each hand on the small vga monitor with all the notes close together. -Old program. We run it on Win98 and it still doesn't properly recognize midi filenames longer than 8.3 characters. Maybe newer version running on WinXP don't have this problem. However, the program hasn't seemed to have changed much over the years. We are going to order Adventus as it seems to address many, if not all, of these issues. 3 stars (Not bad - But numerous bugs and missing features) - Again! There are a few bugs in this 'un-finished' product. Lessons are a little too fast, and there are not that many exercises (to my taste). And, a few items missing: - Why not show what note exactly was not/missed/erroneously played. This would be a very useful feature rather than having to blindly and stubornly play & re-play the same piece until the score comes satisfactory. - Why not show as well where in the piece a time-counting mistake occured when the student plays an...
Voyetra :: Instrument Instruction (Instruments) :: Sequencing :: Creation :: audio :: Music :: Computer software (programs) :: :: Teach Me Piano Deluxe

Music Write Starter Kit

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