Sheet music from MIDI

[Bill Johnson]

I'm looking for a simple way to get a melody line on to sheet music.

I'd like to get a MIDI box and hook up my wife's keyboard to the iMac and get a (<$100) software package to roughly translate the melody line I play to a staff after I enter key and time signature.

What software packages exist that can do this? I don't need any other bells and whistles.

Bill

[macmidi]

There are a few options for you:

A dedicated 'notation software' like Coda:
Finale about $150; Print Music Millenium about $60.
Or
You can buy a 'lite version' dedicated audio application which is more versatile and lets you compose multiple tracks and print score:
MicroLogic (about $80) or CubasisVST about the same.
However, I think the score functions in Logic are better than in Cubase.

[dhosek]

Actually Finale has an entry level product, Notepad, which might do what you need it to do. And it's free. The full Finale family consists of:

Notepad - free, minimal features
Printmusic - $60, a bit more
Allegro - ~$150 still more
Finale - ~$300 will put just about anything on a staff.

-dh

[macmidi]

I didn't know that, Dhosek.

Thanks for the info!

[Bill Johnson]

This is great. I'll check these out over the weekend.

Bill