MuseScore is a free cross platform
WYSIWYG music notation program, licenced under GNU GPL.
Some highlights:
Unlimited number of staves
Up to four voices per staff
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
What
has changed?
The focus for the past weeks was to improve
stability and fix as many bugs and crashes as
possible. Besides that, improvements were made
to the MuseScore code, the plugin framework,
import & export and more.
This RC1 contains the translations coming
from the translation server and one new language
has been added: Simplified Chinese. Also the pdf
handbooks have been updated, including two new
ones Japanese and Simplified Chinese handbook. A
big thumbs up to all translators.
The 0.9.6 Release Candidate looks different
with the new wordmark being integrated. This
includes a new splash screen, a new default
background image and various tweaks.
The first in a series of 10 tutorial videos that
show you how to use free music notation program
MuseScore.
