Musink

Last updated
Musink
Developer(s) Lee Reid [1]
Initial release2012 (2012)
Stable release
1.3.0.3
Operating system Microsoft Windows, macOS
Standard(s) MIDI, PDF, XPS, PNG
Available in English
Type Application software, Music engraving, Music software, Scorewriter
License Freeware
Website musink.net

Musink is a scorewriting computer program for Windows and macOS. It is a WYSIWYM editor, with automated music- and page-layout functionality. [2] Two versions of Musink exist: Musink Lite, which is freeware; and Musink Pro, which is not free but contains additional features.

Contents

User interface

To enter notes on the score, the user Musink clicks 'guide notes' – notes which appear under the cursor but do not appear in the final score. [3] Musink automatically determines note and rest durations. As such, Musink does not require the 'note toolbox' tool which appears in similar programs.

The user interface is WYSIWYM and displays musical notes on screen in a long ribbon. Voices of staves are separated during editing. When a score is published to PDF, music is automatically laid out on a page, voices are combined and note positions are fine tuned.

Functionality

A published score created in Musink Musink PublishedExample Beethoven1.png
A published score created in Musink

Musink automatically takes care of many of the basic rules of music notation, such as correct stem direction and vertical alignment of multiple rhythmic values, as well as established rules for positioning of noteheads on chords. Stem directions and mark positions can also be manually adjusted. Projects can be split into unrelated sections, allowing creation of documents such as exercise books. [4]

Examples of beamed eighth notes in standard notation (upper) and in Musink (lower) Music notation beaming examples (standard notation, and in the Musink notation program).png
Examples of beamed eighth notes in standard notation (upper) and in Musink (lower)

However, Musink does not follow standard notational rules regarding the angles of beams connecting two or more notes per beat. [5] Instead, it renders all beams horizontally (see example), making it unsuitable for publishing.

Drum and percussion support

Musink supports a number of marks and settings specific for drummers. These include sticking marks, ghost note brackets, flam-style gracenotes, and special notehead shapes. Layout settings for staves can also be switched to 'drum default' layout rules.

MIDI

Projects can be played from Musink during editing through connected MIDI devices, including VST instruments. Project sections can be exported as MIDI files. The software will also export bars of music as MIDI loops. [6] Musink Pro additionally supports live MIDI recording, MIDI step-input, and MIDI-file import operations. [7]

PDF creation

Publishing allows users to export music as a PDF, XPS document, or series of PNG files Musink Lite Screenshot Post Publish.png
Publishing allows users to export music as a PDF, XPS document, or series of PNG files

Musink allows projects to be exported as PDFs, XPS documents and PNG files. Publishing to one of these formats is completely automated, including the arranging of music into rows and pages. A project can be published any number of times, and can be edited after publishing.

Templates

Musink uses 'templates' which define how scores appear when they are published. Templates define aspects of the pages such as:

When publishing, the user can choose which template they would like their score to be published with. Musink ships with 16 templates, including two for children. It also provides template import functionality.

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">LilyPond</span> Free software scorewriter

LilyPond is a computer program and file format for music engraving. One of LilyPond's major goals is to produce scores that are engraved with traditional layout rules, reflecting the era when scores were engraved by hand.

Finale is a proprietary music notation software developed and released by MakeMusic for Microsoft Windows and macOS since 1988.

A scorewriter, or music notation program is software for creating, editing and printing sheet music. A scorewriter is to music notation what a word processor is to text, in that they typically provide flexible editing and automatic layout, and produce high-quality printed results.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">SCORE (software)</span> Discontinued notation software

SCORE is a scorewriter program, written in FORTRAN for MS-DOS by Stanford University Professor Leland Smith (1925–2013) with a reputation for producing very high-quality results. It was widely used in engraving during the 1980s and 1990s and continues to have a small, dedicated following of engravers, many of whom hold the program in high regard due to its ability to position symbols precisely on the page. Several publications set using SCORE have earned Paul Revere and German Musikpresse engraving awards.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Music engraving</span> Process of drawing music notation at high quality for reproduction

Music engraving is the art of drawing music notation at high quality for the purpose of mechanical reproduction. The term music copying is almost equivalent—though music engraving implies a higher degree of skill and quality, usually for publication. The name of the process originates in plate engraving, a widely used technique dating from the late sixteenth century. The term engraving is now used to refer to any high-quality method of drawing music notation, particularly on a computer or by hand.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">MusiCAD</span> Scorewriter

MusiCAD is a scorewriter program originally designed for folk music featuring irregular meter and automatically generated accompaniment voices (bass/chords) from chord symbols and specified time signature. Created lead sheets are audibly verifiable. One of its design goals was to be as predictable as possible: 'what-you-write-is-what-you'll-hear'. The resulting music engraving is the result of the notes used and an applied set of rules that determine how notes should be drawn. After changing the layout parameters or after transpose the (new) rules are applied, perhaps changing page layout completely.

Notation Interchange File Format (NIFF) is a music notation file format used primarily for transferring music notation between different scorewriters.

capella is a musical notation program or scorewriter developed by the German company capella-software AG, running on Microsoft Windows or corresponding emulators in other operating systems, like Wine on Linux and others on Apple Macintosh. Capella requires to be activated after a trial period of 30 days. The publisher writes the name in lower case letters only. The program was initially created by Hartmut Ring, and is now maintained and developed by Bernd Jungmann.

Music Write is a Windows-based music notation program created by Voyetra Music Software. It uses a MIDI-based system for storing events, and the most recent versions save music in MWK files, similar to Standard MIDI Files with additional text and symbol events. Currently, Voyetra offers three editions of Music Write: Starter Kit, Songwriter edition, and Maestro edition. All support printing, MIDI recording, and MIDI playback granted the user has the appropriate hardware.

NoteEdit is a defunct music scorewriter for Linux and other Unix-like computer operating systems. Its official successor is Canorus.

NoteWorthy Composer (NWC) is a proprietary scorewriter application made by NoteWorthy Software. It is a graphical score editor for Microsoft Windows computers. Version 1 of NWC was released in October 1994, and Version 2 in September 2008.

Mosaic was a Macintosh scorewriter application for producing music notation, developed by Mark of the Unicorn.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mozart the music processor</span> Scorewriter

Mozart the music processor is a proprietary WYSIWYG scorewriter program for Microsoft Windows. It is used to create and edit Western musical notation to create and print sheet music, and to play it via MIDI.

Igor Engraver is a scorewriter for the Macintosh and Windows operating systems, created by Swedish composer Peter Bengtson and published by the Swedish company NoteHeads. Bengtson stated on the Igor-Talk mailing list that he named Igor after the stock character in various horror movies, and to commemorate Russian composer Igor Stravinsky.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">MuseScore</span> Music notation software

MuseScore is a music notation program for Windows, macOS, and Linux supporting a wide variety of file formats and input methods. It is released as free and open-source software under the GNU General Public License. MuseScore is accompanied by a freemium mobile score viewer and playback app, and an online score-sharing platform.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Overture (software)</span> Scorewriter

Overture is a music notation (scorewriter) program for Windows and Macintosh platforms, published and developed by Sonic Scores. While Overture is primarily a scorewriter program, it also allows editing the score's MIDI audio playback data in the manner of sequencer and digital audio workstation (DAW) software.

MusicEase is a proprietary WYSIWYG scorewriter created by Gary Rader and produced by MusicEase Software. It enables computers using Microsoft Windows and macOS to produce musical notation and listen to them in MIDI.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Forte (notation program)</span> Scorewriter

Forte is a music notation program developed by the German company Lugert Verlag, located in Handorf. Its name is derived from the dynamic marking of forte. The program is available in both German and English.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dorico</span> Scorewriter

Dorico is a scorewriter software; along with Finale and Sibelius, it is one of the three leading professional-level music notation programs.

References

  1. ↑ "About". Musink Limited. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
  2. ↑ "Frequently Asked Questions". Musink Limited. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
  3. ↑ "Short Musink Tutorial: Guides, Notes, and Tuplets". YouTube . Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "Sections – Musink Help". Musink Limited. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
  5. ↑ "Beams and Flags: Direction of slant". Colorado College. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  6. ↑ "MIDI Export". Musink Limited. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
  7. ↑ Reid, Lee. "Musink Pro Feature Preview". Musink Blog. Musink Limited. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.