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Converting MIDI to traditional music score -
A comparison of music notation software

What software converter best translates from MIDI format to traditional notation? After wading through 24 different programs, that's what I set out to discover, and sum up on this very web page. It's clear that most of them do not do a very good job, especially when working with multiple 'voices'. This article was created on the 14/08/2004.

"But why not just create the music directly in the notation editor?"

The reason I'm looking for a decent MIDI converter is because I don't particularly like the operating environments of most (all?) music notation programs. Instead, I create my music in what's called a 'tracker' - where music is shown as a 'grid' of notes. I find this style suits my way of composing (and is probably more efficient too once you get used to it). You will no doubt have your own reasons to convert from MIDI to traditional music score, so this article should be of interest to many.

Here's a quick rundown of the conversion features I'm looking for: So that's the primary purpose of this article. However, there are a few other factors which I'll bear in mind:

Let's begin:

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