Features

Each version (Plus, Songwriter, Maestro) provides different levels of sophistication.

Compose music by inserting notes, chords and symbols with just the click of a mouse.

Insert dynamic symbols and hear them affect your score when it plays back.

Songwriter and Maestro editions support drum notation.

Play back your music using your PC sound card or an external MIDI synthesizer.

Record music from your MIDI keyboard and see it instantly converted into music notation.

Add your name, song title, copyright and more.

Add chord names and guitar chord symbols.

Add lyrics and display them with any Windows Font.

See your music written on a printed page.

Use the printed music to file for a music copyright.

Edit notes with ease until the song sounds exactly as you like.

Hear the song played on MIDI instruments and change orchestration as it plays.

Music teachers and educators can easily prepare lessons and exercises for their students.

Students can hear how pitch and tempo corresponds to written notation on the PC screen.

Guitar tablature feature makes it a tool for guitar players.

Requirements

For MusicWrite Maestro & Songwriter

Processor: Pentium-class 200MHz processor with MMX or better (Celeron 400 for Windows 2000/XP)

RAM:
- 32 MB required - 64 MB recommended for Windows 98 / ME
- 64 MB required - 128 MB recommended for Windows 2000 / XP

Hard Disk Space: 36 MB

Operating System: Windows 98 / Millennium / 2000 Professional / XP

Display: 800 x 600 high color (16-bit) video display

Soundcard: 16-bit DirectSound-compatible soundcard (the Turtle Beach Santa Cruz recommended)

CD-ROM: 4X speed or higher CD-ROM

Other

- Printer for printing sheet music (recommended)

- MIDI keyboard with MIDI cable interface recommended

For MusicWrite Plus

Processor : Pentium-class 200MHz processor with MMX™ or better

RAM: 32 MB required - 64 MB recommended

Hard Disk Space: 6 MB

Operating System: Windows 98 / Millennium

Display: 800 x 600 high color (16-bit) video display

Soundcard: 16-bit DirectSound-compatible soundcard (the Turtle Beach Santa Cruz recommended)

CD-ROM: 4X speed or higher CD-ROM

Other

- Headphones and/or speakers connected to the soundcard output

- Some applications also require a MIDI-compatible musical keyboard with MIDI cable interface

Midi / real-time input : additional infos ....... for novices with minimum equipment.
Each version of the MusicWrite series uses an external MIDI synthesizer or MIDI keyboard as a music input device. The MIDI keyboard connects to your PC sound card with an optional MIDI adapter cable.This allows your PC to record the notes played on the MIDI keyboard so you can edit them on the screen. In addition, if the MIDI keyboard also has a built-in synthesizer, your PC can use it to play the music you've written.

MIDI Piano Roll Editor
The Piano Roll editor displays MIDI tracks in piano roll format, just like a sequencer. You can also add wave files to your piece using the wave window. The display can be expanded for higher resolution editing of notes

Midi Controller Editor
lets you enter and edit continuous MIDI data like controllers, tempo, note velocities and pitch bend. For here, you can control every nuance of your song.



Track Sheet
This is a summary of your track information, used for naming, moving, deleting and editing tracks and track parameters.



Track Mixer
Control the playback parameters of each track in real time. Change volume, pan or expression of the instruments in your compositions.



Midi Event List Editor
View and edit all MIDI musical events in your composition. Each MIDI command issued to your synthesizers is listed in sequence, so you can see exactly what notes and parameters are being changed at each point in the song.



Song Editor
This displays an overview of your music as a string of colored bars filled with notes and other musical data. Above the list of bars is an area displaying the time signature changes, key signature changes, repeats, double bar lines, end bar lines and rehearsal marks. These provide visual cues on the structure of your music.



Create Guitar Tablature
MusicWrite Maestro lets you turn your MIDI music compositions into standard 6-string guitar tablature. Your notes are represented as fret numbers on the appropriate string in traditional guitar tab notation.

VOYETRA MusicWrite SONGWRITER
(compose, play and print)
($39.95)



Features

Compose with the Score Editor
MusicWrite let you to notate a wide variety of musical styles, from single staff guitar tablature with lyrics to an eight-piece band. You can create music in a variety of ways including mouse click entry and MIDI recording. Use symbols and markings for more complicated passages.



Organize your compositions with the Track Sheet
The Track Sheet is a summary of your track information, used for naming, moving, deleting and editing tracks and track parameters. Keep you complex compositions organized.



Includes "Introduction To Songwriting"
Learn the basics of songwriting and composition with this helpful primer. A useful tool to both novice and advanced composers.  

VOYETRA MusicWrite PLUS
(compose, play and print)
($29.95)



An inexpensive way to start writing music with your PC
MusicWrite Plus is perfect for musicians who don't need sophisticated notation features. The editing lets you to add or delete notes freely or change a note just by dragging it to a new location. Bars of music can be cut and pasted just as you would edit text in a word processor. Click the Play button and your PC plays the music. You can choose from 128 instrument sounds. When your song is complete, press the print button to print out your sheet music.

Features
The MusicWrite Plus screen displays your composition on a musical staff, with lyrics beneath and chord symbols above. Creating music is as simple as clicking a notation symbol and placing it on the page. Songs can be recorded from a MIDI keyboard or inserted with the mouse. Just select a note and drag it onto the musical staff. You can add lyrics, chords, guitar symbols, dynamics and more. You can import MIDI files. Even if you're new to music you'll find MusicWrite Plus is a great way to learn music notation by experimenting and writing your own songs.
Includes "Introduction To Songwriting"
Learn the basics of songwriting and composition with this helpful primer. A useful tool to both novice and advanced composers.

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