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| New Version 8 of MagicScore Maestro Notation Software Available Now from eMedia Music | ||||||
 eMedia Music Corp., developer and distributor of award-winning music software, has begun shipping version 8 of the award-winning MagicScore Maestro notation software created by Maestro Music Software.MagicScore Maestro version 8 provides all musicians, composers, arrangers, teachers, and songwriters with professional music notation tools at an affordable price. It is a fast way for anyone to compose music, audition arrangements, and create print-ready music notation. Notes can be entered in quickly by playing a USB-MIDI keyboard (or other controller) or via a mouse and computer keyboard. An immense number of optimized music notation tools provide all standard music notation symbols plus drum/percussion notation and user extensible libraries. For fretted instrumentalists, Magicscore Maestro include all the features found in MagicScore Guitar to let you simultaneously create high-quality tabs (tablature) and guitar notation with markings for string bends, vibrato, and chord diagrams. Score editing tools let the user place individual notes, brackets, bar lines, clefs, articulations, and other symbols precisely where needed, and insert comments, links, and other elements throughout the score. The enhanced workflow lets entire scores or individual instrument parts be transposed easily with just a few clicks. A full-range of MIDI instrument sounds (drums, strings, brass, piano, etc.) allow users to work interactively in real time to preview how their arrangements sound. MagicScore Maestro comes with its own library of SF2 instruments, and can import thousands of additional instrument sounds! Scores can be mixed and exported as MP3 or WAV audio files to share so that others can hear a composition. Engraver-quality scores can be printed or output in popular graphic formats for publishing to the web or other applications. MagicScore Maestro provides all the tools needed to create orchestral, choral and ensemble works, as well as guitar tabs, band arrangements, and simple chord charts with lyrics. Educators will love MagicScore Maestro to help with creating arrangements and exercises and should note that here is special academic pricing available. Whether writing or arranging, creating a Sonata or a song, you have everything you need with MagicScore Maestro. Features: * Fast and easy note entry methods such as Note and Symbol toolbars, Virtual Piano, Virtual Guitar, Chord Builder, or your USB-MIDI keyboard. * Adding graphical elements (lines, rectangles, pictures, etc.) to music notation. * Editing individual or groups of notes and markings. * Inserting comments, links, and other elements throughout the score. * Full control of page layout options including text orientation and symbol placement. * Ability to save chord progressions as templates. * An extensible list of musical terms. * Score playback using a full range of band and orchestral MIDI instrument sounds and 3rd party SoundFonts (SF2) instruments. * Adjusting volume, balance, and effects for each track of an instrument's score. * Velocity Editor, Piano Roll Editor, MIDI Events Editor, Sound Editor, and Tempo Editor; powerful tools that help you perfect the audio playback of your composition. * Preset and custom MIDI effects such as Arpeggio, Gruppetto, Vorschlag, Trillare, and more. * Drag & Drop support. * Drum notation with customizable MIDI drum map. * Guitar notation with tablature, chord diagrams, and support for other fretted instruments (6/7-string guitar, bass, banjo, etc.) in standard, drop, and open tunings plus custom instruments and tunings. * Notation and playback support for guitar techniques (bends, hammer-ons, vibrato, etc.). * Active Focus for quick access to the most important notation tools. * Printing and previewing scores or exporting them as PDF, BMP, JPG, GIF, TIFF, or WMF. * Access to thousands of music files and scores on the internet and easy interchange with other programs through importing/exporting MIDI, MusicXML, and KAR (Karaoke format) files. * Share via the internet using the MagicScore Music Portal or as HTML files. * A comprehensive and interactive help system with Quick Start Guide. MagicScore Maestro is available through retail and online music stores in the US and Canada and via the eMedia Music website. Suggested retail price is $79.95 (USD). In addition, MagicScore Maestro School is a version available for a special price to qualified teachers and students. For more information, visit http://www.emediamusic.com/notation-software/magicscore-maestro.html |
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