SmartScore X Midi Edition

by Musitek

Product Features

• 98+% recognition accuracy on well-printed music including lyrics, text, articulations, tempo and dynamic markings
• Assign unique instrument sounds to individual parts including up to 4 contraptual voices per staff
• Control tempo speed, MIDI instrument changes, volume, pan, mute, solo, tracks and channels
• Includes farmiliar MIDI Piano-roll, Event list and Overview editors fully integrated with notation editor
• Create musical scores from scratch (20 common templates included) and convert to MIDI files

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001GIIMHI
• Item model number: SS20084
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 22, 2008
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,873 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #48 in Software > Video & Music > Software > Notation & Composition

Product Description

Scan & Play! There is simply no faster way to get printed music into your computer. Scan in sheet music with up to four staves per system (4 joined parts), play back then save the MIDI file. SmartScore’s SmartScan interface operates almost any scanner and adjusts each setting automatically. No guesswork or expertise required. SmartScore recognizes more musical symbols more accurately and more quickly than any other music-scanning product. Nuances written into scores are accurately captured resulting in astonishing playback realism. Use the fully integrated notation, MIDI piano-roll and MIDI list editors to correct mistakes and easily make changes to your music. Instantly add or create multiple drum patterns with the Auto-Drum Groove to enhance the playback. Recognize PDF files from the Internet and send finished MIDI files to your favorite notation, sequencing package or to your friends. SmartScore MIDI Edition is more than a powerful tool; it’s also a lot of fun!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars No 5-star software, March 11, 2010

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Lyle Ichenberg "Lyle & Russell Ichenberg" (Michigan, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SmartScore X Midi Edition (CD-ROM)

I bought this MIDI version (very unique software). It does one thing -- convert sheet / book music to MIDI format file. I then use the MIDI file in Band In A Box and that is why the SmartScore software shines in my book.

It takes some self-learning. The documentation is terrible and written by a 3rd-grade non-American using severely broken Engrish. You can figure it out if you have the persistence. It really has more settings than you need as far as I'm concerned (feature-bloat) -- seems like the settings could be done on the 'finished' MIDI side instead of making it a 'requirement' before scanning your music.

All in all -- I'm satisfied except for the documentation.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best score reading to MIDI software on the market!, November 28, 2011

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Dean FH Macy "Dead FH Macy" (Peterborough, NH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SmartScore X Midi Edition (CD-ROM)

I have been a lifetime subscriber of SmartScore by Musitek beginning with SmartScore Beta and then 1.0. I keep updating and upgrading it. I understand that many people complain about the scanning/converting process. The user must use a high definition/graphics scanner of at least 360px and 400-460 is even better. A plain text scanner yields poor results. I have had Smartscore read clean structured, handwritten music notation correctly converting it to sheet music with 90+% accuracy. If you have a good quality scanner you can't go wrong buying this software.

2.0 out of 5 stars disappointed!!, November 4, 2010

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kitchen_diva_in_cleveland (Cleveland, OH United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: SmartScore X Midi Edition (CD-ROM)

This program is not as accurate as I expected it to be. Very disappointed in the scan results. Also, I was disappointed to find that it does not export to XML files, only MIDI. For my money, Finale PrintMusic is the better value in this feature range.