Disklavier

I agree.....A big thanks to Todd.  I also think he is correct on 
copyright issues.

Buffy....I like smartscore a great deal.  However I have not used any 
other music software so I can't compare it to anything else.  It 
sounds like your software will do more.  Or at least different things.

The Smartscore folks say they designed this program (as an example) 
for people who had a relative pass away and leave a large amount of 
sheet music and no one who can play it.  With Smartscore they can 
hear the songs that grandma used to play.

The thing I like about it is the ability to scan it , ocr it. and it 
plays.  To me that is pretty amazing.  It takes some massaging as no 
ocr program is perfect.  But with a good scan it does 90%+.  The 
resulting midi file sounds as good (& sometimes better) than a player 
piano roll.  (88 note).  

I should add that there is a learning curve, at least for me as my 
music theory was rusty.  So at this point I have not done anything 
with expression.  No excuse.  Just was glad to get up to speed with 
the basics and got lazy.  Now that you have reminded me I will soon 
go back over the pieces I have done and add expression.

I will upload the Hawaiian tunes in about a week or less and would 
appreciate any feedback.

Any other questions about Smartscore (or the MX88 or DSR1)......I 
will be happy to respond.

Greg Sparacino

Dave & Trish, And Buffy,

According to the manual for Smartscore, it will respond to standard 
music markings.  I have only used accents & articulations but they 
work fine.  The rest of the markings are there on the tool bar.

Smartscore has been upgraded a couple of times in the last year.  
Based on what I have done so far I would guess that the rest of the 
markings will work just as well.

As most of the music sheets I'm using are piano/vocal editions 
smartscore automatically sets the vocal track to "choir Aahs".  I 
have left it that way as i Like it.  The Hawaiian tunes sound even 
better using Vibes with the choir instead of piano.  Also Smartscore 
will do up to 16 parts.

As I sit here typing the MX88 is running behind me, playing a 
beautiful medley of Hawaiian waltzes from 1916.  It doesn't get much 
better than this!

Greg.......