Introduction > The Purpose of Notation Composer

Notation Composer is a software tool that offers you an efficient and enjoyable way to prepare music-- both the sound and the notation-- for your own use, for performance by other musicians, and for visually interactive listening.

Although "Composer" is in the name Notation Composer, using it as a tool for composing is just one of several ways that Composer can help enrich your musical creativity.

With Notation Composer, you can:

•find music (MIDI) files on the Internet and convert them to printable sheet music

•study and enjoy music

•share your music with others either via print or other exported files

•practice music on your instrument or practice singing using multiple Practice Tools

•arrange music for your particular instrument

•send live Parts to your band/group members with BandMates for practice or performance and always stay together

•perform live music with advanced Playlist capabilities

•arrange music that matches your performance skills, voice range, or stylistic taste

•arrange parts to match the makeup of your group of performing musicians

•if you are a music teacher, prepare lessons for your students

•collaborate with other composers using MusicXML files

•compose music and write songs from scratch using a variety of recording or input methods

•use RealTime audio features to maximize the sound quality of live performance and/or audio export of your song files

•record live music with a mix of live musicians and VST instruments

•save audio files to share with others for practice or enjoyment

For a more detailed listing of features and purposes, and a comparison of Composer and Musician, please see the comparison chart.