features

MusiCAD is an easy to use score editor; no steep learning curve.

Produce quality sheet music for any style.

Since MusiCAD is try-ware you can try for yourself if it will fill your needs without any cost.

Lots of automatic arrangements (2nd voice, percussion, bass, piano part.)

No time-limitation for non-registered usage

Lots of trills, grace-notes, dynamics, Da Capo's and repeats, all audible allowing for verification by ear.

Ties and slurs are not just just graphical objects fixed on a page but connected to notes giving great flexibility for final layout.

Scores may contain up to maximum 32 parts

Complex compound meters possible

Easy part extraction from scores

Lots of part-manipulation tools available

MIDI-file import / export available

PDF export built in.

Use PC-keyboard as a MIDI-piano keyboard.

Drum and percussion notation (and playback)

4 levels of song lyrics near staffs.

Lyrics (including chord symbols) may be put at the end.

Text files containing chord symbols may be imported an transposed at will.

Easy to use visual help.

Dual language (English/Dutch)

Very small (7bit-ASCII) files (approximately. 3kB per A4-page).

General MIDI and General Standard MIDI-compatible (all the sounds your soundcard can play)

Polyphonic ABC-file import and export

Detailed layout control options note-size, fonts colors, pictures etc.

You don't need to take layout-decisions until just before printout.

Extensively user configurable (user assignable buttons and keys. buttonbar, keyboard layout etc. )

Lots of editing possibilities (mouse, various keyboard editing styles, MIDI-keyboard)

Easy undo function

Entirely operable with keyboard-only and mouse-only.

The Green button comes to rescue if thing have gone astray...

etc. etc.

Useable for windows 95 / 98 / ME / NT / 2000 / XP / Vista

Any PC that will run one of the above mentioned windows versions will most likely be capable of running MusiCAD