Superb Recognition, Powerful Editing, Easy Scoring
Interfaces, controls and workflow are easy to use and understand. The "no-brainer" scanning environment links seamlessly with SmartScore's world-class scorewriter and editor.
More accuracy, more features and even more simplicity
* Smart scanning interface with automatic scanner settings. No expertise required. * Automatic resolution (dpi) selection. Simplified multi-page scanning within a single file.
* Recogntion accuracy exceeds 99% on well-printed scores.
* Recognizes more musical symbols more accurately.
* Improved text and lyric OCR.
* Complex structures recognized including repeats, segnos, coda signs, broken systems (coda breaks), cross-staff beaming/voicing, optimized systems, ossias and grace notes.

More accurate playback
* Realistic nuance. Most all tempo, dynamic and articulation marks are recognized and automatically applied to playback.
* Assign different instrument sounds to parts with a single click. Assign different sounds to contrapuntal voices!
* Graphical velocity and tempo controllers for varying dynamics/tempo.
* Automatic Drum Groove instantly adds rhythms based on style and beat. Insert unlimited number of grooves.
* Graphical velocity and tempo controllers for varying dynamics/tempo.
* Control default playback behavior of trills, accents, ritards, hairpins, accelerandos, pickup and closeout measures.
* MIDI editor includes familiar Piano Roll, Overview and Event List. Two-way Notes-MIDI-Notes transparency.

Advanced music editing
* New scoring environment rebuilt from the ground-up for maximum ease and simplicity. Now it's easier than ever to edit scanned in music or to create professional scores.
* Flexible score displays: Continuous horizontal view or Multi-page view.
* Error check automatically highlights problem measures
* System width tabs. Plus line, staff and system spacing tabs.
* Advanced page layout controls and print previewing. Create production-quality page formats for print or PDF output.

Text, Lyrics and Chord Symbols
* Precision recognition of lyrics, text, fretboards and chord symbols including chord names written as text.
* Fretboards and chord symbols update when transposing to new key.
* Control text and lyric properties.
* Guitar Chord Library includes over 700 chords. Change or add your own
* Modify notehead shapes (shaped notes)

More Useful Functions
* Transpose by key or by clef for diverse instruments
* Extract parts out of scores or combine parts into a conductor’s score
* Program and Document preferences. Change the look and feel of the interface to suit your needs.
* Karaoke view with moving or stationary bouncing ball and moving or refreshed lyrics.
* Add "hidden" obects from view and from printing.
* Create musical scores from preset templates or from imported MIDI files
* Create Audio-CDs from finished files. Save to MusicXML, Finale, MIDI, NIFF and PDF file formats.

REQUIREMENTS

Windows XP / 200x or better
Pentium I or better
256Mb RAM + 50Mb disk space

OS 10.4 (Tiger)
G3 or better / Dual Core for Universal
256Mb RAM + 50Mb disk space