An upgrade of the celebrated Music Publisher 32, this program takes the capabilities further and now provides midi and sound output. It is extremely simple to use and provides musicians with a word-processor-like system.

Feature list:

• Entry of notes direct from the keyboard by nameVery fastIncludes grace notes, beaming, staccato, dotting, tying, note length, cross-headed notes, acciaccatura (etc), rests
• Automatic scrolling as you work
• Variable stave size - from about 0.15" to 1" (4mm to 25mm), giving up to about 30 staves per A4/Letter page
• Full range of system construction options
• Four clefs (in 2 sizes each)
• Curve tool for phrase marks
• Symbol tool for adding any of over 140 occasional symbols such as fermata, trills, turns, mordents, figured bass, 8va, Ped, pianissimo
• Block copying
• Export of PCX file of either small area or full page
• Full undo facility
• 15 supplied Templates and the facility to add your own
• Indenting of staves and systems: you can produce side-by-side systems for (eg) cantor and choir
• Variable spacings for different types of work
• Full set of barline styles
• Justify and Compression tools
• Text tool: use any of your installed Windows fonts
• Hairpin tool for dynamic marks
• Line tool for (eg) first and second-time bars
• Drag-and drop editing Saving of partial file, merging of files
• Transposing, including transposing of textual chord names
• Headers and footers facility with optional page numbering etc
• Automatic alignment mode for entering parts easily
• Straight line drawing (eg first and second-time bars)
• Playback and midi file production from a choice of 128 voices, up to 2 voices per stave
• Support for single-line staves (for percussion etc)
• Lyric Mode for faster entry and alignment of words
• More note head shapes
• Cue-sized (small) staves available
• Wider range of editing and layout tools available

Scanning input is also available and offers a simple scan-transpose-print or scan-play cycle for example.