TOP SIX QUESTIONS
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1. Do Notation products convert CDs to sheet music?

   Notation products do not offer an option to convert audio (MP3, WAV, or CD) to MIDI. A few other programs attempt to convert MP3 and WAV files to MIDI, but only do so for single melody voices or instruments, and can only do so with limited success.

2. What types of files can Notation products read?

   Notation products read MIDI (.mid), Karaoke (.kar), MusicXML (.mxl, .musicxml, .xml) and NoteSoft (.not) filetypes. They will transcribe the MIDI and Karaoke files to sheet music, including lyrics (if any). NoteSoft files are those that are created when using a Notation Software product.
    
   Notation products do not open audio files such as .wav, .mp3, or other audio format files.

3. I've read that MIDI files are "old stuff". Why would I want your software that works with old types of music files?

   In this case "old" definitely does not mean "obsolete". MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is an industry standard for passing musical performance information among electronic musical instruments and computers. There are literally hundreds of thousands of these MIDI music files available on the internet.
    
   

4. What's the difference between Musician and Composer? I just want sheet music that I can get from the Internet.

   notation musician and notation composer both will convert MIDI (.mid) and Karaoke (.kar) files to sheet music. Most of these files are just fine, and will give you good quality sheet music with a little "tweaking" from either Notation product. For these cases, notation musician is the right product.
    
   However, sometimes in such "found" files there will be specific notes that you want to adjust, or you may want to change or add single notes. Or perhaps you want to compose your own music. For cases such as these, notation composer is the product you would need.

5. I want to add and/or record notes for songs. Which Notation product do I need?

   To add notes to a .mid file that you've found, or to add notes or record notes into a song file, you will need notation composer.

6. Where can I learn what's new in recent versions of Notation products?

   See the What's New page.