Playback: Hear your music play in real time with accompaniment.Notation: Create, play and print sheet music.Mixer: Adjust volume and balance of individual parts.MIDI: Connect a MIDI keyboard for recording and playback.Lyrics: Add lyrics and synchronize with notes.Instruments: Access a library of virtual instruments and samples.Effects: Add reverb, chorus and other effects to your music.Editing: Change notes, tempo, key and other parameters with a few clicks.Composing: Enter notes with a variety of tools, including virtual keyboard and guitar fretboard.

Chords: Automatically detect chords from audio or MIDI files.

With the ability to save to PDF, print your music or play through the sound card, MuseScore meets most requirements of composition and provides a free way for musicians to create sheet music right on the PC. If you have a MIDI instrument, a button from within the interface will enable the entry for these devices. The vast selection of symbols included is more than enough to create something with MuseScore. Each element can be manipulated with the mouse.

To edit what you've created, exit edit mode first. When you enter 'N', MuseScore enters into the edit mode, giving you the opportunity to insert the notes from the side panels with simple drag and drop. When creating a new document, a friendly step-by-step wizard will ask for data on the composition and the list of instruments to use, among other options. MuseScore is a musical score editor (sheet notes) which supports standard MIDI sequences. Create your own sheet music for a ton of different instruments, musical scores with a myriad of customization and learning options.

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