On Dec 30, 2006, at 3:08 PM, Sean McCoy wrote: > I had a client call and ask if I could instantly transpose a piece of > scanned sheet music, swearing she had been told there was software > that could do this magical thing. Lo and behold, there is SmartScore, > which at least claims it can do it. Has anybody had any experience > with this software (or similar)? I'm curious as to how difficult it > would be to scan music and import the MIDI-ized version into Logic > for manipulation. Could be a great time saver if one was doing a lot > of adaptations for people. Link is below for those who are curious. > > http://www.musitek.com/ I've used older versions. The good news is it does work, to a fairly decent degree of recognition. The bad news is that absent a set of tools equivalent to word processing's spelling and grammer checkers, even 1% failure rate is REALLY painful to correct. Mind you, I've not yet used the latest upgrade, which promises great improvements and improved tools, but... Think about OCR. Think about OCR for a foreign language, one you know but are not a native in. Think of correcting a 25 page document (or, gods forbid, a 250 page document) after OCR without benefit of spellling or grammer checks. For me, that was the main issue that made it less useful than I had hoped. On the other hand, it's the only game in town for most users. cheers, Bill