SmartScore Professional 3 scans print music into a computer, where it can be used by MIDI or notation software.

Band arrangements, operas, hymns, musicals, orchestral parts and scores appear on-screen in editable and playable form within seconds after scanning by SmartScore Professional 3. With more accuracy on more symbols than any other scanning software, SmartScore 3 allows you to manipulate your music in endless ways. Transpose by key or clef. Extract parts from a score or merge parts into a conductor’s score. Assign MIDI instrument sounds to parts and to contrapuntal voices. Even optimized scores maintain playback continuity. Includes precision recognition of lyrics, text and chord symbols.

All SmartScore editions (except MIDI Edition) export finished files to Finale 2003/2004/2005 while keeping note, text, chord symbols and page layout intact.

Features

Accuracy and More Ease-of-Use

• Scan and Forget. Includes easy-to-use scanning interface
• Automatic selection of proper resolution (dpi). Guesswork not required
• Fast, accurate music recognition engine
• More musical symbols recognized than any other scanning software
• Error Check instantly locates problem measures

Playback and Editing

• Repeats, dynamics, articulations and markings all apply to playback
• Assign MIDI instrument to parts and voices with a single click
• Automatic Drummer instantly adds rhythms based on style and beat
• Editor is designed for scanned music. “Smart” tools means less mousing
• MIDI editor includes familiar Piano Roll, Overview and Event List

Text, Lyrics and Chord Symbols

• Precision recognition of lyrics, text, fretboards and chord symbols
• Fretboards and chord symbols update when transposing to new key
• Lyric syllables automatically associate with correct note or rest
• Guitar Chord Library includes over 500 chords. Change or add your own

More Useful Tools

• Extract parts out of scores or combine parts into a conductor’s score
• Graphical velocity and tempo controllers for varying dynamics/tempo
• Transpose by key or by clef for diverse instruments
• Properties Tool allows you to change playback parameters of articulations, hairpins, dynamics and legatos locally or globally.
• Karaoke view with bouncing ball and moving lyrics
• Control layout, hidden parts, spacing, positioning and beam angles
• Create musical scores from preset templates or from imported MIDI files
• Create Audio-CDs from finished files. Save to PDF file format (Win and Mac OS X)

Purchase Information

Other editions with reduced feature sets have lower prices, currently starting at $99.

There are special prices for schools and churches.

Requirements

System Requirements (Win):

• Win 9x / 2000 / NT / ME / XP
• Pentium 120 or better
• 24 Mb RAM + 16 Mb disk space

System Requirements (MAC):

• OS X: Any computer that runs OS 10.2 (Jaguar) or later
• OS 8/9: System 8.2 with QuickTime 3.0 or later
• PowerPC or better
• 32 Mb RAM (recommended) + 16 Mb disk space