whc Capella 2000

The newest version of Capella adds even more greatness onto the 3.1 version. This program allows almost perfect music notation, with the overall printouts close to the output of Sibelius. This can be expected though, because Sibelius costs £200 more than Capella. I personally find Sibelius the better out of the two programs, and I find it (unlike other opinions) easier to use. This could be because it was the first notation program I used though. Capella has one main dissadvantade - as far as I know, it isn't possible to create phrase marks / dynamics that pass over different lines, you have to create two seperate items. This isn't a very big problem, but ...

This is one of the best and most easy to use pieces of software I have come across. It rivals even the best in the industry (Pro Tools, Performer, etc.) and at a competitive price, it blows all opposition out of the water! It has all the usual features - Export to midi Import from midi 16 part polyphony Lyric writing Modulation Velocity changes Patch changes You name it, Capella has it. There are several methods of input: Using the mouse piano (click on the appeared keyboard) Click on the stave Real time input using the actual keyboard (letters and nos) or using a MIDI interface. Buy this ...

Capella is the first viable alternative I've found to Sibelius. And at £119, as opposed to the £600 for Sibelius, this has got to be worth a serious look. In terms of features Capella has everything. The one thing, important to my own work, which seems to be missing from many notation packages, is the ability to do irregular groupings of notes, e.g. quintuplets, septuplets, nonuplets etc. etc. Not only is it there in Capella, but also very intuitive and intelligent. The interface is superb. Notes can be entered from your computer keyboard, from a MIDI keyboard in both real time and one note at a time, and by mouse. Determining durations is a ...