From Music News, September 1998

New Autoscore Fills Void in Songwriting

Composing Wildcat Canyon Software has come out with an amazing new program called Autoscore that is bound to make the lives of musician's, from beginner to pro, a lot easier. Now musicians can compose and print out their music very easily using their home computer. This is especially helpful for novice musicians. This can be done by plugging your instrument into your computer and playing it note for note. Autoscore writes it down for you and prints it out. What's really cool about this program is that if you don't even know how to play an instrument, like a lot of you singers out there, just sing into a microphone and get the same results. This amazing software is powered by an advanced software based pitch to midi converter that converts sound into written music. All you have to do is sing a song or perform it on an instrument directly into the computer and you music is written down automatically on your computer screen as you go. It's bound to make writing music a lot easier as well as make it more interesting for new musicians to compose a lot more frequently. The easier the process the more it expands your creativity. Now you can take your scores to other musicians and they have a better idea as to how your song is structured, thus making it easier for them to perform.

Autoscore recognizes any instrument that plays a single line note for note, including the human voice, but you'll have to practice a bit before you achieve the results you're looking for, especially if you are entering your music into the computer via voice. You'll have to learn how to hold and sing into the microphone properly for this program. Singing directly into the microphone releases breaths that might confuse Autoscore, and any vibration put into the mic by holding it will do the same thing. Don't worry, you'll be figuring it out in no time. There is even a multi-track sequencer included to allow you to take your compositions and interface them with your midi controlled instruments. Sing a song and then have a piano or synthesizer play it back for you. Other great features include: Improved Recognition Algorithm that take advantage of toady's sophisticated midi sound cards. A realtime sound analyzer with interactive note display. New True-Track Mode that accurately scores your compositions. Step Entry mode for step time recording. It even contains a free microphone designed for use with Autoscore. This program is also available in both Mac and PC formats. There will be a lot of musicians out there who will wish they had access to something like this. This will also help to copyright your music too, as now you can actually document the way your songs were written. Leave it up to Wildcat Canyon Software to make your life a lot easier now with Autoscore.

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