#Smartscore x2 pro for mac update#

I forget in what OS it stopped working forcing me to update to X2.

SS Pro was better than SS Lite but that wasn't saying much, frankly. However, I have posted the question on the SSP forum. I don't think so (assuming the engine is the same in both.) The real value of the pro version is in the editing, and the opportunity to exclude lyrics, etc. So the recognition itself is no better in the pro version than the lite version? opportunity to edit, which, IMHO, is the best (only) reason to get the pro version.

#Smartscore x2 pro for mac full#

And, assuming they stay with the half-price offer to Finale owners, it would only cost an additional $100 to go from this Smartscore to XML, to the full version. No opportunity to edit, which, IMHO, is the best (only) reason to get the pro version. That looks to me like all it does is the Lite treatment: recognize the scan, and convert to XML. I note that since 13 December, Musitek have had a new SmartScore app on the Mac App Store for $99. It doesn't list the current version on the downloads/upgrades page. It is a major flaw in what is actually a pretty good program. If X2 was a major new release (and it ertainly was), then no, the documentation wasn't. Since it works fine with Apple Image Capture there would be no need to spend the $50.

#Smartscore x2 pro for mac driver#

I'm a Windows user and I use the VueScan option listed at the bottom of the MAC Scanning Notes item because driver support for my Epson was dropped in latest OS versions.

The program documentation should reflect this but it seems only to be updated with each major new release. Musitek does discuss the lack of Apple TWAIN support and using Image Capture in Scanning Notes under Support on its site: I had posted the following in Musitek's SmartScore forum: MOTU Digital Performer 9.12, 9.02, Logic Pro X 10.2.4 It's so bad that most must think what I did, 'How much better can the paid version be?'įinale 25.1, 2014.5, 2011c, SmartScore X Pro II, Encore 5.07, GPO 5Ģ010 iMac i7, 32G RAM, 2T SSD, Late 2013 MacBook Air, OS 10.12.1 SS Lite was crap as far as I'm concerned.

#Smartscore x2 pro for mac pdf#

pdf files, something that SS Lite cannot. Use Image Capture.app to scan and you're fine - it's part of the OS in your Applications folder. Likewise, scanning from within the app crashes it-so don't. TWAIN drivers, HP compatibility etc.- ignore it as none of it applies. The scanning instructions are way out of date for the Mac and assume OS 10.5. It supports 3.0 same as Finale which means that lyrics and expressions generally export correctly. I use both because sometimes one works better than the other, but I go to Photoscore first. 'As a musician, he's a damn fine woodworker.' That's my system, and I'm stickin' to it. Simple Entry, QWERTY keyboard, numberpad. That's another topic altogether.Īs Zoots suggested on the Windows side, the demos will probably be the best way for you to decide.īass with Choir of the Sound Volunteer copyist (The Gang of Twelve) for the Barbershop Harmony SocietyįINALE TIPS at Finale 2014.5 on El Capitan NOTE: This is not a discussion about why MakeMusic had to drop SSLite from Finale v25. Is there anyone out there that has done (or would do) more than casual comparison of these two technologies employing at least a semblance of scientific method? Both programs have evolved significantly since those precambrian days. Unfortunately, those I've found are dated (2010 +/- 2 years). I have searched this forum for comparisons between these two music-scanning programs. MakeMusic Forum > Public Forums > Finale - Macintosh - FORUM HAS MOVED! > SmartScore X2 vs Photoscore