MusEdit is a powerful yet inexpensive music notation editor (only $79, compared to $200-$800 for other similar software). Use MusEdit to write standard treble and bass music notation, tab notation for 2 - 8 string instruments in any tuning (including bass), rhythm notation, lyrics in any font, and to draw chord diagrams -either from a chord dictionary or by creating your own. Click on the samples above to see full screen examples of these features. You can also use MusEdit to translate standard music notation to tab, or vice versa; transpose; play your music as sound; print beautiful looking scores, and more... Plus, MusEdit comes with a printed, well illustrated, 284 page manual. MusEdit runs on Windows Vista and older versions back to Windows 98, but unfortunately it doesn't run on the Mac unless you have the software which can simulate Windows on a Mac, such as Boot Camp (which comes free with the Leopard OS) or Parallels Desktop for Mac.

For a slide show about...
...what MusEdit is for, click here: What MusEdit is For
...what MusEdit can do, click here: What MusEdit Can Do
...how to use MusEdit, click here: How To Use MusEdit

MusEdit has received great reviews in many music magazines:
Acoustic Guitar, Fingerstyle Guitar, Electronic Musician, Gig, Folker!, Soundcheck, Banjo Newsletter, and others.  (MusEdit was first released in June, 1997)

Won awards from various Download sites:

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Forte Downloads

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And gets enthusiastic comments from MusEdit users...  
"Awesome product! You guys have thought of everything." - Raymond Cho
"It's a great program, you did a fantastic job!" - F. Macri 
"The ability to translate between different tunings is just fantastic! It's so useful!" - J. Berton 
"Thanks again for such a great product!" - B. Vaughn 
"A great program at an unbelievable value. Awesome." - J. King 
"[The] combination of mouse and keyboard [music entry] is fast and easy. The chord designer... is excellent!"- V. April 
"I think your software is great!! I've tried several other packages and none of them offer what MusEdit does" - S. Rigelhof 
"I think your program is excellent..." - B. Hamning               click here for more user comments...

    Ordering is easy, and when you order you can download an online version of MusEdit if you wish, so you can start using the program within a day. All customers will also be mailed the full MusEdit package, which includes the installation CD (with the full music library, a copy of this web site, and the MusEdit Viewer), a well illustrated 284 page printed manual, additional reference information, a few sample printouts, and a registration form. You will also be entitled to free electronic download of all future upgrades to MusEdit.

To see the features of MusEdit which make it an ideal tool for various musical styles, click on the appropriate section below:

Click CONTENTS for information about MusEdit (details about the program, example scores, ordering information, downloadable demos, FAQ's, and more.)

    Click here to download the MusEdit demo so you can try it out for yourself!

Those who are new to MusEdit will want to check out this site for:

Current MusEdit Users, you might want to check out:

New development!  

The newest version of MusEdit (3.95 - Apr. 2008) has several new useful features!  
 (As always, current MusEdit customers can download the 
latest MusEdit update for free - click here to find out how)

New version 3.95, 3.94 and 3.90 features in MusEdit include...

Other recent new features include...

* Ad-Tab Fingering Symbols!

   Standard tablature indicates which fret and string should be used to play notes, but it does not provide any information about which finger on the fretting hand should be used to play the notes.  Ad-Tab (“Advanced-Tab”) is a system which can optionally be used with standard tablature to show this fingering information in an easy to see manner, as in this example:  

This system of symbols is useful for beginning students - it shows them how to fret the notes, and it also makes the score fun to look at!  Click here for more details about Ad-Tab in MusEdit.

    Also, be sure to check out the MusEdit music library for free downloadable scores in many different styles (classical, folk, jazz, etc.) sent in by current MusEdit users. By checking the library's "Quick Views" you will be able to see the many different types of music you can edit with MusEdit, and if you download the demo version of MusEdit you can open scores downloaded from the MusEdit library, play them as MIDI and print them out (but the demo doesn't allow you to save any changes).

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