Allegro 2002 is the MIDI user's choice for music notation softare. Designed for performing musicians that need their music to look as great as it sounds. Notates as you play. Share your music on the Web. Full MIDI Features.

Windows & Macintosh hybrid.

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Allegro Overview

Start Fast - Allegro’s Setup Wizard lets you select the instruments you need, add your key and time signature, tempo marking and pick-up measure, then sets up your score automatically on any page size you want.

Notate Your Performance - Whether you play directly into Allegro from a MIDI keyboard, import a MIDI file or use Allegro’s new, exclusive MicNotator feature to play in single note melodies directly from your electric guitar, brass or woodwind instrument; no other notation program provides a more accurate transcription of your performance.

Tweak It - Easily edit all your MIDI data. Transpose, add lyrics, chord symbols and guitar fingerboards; place dynamics, articulations and slurs; instant guitar charts, drum mapping, part extraction and everything else you’d expect from a professional-level notation program is right at your fingertips.

Hear It - Every nuance of your performance is saved. Tempo variations, crescendos, staccatos and attacks all play as you watch your music scroll.

Print or Publish on the Internet - Because Allegro uses the same notation engine used by the world’s top music publisher and film copyists, your sheet music is the exact same quality you’ll find in your music store. You can even post your scores on the Web so the world can play, hear, transpose and print your scores.

MicNotator - EXCLUSIVE Microphone-to-Score Entry Method. Play a single-line melody on your solo acoustic instrument into a microphone. Then watch Allegro accurately notate while you play. It’s the easiest possible way to enter notes from wind or brass instruments like sax, trumpet, flute, etc. (To fully utilize the power of Allegro's MicNotator feature, it is recommended to use a high-quality computer microphone)

Features

Six ways to enter notes

Hear notes as you click notes into place with the Simple Entry Palette.

Play your MIDI keyboard or MIDI guitar and watch Allegro's patented HyperScribe(TM) notate as you play!

Use the computer keyboard with or without your MIDI keyboard with Speedy Note Entry.

Notate in step- or real-time as you play your guitar or other single melody acoustic instrument.

MIDI files from the Internet or from popular sequencers. No program translates MIDI into notation as well as Allegro.

Use FREE MIDISCAN® technology by Musitek (included) to scan existing sheet music into Allegro.

Lead sheets, chord charts, fretboards

Create and print a complete song - music, lyrics, and chords - in minutes! Just play your song, type in your lyrics, play in your chords with or without instant guitar fretboards and print. It's that quick and simple. Too high? Don't worry! Changing keys transposes everything instantly. Turn your lead sheet into an instant chord chart by converting the notes into regular, or rhythmic, slash notation and print it out looking like you did it by hand using the Jazz Font.

Create and print parts

Print professional-looking parts fast with automatic multimeasure rests, music spacing and formatting of any layout style you want.

File compatibility

Directly import scanned music files using FREE MidiScan technology!

Read and write Standard MIDI files.

Export TIFF and PICT files.

Share files between Allegro, Finale, and PrintMusic!

Instantly convert Encore (3.0 and higher) and Rhapsody files.

Highlights List

On-line videos demonstrate key functions Easiest score setup with Setup Wizard Full user manual with Hot Links View a score in Scroll view or Page view Edit full or partial measures Insert, copy, clear and delete music Multiple Undo Diatonic, chromatic or modal transposition Over 30 predefined score templates Create up to 32 staves Reduce / enlarge most items from 5% to 999% Create pages up to 9 feet by 9 feet Set number of staff lines at 0, 1 or 5 lines Use a palette for notes, rests & accidentals Notate as you play a MIDI instrument Notate using a single-line acoustic instrument Accurately notate tuplets and jazz rhythms Notate with a numeric keypad with or without MIDI Notate a double-whole note to a 128th note Directly open scanned music files iusing Musitek's MidiScan Techonology Re-quantize any notes entered Select / position markings, text and dynamics Reposition by dragging Create any text, Mix fonts, sizes and styles Type lyrics directly onto the score Easily create word extensions Full page layout capability Choose from eight predefined clefs

Separate time signature's display and beaming Apply articulations with auto-positioning and stem direction Globally hide key and time signatures Five predefined staff brackets Add rehearsal marks and measure numbers Play via MIDI instrument, Sound Module or Card, or internal computer speaker Scroll music on-screen during playback On-screen Playback Controls play any range of measures, volume and tempo Easily assign a MIDI channel or patch and play / solo / mute setting for each staff Play back repeats, dynamics, tempo changes and chord symbols Play score as noted or original MIDI performance Edit individual MIDI events in a graphic window Apply swing feel for playback Record / play with a resolution of 1024 pulses / quarter note Save multiple MIDI / instrument setups Easily add Slash and Rhythmic notation Play chords for automatic analyzing Auto-analyze chords across 1 or 2 staves Create / edit chord symbols including alternate bass Auto-transpose chord symbols with key changes Automatically add guitar fretboards Play back chord symbols via MIDI Optimize score removes resting instruments Save files as web pages for viewing, playing, trnasposing and printing on the internet Import / Export scores from/to Finale, Allegro, PrintMusic Read and write standard MIDI files Export TIFF or PICT files Directly open Musitek SmartScore files

System Requirements

Macintosh - System 7,6,1 or higher, Power PC or better
Windows - Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME/XP. (MicNotator is NOT supported in Windows NT. You will need Windows 95, 98, ME, XP or 2000 to use this feature)
Both - 32MB RAM minimum, 64MB RAM recommended. 20MB hard drive space (20MB additional hard drive space required to lead user manual). CD Rom Required
Optional - MIDI interface, MIDI input and/or playback device, printer, scanner, higher-quality computer microphone.