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Frequently Asked Questions
How can I make audio CDs from Music Publisher scores? Can I make rehearsal CDs from Music Publisher to help my singers learn their parts? How do I import files from other music software? How do I create or do double-sided or duplex printing? How do I put music inside other electronic documents such as Microsoft Word?
Create PDF ("Portable Document Format") files. They are the de facto standard for internet file sharing. Obtain a PDF converter and when you print from Music Publisher, you'll have the option to send your print to a PDF file. It's quick and easy, and the files created are small (on the order of 30-50k Bytes per printed page of music).
Two free (or nearly free) PDF converters are PrimoPDF and
You have a couple of choices: Option 1: Save to MIDI, convert to WAV format.
Using MIDI-to-WAV converter software, turn your MIDI into a WAV format file. We've tried Midi2Wav, which works fine and costs about $25. My Music Tools has a long list of alternatives.
We've tried Audacity, which is a free, open-source recorder that works well, though there are many alternatives.
Whether you used Option 1 or 2, you now have a WAV format file.
Yes. There are 2 quite different ways in which Music Publisher customers have done this. The easiest assumes your singers have a Windows PC. Simply create a midi file from MP (on the Play menu press Save Midi button). Get that midi file into the hands of your singers via email, floppy, cd, or whatever means. Now your singers need a way to play it: for this, they need a Karaoke player like vanBasco's Karaoke Player Give it to them, or get them to download it, and they'll have all the features they need (change tempo, pick out parts, emphasize or de-emphasize parts, and more). What if your singers don't have a Windows PC? You can still do it, but there's more work. You'll still want a Karaoke player of some kind, like vanBasco's (see link above), After you've made your midi, use your Karaoke Player to play it the way you want it, along with a Windows Sound Recorder to make the final recording that'll go on your CD (see above at How can I make audio CDs from Music Publisher scores?). At least one customer is making commercial rehearsal tapes this way!
Import scores (electronic or paper!) with MP Scan, or import abc files directly: those are the two main options. If you have music in Sibelius, Finale, Mozart, Noteworthy Composer, or other formats, it's quite simple: Music Publisher's scanning module MP Scan can handle it. You don't need a scanner. MP Scan can help you one of two ways: How do you get a BMP file from Finale, Mozart, Sibelius, or your other music program? Do it as you print with a virtual print driver such as the very inexpensive Zan Printer, or perhaps Universal Document Converter, to name just two. The steps are simple: If you don't see the File > Import option, then it's time to purchase MP Scan, Music Publisher's add-on scanning module! This method is more reliable than using MIDI files, which only contain notes but leave out everything else (such as dynamic markings, tempos, clefs, etc).
To allow import and export of abc notation files, see Options > Configure > Desktop and check the box allow ABC. Import ABC and Export as ABC will then appear as options on the File menu. The official home of abc notation is here. There's also a bit more information below at: Does Music Publisher read abc files?
Many modern printers can do this already: If you need software for duplex or booklet printing, We recommend Clickbooks 9. Another option is FinePrint, which got PC Magazine Editor's Choice. Both handle duplex and booklet printing when your printer doesn't (you feed sheets back into your printer for second-side printing). Clickbooks 9 has a free download demo version, or you can buy for about $50.
Music Publisher can do this in several ways: Virtually any Windows program (certainly any MS Office product) will then allow you to paste the contents of the Windows Clipboard into your current document. If you exported to a BMP, GIF, TIFF, or PCX file (or files!) then Insert > Picture > From File would be the way to add it into MS Word.
Yes! First, enable the option on the File menu. In Options > Configure > Desktop tick the box labelled Allow ABC. Now you will find Import ABC and Export as ABC on the File menu (this is also discussed at: How do I import files from other music software?). abc format is supposed to be both machine readable and, with practice, human readable as well. Inherent limitations in the format preclude it from being a full-fledged music interchange format, though it is usable for simpler material. Music Publisher supports version 1 of abc format with some features from version 2. Notably missing from Music Publisher are support for multi-staves and lyrics. It should be noted that none of the tens of thousands of abc format tunes on the internet use these features, so this is no great loss. The official site for the abc format is here. |
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