[New post] Alda is a command line notation tool for musical masochists

sskarthik posted: "Although the music world is full of software that can transcribe anything from solo singers to full orchestras into sheet music, one programmer-slash-musician has created a new open-source tool named Alda that uses a command line interface to write music." Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on SKarthik.info Alda is a command line notation tool for musical masochists by sskarthik Although the music world is full of software that can transcribe anything from solo singers to full orchestras into sheet music, one programmer-slash-musician has created a new open-source tool named Alda that uses a command line interface to write music. For example, the opening phrase of the nursery rhyme Baa, Baa, Black Sheep would be rendered as g4 g d4 d e8 e e e d4 r4 in Alda. To most people with a passing knowledge of music this looks more complicated than ordinary notation, but Alda's creator Dave Yarwood says the intent is to remove the complications of graphical user interfaces. Read more... sskarthik | September 8, 2015 at 6:05 pm | Categories: Computers and Internet | URL: http://wp.me/p1eKZE-3iT9 Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from SKarthik.info. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://sskarthik.wordpress.com/2015/09/08/alda-is-a-command-line-notation-tool-for-musical-masochists/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com