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Patrick Mutchler 2006 – 2007 1 st Quarter and Beyond. Music Editing Software. Problem With Current Software. Price Overcomplexity Not intended as a learning tool. Do We Really Need All This?. Purpose Statement. Free Accessible Amateur audience Teaching Aid. Scope.
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Patrick Mutchler 2006 – 2007 1st Quarter and Beyond Music Editing Software
Problem With Current Software • Price • Overcomplexity • Not intended as a learning tool
Purpose Statement • Free • Accessible • Amateur audience • Teaching Aid
Scope • File and GUI input system • Graphical output • Compositional Aids
Development – Staged Delivery • Multiple versions • Allows for quarterly releases • Design Time • Enough design time but not too much • Coding Time • Significant coding time
Language - Java • Graphical Interface • Easy to code output and GUI input • High Level • Does not require micromanagement • Common Use
Analysis • Complex Input • Human made • Untrained user testing • Other students in the class
Preliminary Results • Version 0.2 • File Input • ASCII Output • Problems • Ledger Lines • Attractive Output
Version 1.2 • Completed file input • Graphical Output • Notes of varying durations • Accidentals
Future Goals • Version 1.x – Graphical Output • More powerful and accurate than ASCII • Version 2.x – GUI Input • Easier to use than file input • Version 3.x – Compositional Aids • Help amateur composers