Impro-Visor vs MuseScore Studio
Impro-Visor
cs.hmc.eduMuseScore Studio
musescore.orgSide by side
| Figure | Impro-Visor | MuseScore Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Music notation software | 7.8 (#24) | 8.5 (#8) |
| Deployment | desktop | desktop |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| MIDI support | Yes | Yes |
| MusicXML support | Yes | Yes |
| Purpose | Impro-Visor is a music notation program designed to help jazz musicians compose and hear solos and understand solo construction and chord changes. | MuseScore Studio is composition and music-notation software for creating, playing back, and printing sheet music. |
| Support | The official site describes developer support as free through the Yahoo! user group. | Desktop software support is provided on MuseScore.org by an open-source project supported by non-paid volunteers and Muse Group employees. |
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In their own words
Impro-Visor
Impro-Visor has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
MuseScore Studio
MuseScore Studio is free, open-source desktop software for composing, playing back, and printing sheet music. It runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows, with a free download that requires no account or subscription. Scores can have unlimited length and unlimited staves per system, with up to four independent voices per staff. The software imports and exports MIDI and MusicXML, imports Capella and other formats, and exports scores as PDF, PNG and other graphics formats, WAV and other audio formats, and LilyPond. Playback tools include a mixer, SoundFonts, MuseSounds, swing playback, and VST/VSTi support. MuseSounds are installed through Muse Hub on Windows and macOS, then assigned to instruments through playback profiles or the mixer. Users can publish scores to MuseScore.com and share playback audio through Audio.com. MuseScore Studio includes a Braille keyboard. Its audience includes schools, conservatories, choirs, and orchestras; desktop support is provided on MuseScore.org by an open-source project supported by volunteers and Muse Group employees.