Forte (notation program)
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| Developer(s) | Lugert Verlag GmbH |
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| Stable release | Forte 9.2
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| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Size | 71 MB (Premium version) |
| Available in | German, English |
| Type | Scorewriter (Music notation) |
| License | Proprietary software |
| Website | www |
Forte is a music notation program or Scorewriter developed by the German company Lugert Verlag located in Handorf. Its name is derived from the dynamic marking forte. The program is available in German and English.[1][2]
History
The Lugert Verlag publishing house who developed the Forte software is said to have had its beginnings in 1981 when Wulf Dieter Lugert and Volker Schütz prepared popular music for further education courses. The use of popular music in the classroom was unusual in Germany at that time. The operation grew and the publishing house which subsequently became known as Lugert Verlagwas formed in 1998, expanding to produce magazines and audio media and to sell musical instruments and other materials.[3] The first version of the scorewriter program Forte was released in 2005.
Functionality
The program can import MIDI, MusicXML and karaoke files, it can also export songs as MIDI and MusicXML files so that it can be shared with other tools, it allows users to save songs as a JPEG, TIFF or EPS files. It can import the CapXML file format of the Capella notation program.[1][2] There are three main tools that include the Music Ruler which allows users to enter notes, the audio sequencer which allows users to record or import audio and play it in conjunction with their composition and the complex scores which allows users to write elaborate pieces.
Versions
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The program is published in four versions,[4] with different sets of features, ranging in prices for a single user from $249 to $15, and a freeware version.[5][6][7]
| Features[7] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edition | FORTE Worship | FORTE Premium Education | FORTE Premium | FORTE Home | FORTE Basic | FORTE Free |
| Price | $249 | $150–$429 | $229 | $99 | $24 | Proprietary freeware |
| Number of users | Single | Varies | Single | Single | Single | Single |
| Maximum number of staves | 32 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 1 |
| Maximum number of voices per staff or track | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum number of lyric verses per staff or track | 16 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Compound meter support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 5/4, 6/8, 12/8 | 5/4, 6/8, 12/8 |
| Pick-up measure support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Plugin interoperability | VST | VST | VST | VST | VST | None |
| Hymn library included | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Electronic document format interoperability | ||||||
| MIDI | Import and export | Import and export | Import and export | Import and export | Import and export | Import |
| MP3 | Export | Export | Export | Export | None | None |
| WAVE | Export | Export | Export | Export | Export | None |
| MusicXML | Import and export | Import and export | Import and export | Import | Import | None |
| Capella: CapX | Import | Import | Import | None | None | None |
| Images | Import and export | Import and export | Import and export | None | None | None |
See also
- Comparison of scorewriters
- List of MIDI editors and sequencers
- List of guitar tablature software
- Dynamics (music)
- List of music software
References
- ^ a b TopTenREVIEWS:
Forte Home 2013 | Music Notation Software | Compose Music
Forte 3 Premium
2013 Music Notation Software Comparisons and Reviews - ^ a b Ronnie Currey (16 April 2009). ""Forte" Notation Software: A Review". Music Teacher's Helper Blog. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters:|zitat=and|offline=(help) - ^ "Geschichte des Lugert Verlags: Und alles begann mit einer Schreibmaschine…" [History of the Lugert publishing house: It all began with a typewriter] (in German). Lugert Verlag. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ "FORTE 4 ab 23.11. – Die Preise im Überblick!" (in German). Lugert Verlag. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ "Buy FORTE » Forte Notation". Forte/Lugert Verlag. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ ""Forte" Editions". Forte. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters:|zitat=and|offline=(help) - ^ a b "Forte" (PDF). Fortenotation.com. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
External links
| Free and open-source | |
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| Proprietary | |
| No longer developed | |
