{"id":977,"date":"2019-02-26T10:17:12","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T10:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scan-score.com\/?p=977"},"modified":"2021-03-22T23:30:44","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T23:30:44","slug":"introducing-scanscore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scan-score.com\/en\/introducing-scanscore\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing ScanScore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Meet ScanScore, the smart sheet music scanner!\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now you can download our brand-new <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/scan-score.com\/en\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sheet music recognition software<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from our website. We\u2019ve worked hard in the creation of our sheet music scanning software, and we know you\u2019ll love it!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ScanScore is an advanced music scanner that uses OMR<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But not only are we the creators of a piece of software- Our family has also owned a music library for decades. We are a business that is committed to filling in the technology gaps that musicians need. We used OMR (optical music recognition) to create our three pieces of scanning software. Let me tell you a little bit more about them. The three products we offer are:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ScanScore Melody<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ScanScore Ensemble<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ScanScore Professional<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>ScanScore Melody <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a simple version of our program. You can use it to scan and digitize simple songs on a one-lined staff. With <\/span><b>ScanScore Ensemble <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you can scan up to four staves at once. One example is for an SATB choir. Last but certainly not least, we have <\/span><b>ScanScore Professional<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This is the top-notch version of our program. It is intended for scanning large orchestra scores. We\u2019re happy to say that this advanced piece of software is now available!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am now going to show you the basics of ScanScore, by importing a PDF file of the Flute Sonata in A Minor by CPE Bach. Notice how I picked a crisp document? When you choose to upload a picture or scan a document, make sure it is clear like this one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-33339 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/scan-score.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Flsolo.png\" alt=\"f\" width=\"791\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scan-score.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Flsolo.png 791w, https:\/\/scan-score.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Flsolo-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/scan-score.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Flsolo-768x460.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scanning Music with ScanScore is easy<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scanning music with ScanScore is easy. I\u2019ll show you the basics right now! The first thing you\u2018ll see when starting <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/scan-score.com\/en\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ScanScore<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are the three main buttons. \u201cImport PDF or image files\u201d. \u201cUse a scanner to scan in scores\u201d. Or, \u201cuse the app ScanScore Capture to take photos of scores\u201d. The app is available from Google Play or the iOS App Store. (You can also scan music in with a physical scanner too. Stay tuned to our blog for more specific directions on how to use our program). Once you use the buttons (or file&gt;open) to import a file, you will see the full interface.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ScanScore interface is split into two parts. On the left, you see the original image. On the right, there is the edit screen with the recognized score. The sidebar on the left shows an overview of all the scanned pages. Here\u2019s my sample of the piece:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Editing in ScanScore<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ScanScore offers a lot of intuitive ways to correct recognition mistakes in the score. Mistakes in the score often occur because of poor-quality pictures or scans. The editing tools are hidden beneath the six generic icons on the upper right side of the programs page.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If a measure is incomplete, ScanScore will highlight that measure with a purple dashed line. If there are too many notes in a measure, it will be highlighted with a light blue line. The number on the end of the line indicates which voice the line refers to. My scan above is missing an eighth note rest in a measure. Other than that, the import was accurate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To correct this mistake,\u00a0 select the quarter note icon. You will now see all of the rhythmic editing options. To add in a rest, click the rhythmic symbol you want, and click again in the designed spot (where the rest is missing) to add it in.\u00a0 You can also change the note values in a set of notes by dragging a rectangle across the notes. Say they scanned in as eighth notes and we need them to be sixteenths.\u00a0 Click the \u201csixteenth note\u201c symbol from the notes palette. All notes inside the rectangle will now be turned into sixteenth notes. Viola! That dashed line below the measure disappeared!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ScanScore also has a zoom function. To zoom in and out, hold the Control key while scrolling with the mouse wheel. Zooming is a really great tool to fix small things like grace notes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>How to Edit: Additional Tips\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Say you have a measure where the grace notes are missing. To add them, choose the respective note value first, and then the grace note symbol.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After that, add the notes with a simple mouse click. Say you have a measure where a trill is missing. To place any symbol on a note, first select the note first and then click the symbol in the respective palette.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deleting elements is just as easy. You can either use the eraser tool from the ScanScore toolbar or select the element you wish to eliminate and press the Delete key on your keyboard.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this last sample, say some of the dynamic marks are missing in the music. To add a crescendo fork, for example, first, select it first from its input palette. After that, Then, insert it by dragging it along the notes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>ScanScore Pro-tip: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When working with large scores, it makes sense it\u2019s a good idea to save your corrections in a ScanScore document. This option is found in the File menu, or you can simply press \u201cControl S\u201d on your keyboard. Open a document with \u201cControl O\u201d. When everything is you\u2019re ready, export your notes to a MusicXML file. This file format can be opened by all standard scoring editors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The playback function helps you spot all recognition mistakes in your score. Let\u2019s dive into more details about ScanScore\u2019s MIDI player:<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ScanScore\u2019s MIDI Playback: The Basics<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of ScanScore\u2019s most helpful tools is its MIDI playback. A lot of OMR software programs don\u2019t have a playback button, but ours does! Each score plays back with a crisp and pleasant piano midi sound. The three main buttons in our PDF\/MIDI player are shown above: Play, stop and rewind. To learn more about the music player, check out our article, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/scan-score.com\/en\/exploring-scanscores-pdf-music-player\/\">Exploring ScanScore\u2019s PDF Music Player<\/a>\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your Musical Career Needs ScanScore<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you\u2019re a violinist in a string quartet, an orchestral director, your musical career needs ScanScore. I am both an arranger, and a licensed music teacher. ScanScore has helped me transcribe and arrange faster than ever. I highly recommend that every intermediate to advanced musician give ScanScore a try.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Update: ScanScore 2 is Out!\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have news for you! Since we first wrote this introduction, we have developed a new piece of Software: ScanScore 2! ScanScore 2 has even smarter optical music recognition, as well as transposition features,\u00a0 along with unlimited stave scanning in our professional software. ScanScore is better than ever, so why not give it a try here? It\u2019s free for 30 days, and you can<a href=\"https:\/\/scan-score.com\/en\/\"> download the trial here<\/a>.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ScanScore: Wrap-Up<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ScanScore is a software that benefits musicians of all genres and fields. Here\u2019s an overview of what we covered in this introduction article:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ScanScore is an advanced music scanner that uses OMR<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can digitize PDFs, image files, and from your scanner, or the app<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Editing is easy in ScanScore too<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ScanScore has a smart PDF music player that you can use to finalize your music<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both music teachers, directors, and performers can benefit from this software<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An updated version of ScanScore (ScanScore 2) is now available<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-33341 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/scan-score.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/sam-moqadam-w0ihC9Cjxxs-unsplash-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"g\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scan-score.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/sam-moqadam-w0ihC9Cjxxs-unsplash-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scan-score.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/sam-moqadam-w0ihC9Cjxxs-unsplash-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scan-score.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/sam-moqadam-w0ihC9Cjxxs-unsplash-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scan-score.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/sam-moqadam-w0ihC9Cjxxs-unsplash-1536x1017.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/scan-score.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/sam-moqadam-w0ihC9Cjxxs-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMusic is the expression of the movement of the waters, the play of curves described by changing breezes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0-Claude Debussy<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet ScanScore, the smart sheet music scanner!\u00a0 Now you can download our brand-new sheet music recognition software from our website. 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ScanScore Melody is a simple and unbeatably cheap program version for simple songs with one staff. With ScanScore Ensemble you can scan up to four staves at once, for example a choir ensemble. A professional version for scanning large orchestra scores will be released soon.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;h4&gt;Scanning notes with ScanScore is easy&lt;\/h4&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/BWya9-SuxUw?controls=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;h4&gt;Script for the introductory video&lt;\/h4&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;The first thing you\u2018ll see when starting &lt;a href=\"https:\/\/scan-score.com\/en\/\"&gt;ScanScore&lt;\/a&gt; are three buttons. \u201cImport PDF or image files\u201d. \u201cUse a scanner to scan in scores\u201d. Or, \u201cuse the app ScanScore Capture to take photos of scores\u201d. The app is available from Google Play or the iOS App Store.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;The ScanScore interface is split into two parts. On the left, you see the original image. On the right, there is the edit screen with the recognized score. The sidebar on the left shows an overview of all the scanned pages.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;To correct recognition mistakes, ScanScore offers a lot of intuitive options. They hide which are hidden beneath the six generic icons on the upper right side.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;If a measure is incomplete, ScanScore will highlight that measure with a purple dashed line. If there are too many notes in a measure, it will be highlighted with a light blue line. The number on the end of the line indicates which voice the line refers to.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;In our example, the sixteenth notes have been represented as eighth notes. To correct this mistake, drag a rectangle across the notes and click the \u201csixteenth note\u201c symbol from the notes palette. All notes inside the rectangle are now turned into sixteenth notes. The dashed line below the measure disappears.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;To zoom in and out, hold the Control key while scrolling with the mouse wheel. In this measure, the grace notes are missing. To add them, choose the respective note value first, and then the grace note symbol. After that, add the notes with a simple mouse click.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Deleting elements is just as easy. You can either use the eraser tool from the ScanScore toolbar, or select the element you wish to eliminate, and press the Delete key on your keyboard.&lt;br \/&gt;\nIn this measure, a trill is missing. To place any symbol on a note, first select the note first and then click the symbol in the respective palette.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;The playback function helps you spot all recognition mistakes in your score.&lt;br \/&gt;\nIn the last line, some of the dynamic marks are missing. To add a crescendo fork, for example, first, select it first from its input palette. After that, Then, insert it by dragging it along the notes.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;When working with large scores, it makes sense it's a good idea to save your corrections in a ScanScore document. This option is found in the File menu, or you can simply press \u201cControl S\u201d on your keyboard. Open a document with \u201cControl O\u201d. When everything is you're ready, export your notes to a MusicXML file. This file format can be opened by all standard scoring editors.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=\"https:\/\/scan-score.com\/en\/\"&gt;ScanScore is available now from scan-score.com&lt;\/a&gt;. ScanScore Melody is the most simple and affordable edition for one-staff systems. ScanScore Ensemble scans in four-part scores, as needed for a choir or quartet. ScanScore Professional will be available soon. 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