[quote name='Lenny B' timestamp='1358933744' post='1947148']
Task for 2013, get to grips with some notation software rather than pencil and manuscript
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This is just great....
Comes with nearly seven gig of good sample sounds.
Really easy to use, enter notes with MIDI keys, Qwerty, or the mouse............
And most importantly will accurately play back all the articulations [Important for Horns, Woodwind and Strings] you write in, giving you great idea how it will sound in the real world.
http://www.notionmusic.com/products/notion4.html
Garry