

SmartScore Pro also brings in text, although hyphenation causes a lot of issues (very common in choral music). SmartScore X2 Pro is an odd mix of products…it contains a scanning engine, but you can also use the app to write music (music notation) and to play back audio (now with some Garritan sounds, which are owned by MakeMusic, Inc.). At a music conference this past fall, I was surprised to hear (from a reputable source) that a Finale user is better served by using SmartScore Lite and not upgrading to Smart Score Pro X. I own the full version of SmartScore Pro X (the previous version), and have used SmartScore Lite over the years with Finale.

It has been over two years since SmartScore has been updated, and as a person that scans music on a regular basis (to bring into Finale and SmartMusic), I was very excited to try out the program. Last night, SmartScore X2 Pro went “live” on the Musitek website.
