pipetap

What is this?

A (computer) keyboard-centric music transcription app specifically targeting Bagpipe music

What ISN'T this?

• A pipe band scoring tool (single instrument / single voice only, i.e. no drums, no multi-part harmonies)
• A music engraving tool (minimal style adjustment and layout configuration options -- export a .musicxml file and use something like MuseScore instead)
• A general purpose music editor

Project goals

• Performance (quick to load, pleasant to use)
• Keyboard-first (allow a 100%-keyboard-based workflow)

...and non-goals

• Anything to do with collaboration or sharing
• Audio playback

Why would I use this

• It's easy to learn and easy to use
• It's laser-focused on Bagpipe music (notes/embelleshments/key signatures/etc)
• It's free

The intended workflow is to use this app to generate basic notation, export to a common interchange format (e.g. musicXML), and open that with a separate app for playback/layout or styling adjustments/etc.