Songwrite 2 is a software tool that allows users to create and edit guitar tablature, enabling easier music composition and notation.
Songwrite 2 is a powerful and user-friendly tablature editor coded in Python with dependencies on Gtk and Cairo. The software is designed to simplify the process of writing and creating personalized songs. It relies on Timidity for playing midi files and on GNU Lilypond for printing.
One of the standout features of Songwrite 2 is its versatility, allowing users to create, edit, and write lyrics for a variety of instruments including guitar, bass, and banjo among others. Users can also create their own songbook and easily print, play, and convert their compositions to different formats including PDF, Midi, ASCII tablatures, GNU Lilypond, LaTeX, and PostScript.
Additionally, Songwrite 2's automatic conversion feature can easily convert tablatures to staffs, and vice-versa. The software even allows for the importing of Guitar Pro 3/4 files albeit at an experimental level.
To run this software, users will need Python 2.5, EditObj 2, GTK 2, Cairo and their Python bindings, GNU Lilypond (version 2.11.20 recommended), LaTeX, Timidity or any other MIDI player, and Ghostview, or any other Postscript viewer.
The latest release of Songwrite 2 includes several bug fixes including the addition of guitar pro importer, a fix for copy/pasting of notes with alterations on staffs, and improvements in view name translation. Other noticeable fixes include copy-pasting between different windows and the resolution of the "AttributeError: 'ObjectPack' object has no attribute 'song'" error.
Overall, Songwrite 2 is a robust and user-friendly tablature editor perfect for both beginners and professionals, providing users with the tools they need to easily create and share music compositions.
One of the standout features of Songwrite 2 is its versatility, allowing users to create, edit, and write lyrics for a variety of instruments including guitar, bass, and banjo among others. Users can also create their own songbook and easily print, play, and convert their compositions to different formats including PDF, Midi, ASCII tablatures, GNU Lilypond, LaTeX, and PostScript.
Additionally, Songwrite 2's automatic conversion feature can easily convert tablatures to staffs, and vice-versa. The software even allows for the importing of Guitar Pro 3/4 files albeit at an experimental level.
To run this software, users will need Python 2.5, EditObj 2, GTK 2, Cairo and their Python bindings, GNU Lilypond (version 2.11.20 recommended), LaTeX, Timidity or any other MIDI player, and Ghostview, or any other Postscript viewer.
The latest release of Songwrite 2 includes several bug fixes including the addition of guitar pro importer, a fix for copy/pasting of notes with alterations on staffs, and improvements in view name translation. Other noticeable fixes include copy-pasting between different windows and the resolution of the "AttributeError: 'ObjectPack' object has no attribute 'song'" error.
Overall, Songwrite 2 is a robust and user-friendly tablature editor perfect for both beginners and professionals, providing users with the tools they need to easily create and share music compositions.
What's New
Version 2.0.1.2: N/A