Compare Guitar Pro и My Music Staff

Benefits:

Most of the notation tools makes notation look and feel very complicated and eerily impenetrable. But Guitar Pro makes it seem easy and completely ... Read more

Most of the notation tools makes notation look and feel very complicated and eerily impenetrable. But Guitar Pro makes it seem easy and completely approachable - which is very important for those making their first steps in music composition. Guitar Pro is probably one of the most accessible notation tabbing tools out there. It is extremely easy to master and very comfortable to use as a lean mean composition tool. It is especially useful if you have limited music education and just want to lay down your ideas. From the user experience perspective - it doesn't get any better. If you know the notation basics - it will take a couple of minutes to get around Guitar Pro's interface. The way the composition process is organised is very streamlined and allows many tweaks without getting tangled. Ever since the 5th version introduced realistically sounding instrument samples, Guitar Pro also became a very interesting tool for sonic experimentation. Sure, it is very limited in comparison with a full-fledged digital workstations - but it offers an interesting experience, especially from a 6th versions which introduced sound effects.

Drawbacks:

User interface might seem dense at first and it takes some time to get used to it. From a compositional standpoint - every instrument that is not... Read more

User interface might seem dense at first and it takes some time to get used to it. From a compositional standpoint - every instrument that is not fretted string one - is limited to the guitar-based tuning. Basically it limits the composition process to laying down the basics while fleshing out will require more specific software. The notation layout itself is somewhat clumsy and got some very irritating traits. Hot keys are messy and you often get confused over which combination does what. It is not critical but might bring you some discomfort. Version 6 and 7 often crash, especially if you try too hard with the RSE.

Summary:

Guitar Pro is one of the best notation tool out there. It is easy to handle and fun to play with. There are some problematic elements but it doesn'... Read more

Guitar Pro is one of the best notation tool out there. It is easy to handle and fun to play with. There are some problematic elements but it doesn't affect user experience in a critical way aside from some minor disgruntlements.

Benefits:

I love Guitar Pro! It encourages me with my guitar lesson plans and putting my music to paper. It has a ton of choices to make life simpler and wor... Read more

I love Guitar Pro! It encourages me with my guitar lesson plans and putting my music to paper. It has a ton of choices to make life simpler and works admirably at that! I like the Tab-altering too. It changes the game of writing music and it's functionality is excellent. It's very easy to learn and use so I would highly recommend it!

Drawbacks:

Sometimes the UI is frustrating to deal with. It can be difficult to find the correct choice or apparatus to match your song. It can take some time... Read more

Sometimes the UI is frustrating to deal with. It can be difficult to find the correct choice or apparatus to match your song. It can take some time to discover the right sounds; maybe a big longer than some of it's competitors. I feel the program is very useful for music creation, but the drum sounds and mixing options are somewhat limited as well. All in all, the interface can be a bit confusing to learn, but with time, you'll be able to figure it out and make songs that sounds professional.

Summary:

Guitar Pro is extraordinary compared to other music notation devices out there. It takes some time to learn but it's easy to use once you get the h... Read more

Guitar Pro is extraordinary compared to other music notation devices out there. It takes some time to learn but it's easy to use once you get the hang of it. There is a large range of sounds and options that make this software better than it's competitors, but you'll need to put in effort to learn the user interface and find sounds that are the perfect fit for your project.

Benefits:

This program is very useful and easy to use. It makes writing music very easy and is very good with after it is written to be able to listen withou... Read more

This program is very useful and easy to use. It makes writing music very easy and is very good with after it is written to be able to listen without having to play and listen at the same time. I can actually sit and listen to it instead of trying to play and listen yo. Helps making little "tweaks" alot easier.

Drawbacks:

I honestly have nothing bad to say say about this at all. It is perfect for my uses of it.

Summary:

Great program. I am so glad i found tgus and have started using it. It makes making music so much easier for all of us.

Benefits:

I like this software. It helps me with my guitar arrangements and putting my music to paper. It has a lot of options to make life easier and does a... Read more

I like this software. It helps me with my guitar arrangements and putting my music to paper. It has a lot of options to make life easier and does a great job of that! I like the Tab-editing also.

Drawbacks:

They changed the Pro 7 up and the interface gets confusing. I'm getting used to the new interface, but why change what's working.

Summary:

Benefits:

It is extremely simple and easy to use. I only use the Students, Family and Calendar portions of it, and it serves well beyond what I need it for. ... Read more

It is extremely simple and easy to use. I only use the Students, Family and Calendar portions of it, and it serves well beyond what I need it for. So easy to view schedule and filter and organize it based on location, teacher, student, etc. i LOVE , as do the parents, the 24-hour in advance automatic reminders auto-texted or e-mailed (your choice).

Drawbacks:

Besides a couple of very minor workflow impedances, it would be nice to integrate the calendar with an existing website, rather than only having th... Read more

Besides a couple of very minor workflow impedances, it would be nice to integrate the calendar with an existing website, rather than only having the option to do so with the current website.

Summary:

Benefits:

This has literally everything you need and it is customised for music teachers. Very easy to set up and a great website for free to create and use.... Read more

This has literally everything you need and it is customised for music teachers. Very easy to set up and a great website for free to create and use. I have tried virtually every comparable software out there in this similar price bracket and this is hands down the best. Features too many things to list: Scheduling, payments, expenses, website, student/teacher/parent portal, practice log, lesson notes, blog, bulk emailing, integration with zoom and more

Drawbacks:

not really any cons, It would be good to have a function to leave messages for students or students message the teacher and an alert is given that ... Read more

not really any cons, It would be good to have a function to leave messages for students or students message the teacher and an alert is given that there is a message waiting.

Summary:

I don't know how I have survived without it! It is also constantly listening to user feedback to improve on their software.

Benefits:

There are quite a few things I like about MMS. The first is communication with my students. Being able to create lesson notes each week, schedule l... Read more

There are quite a few things I like about MMS. The first is communication with my students. Being able to create lesson notes each week, schedule lessons on the calendar and do invoicing through the platform helps me to keep things organised. I also I like that it allows me to invoice my students and keep track of their payments easily. The library is very helpful. Now I don't lose things I loan out anymore and students (I believe) are notified when they have something that need to be returned.

Drawbacks:

I am not very happy with my website and wish there was more support on how to do this well. Being a sole proprietor I cannot afford to hire someone... Read more

I am not very happy with my website and wish there was more support on how to do this well. Being a sole proprietor I cannot afford to hire someone to do this and it isn't very intuitive (although better than many others I looked at, especially when you consider what you get with the package). More videos that give direction, suggest and examples of this would be helpful. Maybe reach out to some of the teacher who have created exception sites and ask them to share their secrets. We're teachers, we can't help ourselves. : ) It is a little thing, however; buttons for social media (like Facebook, Instagram Linkedin, etc) would be really nice on the site as well.

Summary:

This software definitely has 'bang for buck'. All of the things teachers are able to do through this platform certainly impress me. I started teach... Read more

This software definitely has 'bang for buck'. All of the things teachers are able to do through this platform certainly impress me. I started teaching 40 years ago and everything was done in hardcopy by hand. Wow, what a difference. What has impressed me the most, and continues to impress me, is your customer support. My questions are answered quickly and always with courtesy too. I feel like I am dealing with real people who care about my ability to use their product with as much ease as possible. It is an absolute pleasure doing business with you.

Benefits:

I like the amount of customisation. The calendar Sync. The website functionality and the Families & Invoicing section.

Drawbacks:

It is not user friendly for the public. It is far too complicated for my business. For example if someone wants to sign up for a course they have t... Read more

It is not user friendly for the public. It is far too complicated for my business. For example if someone wants to sign up for a course they have to go through Student Portals. Log In. Emails. Setting it up. Saving it to the Homepage. Then they cant pay immediately they have to wait for an invoice and then log in again and finally enter their bank details. I am im discussions of discontinuing with this software. While it has great benefits for Admin it really is too complicated for the public and inviting new customers in. Therefore it is not for us in the long term.

Summary:

Overall it has been good. Customer Service is quite quick once you get matched with a member. The Support centre and Pinterest links and How-To's a... Read more

Overall it has been good. Customer Service is quite quick once you get matched with a member. The Support centre and Pinterest links and How-To's are done very well. Not the mention the lovely additional bits like Social Media Calendar and worksheets for the kids is so lovely! And helpful! I really like using it every day personally and so do my Staff. But my students, not so much. It's only easy to use when you are using it for a couple hours a day like me, otherwise its a total mind field