MidiIllustrator also supports the popular MusicXML format. Like MidiIllustrator's own .mil format, MusicXML files can store more specific notation information than the MIDI format. MidiIllustrator will display notation coloring, finger numbers, slurs, etc. from imported MusicXML scores.

Print all or part of the score
Print individual parts or passages within a score.

Access Huge Online Music Resources
Learn about how easy it is to find, download and notate free MIDI, MusicXML and Karaoke files with our simple Step by Step Guide.

Beautiful Scores Every Time
MidiIllustrator formats the score to make the best use of the available screen space, putting as much music onto the screen as possible whilst keeping the notation clear and easy to read.

All the objects in the score (notes, rests, lyrics etc) are reorganized dynamically as you increase or decrease the window/page size.

• Choose the notation size to suit your needs.
• Show individual parts or passages on the screen at any time.
• Use your own choice of color and fonts to make the scores easier to read.
• Add texture and quality to your score manuscript using score textures which color the page beneath the notation.  Custom score backgrounds allow you to add a personal feel to your MidiIllustrator working environment.

• Playlists – full featured song jukebox! Create a list of songs and MidiIllustrator will open, show and play each in turn.
• Browser – Access your music quickly with this on-screen song folder viewer.
• Score Log – Keep track of your score viewings and practice sessions.

Scroll and Fade in the Next Page (advance page turn)
MidiIllustrator can turn the page using special graphical effects to ‘split’ the screen as the music plays, showing both the current passage and the next passage (on the next page) at the same time. To do this, MidiIllustrator ‘reads ahead’, and determines how much of the next page can be scrolled onto the current page without obscuring the current playback notation. The next page can be scrolled on from top to bottom, or from left to right and MidiIllustrator can automatically decide the best scrolling method at any particular position in the score. This enables you to read the score at the current playback position, and also read ahead to the notation on the next page which would otherwise be hidden by redundant parts of the current page.

See more of the score in Full Screen Mode
Hide the buttons and menus!  Use all that space for your music...

Save and Manage your scores
As well as offering the standard Windows functionality for managing your files, MidiIllustrator includes some further options for navigating to your favourite file locations. As song collections grow it can become harder to track down particular files quickly. MidiIllustrator allows you to store a list of favourite music folders, and jump quickly to those folders with the click of a button.

Save Bitmap Images of your scores so you can share them with friends
'Print' your scores to bitmaps and share them with others, or open them in other applications such as word processors and graphics programs.

Performing Hands are an animation feature of the On-Screen Piano Keyboard.  Performing Hands can be used both as a learning tool and when composing to see how the hands move when fingering your keyboard compositions.

Alternatively you can simply enjoy watching your score performed on the keyboard by MidiIllustrator's talented hands which can perform even the most technically challenging pieces!

• You are playing at the current Step by Step position (shown with a dotted red rectangle around notes on the selected staves)
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• You have skipped to a new place in the score and are playing the notes from a position other than the current Step by Step position.

If you have enabled “Jump to User Input”, and you move around in the score, then MidiIllustrator will automatically move the Step by Step cursor to the new input position.

Remotely Control functions Using Your Connected MIDI Instrument
MIDI Shortcut Keys allow you to control many of MidiIllustrator’s functions using your connected MIDI instrument (such as a MIDI keyboard) as a ‘remote control’.  Instead of using the mouse or keyboard, you can input certain commands using your MIDI instrument. MidiIllustrator will listen for notes entered in this way and will carry out commands accordingly.

Add note names, colors and fingering to your score...

New Scores
New scores can be created in several different ways:

• Create a new score from scratch with the 'New Score' dialog, specifying score criteria in a few simple steps.
• Generate a new score using an existing score template, selected from the 'New Score' dialog.
• Generate a new score instantly using the 'Default' score template

Power Edit Mode allows you to quickly edit large areas of the notation, applying changes to whole measures or beats, and moving or copying multi-staff selections of notation from one part of the score to another with drag/drop operations (or to another score altogether using Copy/Cut/Paste Clipboard Functions).

Score templates contain all the foundations necessary for creating a new score in one step.  You can easily create a template with your favourite properties in order to save time in the future when creating new compositions.  The MidiIllustrator installation package contains some basic templates to get composers up and running.

Score Titles and 'Fields'
Score Titles are customizable text entries in the score (such as page headers and footers).  'Fields' are special text strings which can be inserted into Score Titles.  Fields are automatically populated with the score information when titles are displayed or printed (such as page count, file name, date etc).

A Great Composing Environment
Features such as AutoSave and Background Saving make for a smooth, safe editing experience.  MidiIllustrator will periodically save changes to your open scores to a backup file, and can save your scores in the background whilst you continue working uninterrupted.

Tap In Rhythms with the PC Keyboard
Enter single note rhythms using the computer keyboard.  You can quickly and easily capture the rhythm of a tune without having to worry about playing the right notes or assigning complex note durations individually.

Copy/Cut/Paste Clipboard Functions
Use the MidiIllustrator clipboard to cut, copy and paste notation from one part of the score to another, or even to another score.

Advanced 'MIDI In' Options
Customise MidiIllustrator to work with any MIDI device latency you experience with your MIDI system setup.