Program for transcribing notation and tabs

[Rslydel]

What is the best program for transcribing notation and tabs to sheet music?
Or what do you use for transcribing to sheet music?

[Mark_Rocka]

Hey Randy! Welcome to the board!

I can’t read sheet music, but I know TablEdit can do that. Probably the best tabbing software out there, especially for banjo.

[Archie]

Hi Randy to @BanjoBen 's Forum. I concur with @Mark_Rocka

Check out this thread that I wrote a while back it should answer most of the questions you may have.

TablEdit - RU a Nubie ? READ THIS

Next to joining Banjo Ben as a Life Member this has to be the second best investment I have made in my quest to learn to play the banjo… Whether your instrument of choice is Banjo, Guitar or Mandolin or all three I would encourage you to purchase TablEdit. or obtain the FREE TefView Software. It’s an excellent tool to assist you learn to read and listen to TAB in the form of a Tef File. Ben creates TABs in both TEF and PDF Files for pretty much every lesson. The beauty of TablEdit/TefView is …

[Luke_L]

I think TablEdit is most used for bluegrass, although Avid Sibelius also has tablature functionality. That’s what I have used.

[Archie]

Avid Sibelius also has tablature functionality. That’s what I have used.

Hi Luke, I have come across printed TABs created with this software, Bill Evans and Acutab used it in their publications. I have to say that I wasn’t a great fan of these TABs simply due to the layout and how small the characters are. Is it possible to export files created in Avid Sibelius to Guitar Pro or TablEdit format ?

[WillCoop]

Welcome @Rslydel to the very best Forum for supportive Bluegrass pickin’.

I am so glad you stopped by and I hope to see you here often!