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Old 02-26-2010, 06:37 PM
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Default Notation Composer and Mac users

Hi friends,

We've had a few different requests from Mac users, wondering if our products work on Macs. Notation Software can not test our products on Macs, simply because we don't have the resources to do that at present.

However, the good news is that we do have some Mac users (and growing!) who successfully use our products on Mac systems in conjunction with Parallels (www.parallels) and CrossOver (http://www.macwindows.com/crossover.html and http://www.codeweavers.com/) One Mac user reported problems when trying to use Parallels with Composer under SnowLeopard, but was able to successfully use Composer with Crossover.

If you have experience with using Notation Composer or Notation Musician on a Mac, please feel free to share your experience(s) and tips here for the general community.

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Old 12-04-2010, 10:16 AM
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Default Re: Notation Composer and Mac users

Just thought I would drop a line and say I am one of the people who managed to get Notation Composer on a Mac to work. It is a bit long winded to open the prog but it does work.

In short, I found trying to get it to work using the online trial version, it bombed each time. As i am a long standing user-subscriber to the full version, using my full version did work.

As i say, its a bit of a route to use each time but it does work fully on my Mac using snowleopard 10.6

Just follow the route I told Sherry about, listed below, and it will work using full version.

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Old 12-29-2010, 04:03 AM
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Dear Sherry. I have tried to install in my Mac Notation composer with Crossover. The process looks fine, but Notation apparently does not recognize the date, and for the trial can not determine the "install date", so it does not work. I have tried with composer and musician, but the same issue. Any tip? Any ideas from the forum participants? thanks!!
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Old 12-29-2010, 04:27 AM
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Default Re: Notation Composer and Mac users

Hi,

I haven't a clue as to what the problem might be because we can't test things in a Mac environment - sorry about that. Perhaps others who have Macs can help out here?

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Old 12-29-2010, 10:01 AM
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Where in the process does it ask for date? All what happens when I start mine is I start crossover, then from file, select open recent files which shows notation composer set up 252 set up exe and from there, it installs the prog each time from there. Bit long winded but it works.

Look at how you have it working in the crossover bottle. If you can supply more detail, may be able to help but it is a while now since I cracked it and sadly did not write down the process.

Only thing I can say that may help is when I trialled it with the online free version, it bombed each time. Loaded my paid for full version and it worked.

Are you using a fully paid up version for your trial? If not, buy it. I brought logic 9 and still use Notation as my weapon of choice. It works for me. Only issue I have with it is I can not unlock the midi setting so when I play back through my Roland jv1080, it does not send out the separate channels’, bass to bass, it only sends as one-general piano.

Midi is not my strong point but I have a friend who is up on it looking into that problem. Hope the above helps.
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Old 04-17-2011, 05:47 PM
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What resources would you need to make a stable mac release? I have tried all 3 of the listed resources, (and it might just be my mac) but they make notation absolutely unusable. Sounds do not load, when putting notes on the bar line, they shift and run away from my pointer! I'd be willing to pay full price again for a mac release, even if it means waiting a couple years.
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Old 04-18-2011, 02:55 AM
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Default Re: Notation Composer and Mac users

Hi,

It would take a Mac developer as well as testing capability for such a release, neither of which we have at this time. Sorry for the inconvenience...

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Old 04-07-2012, 10:38 PM
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Default Re: Notation Composer and Mac users

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Hi friends,

We've had a few different requests from Mac users, wondering if our products work on Macs. Notation Software can not test our products on Macs, simply because we don't have the resources to do that at present.

However, the good news is that we do have some Mac users (and growing!) who successfully use our products on Mac systems in conjunction with Parallels (www.parallels) and CrossOver (http://www.macwindows.com/crossover.html and http://www.codeweavers.com/) One Mac user reported problems when trying to use Parallels with Composer under SnowLeopard, but was able to successfully use Composer with Crossover.

If you have experience with using Notation Composer or Notation Musician on a Mac, please feel free to share your experience(s) and tips here for the general community.

Thanks!
Sherry
on my mac osx I use bootcamp and xp and notation composer works perfectly. clem42
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Old 11-13-2013, 10:32 AM
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Default Re: Notation Composer and Mac users

Notation Composer works on an iMac fine using the reFit dual-boot system.
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Old 11-13-2013, 04:05 PM
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Notation Composer works on an iMac fine using the reFit dual-boot system.
Thanks for sharing that bit of info. Is the reFit dual-boot system you mention the same as this one at SourceForge http://refit.sourceforge.net/

Have you had any experience with the reFind that is mentioned there? (http://www.rodsbooks.com/refind/)

Even just the reFit gives Mac users another resource for running our (and other Windows) software - very nice!

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Old 11-14-2013, 08:41 AM
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Default Re: Notation Composer and Mac users

Yes it is the reFit you mention. I hadn't realised it was now unsupported, but it seems to do a good job of standing up by itself Having sorted it out, and feeling very pleased with myself, I realised that there's a native Mac app to do the same thing. I guess that's life.
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Hi friends,

Because there have been some issues with installing from a removable drive (eg. memory stick or such), the installation file needs to be on the hard drive of the machine it will be installed on.

For Mac users this means having the installation file on the "Windows side" of your hard drive. If you're getting an error message that "An installation from a removeable drive is not possible", then this is probably the issue. Just put the installation file on the "Windows" side and all should be well.

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