TablEdit

Whether you're a professional or aspiring musician, you can use TablEdit to create, edit, print and listen to music on tablature and sheets. It supports not only guitars but also other fretted, stringed instruments, such as bass, banjo and mandolin, together with piano, harmonica, violin, drums, native American flute, and others.

Besides Windows, the application has a Mac edition and lighter versions optimized for Android and iOS devices. It's easy to install since there are no special requirements implied.

The tool is wrapped in a user-friendly interface, where there main window has a well-organized layout and is accompanied by distinct panels for notes, dynamics, special effects, fingerings, tools, and custom commands. Multiple tabs are supported, so multiple files can be kept opened at the same time.

There are some sample files which you can use to quickly figure out what TablEdit is capable of. It's possible to import information from MIDI, NIFF, ASCII, ABC and other types of files, export data to these formats as well as Lilypoint and WAV, or send files at email attachments.

The tablature manager can be displayed on screen to help make modfiications easier. You can insert notes and rest, augment, diminish or quantize notes, set the preferred scaling mode, or toggle electric guitar and percussion, for instance.

When it comes to MIDI devices, you can enable metronome mode and configure settings (volume, patch), play any measure by specifying the range in the reading list, set the tempo and syncopation, as well as pick the MIDI input and output devices.

Additional options can be customized when it comes to each instrument used (up to 16), the time and key signature, transpose, title information, notes, and song lyrics. The tool has several languages available for the interface.

Both tablatures and musical straves can be printed, in addition to custom chord diagrams and lead sheets (individually printed). Also, the printed output can be exported to an image file.

All aspects considered, TablEdit delivers a simple solution and multiple features for musicians, whether you're interested in creating original music or taking a new spin on classical hits.