Hello, Regarding using a plain text independent note taker to write scores, I have wondered for some time whether it might be practical to use Sibelius's Manuscript Writer to write a score entirely from scratch. Basically, you'd then save your plugin, execute it and, voila, your score is written. John S If you wish to unsubscribe, send a blank message with the single word, unsubscribe - in the Subject line to: sib-access-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx