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A raw notation showing in real time what is going on in the instruments/containers would be quite useful. An engraver-level, Finale-like output is not mandatory: black and white noteheads, even without stems, on a standard 5-lines staff will suffice.
The back and forth to/from Lilypond is a bit cumbersome.
Thank you.
Mon, 2017-12-04 - 21:56 Permalink
This feature request is (almost) as old as mankind. 
(http://users.cognitone.com/topic/feature-request-piano-roll-view)
(http://users.cognitone.com/topic/piano-roll-editor)
But you have to keep in mind that "real time" will not work. Synfire needs to render the output data first. This rendering process is executed when you hit the play button. A rendering after each user input would certainly bring every computer to its knees.
Mon, 2017-12-04 - 23:27 Permalink
A piano roll output view is doable and a rough version of it is already being worked on.
Users familiar with notation software might be really disappointed if it was read-only and simplified. A majority of users not familiar with notation would also be disappointed, because there would be few resources left to advance other core features that actually help create music (of which there are many in the pipeline). A piano roll will be a good start at least.
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