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Problem Statement

Composing software is often expensive or highly complicated
Composing may be inaccessible to users who haven't studied music for years
- lack of ability to recognize notation
- don't know how to play the right instruments
The majority of people listen to music though, and naturally know what sounds good to them
- linguists note that music springs up everywhere language does
Even for experienced users, if a person comes up with an idea for a song, without an easy way to "jot it down" they may well forget their tune.
- budding artists or writers can draw sketches or write notes in the margins of their papers when an idea hits, but we aren't taught musical notation at a young age.
Even for experienced users, the mouse and keyboard aren't natural tools for musical input, so that it takes a long time to write down music. Users can buy MIDI input devices, but this requires learning to use it and lacks portability.

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