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General Discussion / Mac Users -- Is Harmony Assistant what you're looking for?
I stumbled into viewing and playing .nwc scores that I have downloaded on a hymn website, only because I happened to have a version of Harmony Assistant installed. I recently downloaded Note Worthy files and opened them with no problem. When I deleted it after evaluating notation apps., my .nwc capability disappeared.
H. A. is able to play the .nwc score as if it was a midi file. You download the full version, and if you negotiate all the pop-ups, you can have a look at an .nwc file as a free evaluation.
I also discovered today that I'm not able to open .nwc files in Finale. In considering which notation application to buy, this previously unrealised advantage makes Harmony Assistant look attractive to me. Though .nwc scores are not perfect -- the author text gets smashed together -- I'm beginning to download scores and see a need for H. A.
I tried to edit one of the scores. I was able to delete notes in a bar, but because I don't understand H. A., I wasn't able to drag notes on the staves. There may be a way to work with .nwc files, but I'm not experienced enough to say at this point.
Hope this helps some of you out.