DTAB Alternatives

DTAB is described as 'Drum tablature editor which makes it easier to compose, edit, practice and play back drum music, rather than using programs more tailored to melodic instruments. Features include MIDI playback and file export,' and is an app in the audio & music category. There are more than 10 alternatives to DTAB for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, iPhone, iPad and Android apps. The best DTAB alternative is MuseScore Studio, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like DTAB are Guitar Pro, Impro-Visor, Band-in-a-Box and alphaTab.

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  1. MuseScore Studio icon

    MuseScore Studio

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    Compose, arrange, and share music using free, open-source software for Windows, Mac, and Linux with integrated playback, fast note entry, MIDI, MusicXML, PDF support, multilingual UI, and direct connection to an online sheet music community for sharing scores.

    71 MuseScore Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
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    • MuseScore Studio is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to DTAB.

    • MuseScore Studio is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to DTAB.

    • MuseScore Studio is Free and Open SourceDTAB is Paid and Proprietary
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    Guitar Pro

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    Guitar Pro enables editing tablatures for guitar, bass, and more, with support for piano and drums. It features a realistic audio engine, interactive practice tools, and access to thousands of online tabs, facilitating music composition and transcription.

    69 Guitar Pro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Guitar Pro 8 interface
     

    • Guitar Pro is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to DTAB.

    • Guitar Pro is the most popular commercial alternative to DTAB.

    • Guitar Pro is Paid and ProprietaryDTAB is also Paid and Proprietary
    • Guitar Pro is LightweightDTAB is not according to our users
  4. Impro-Visor icon

    Impro-Visor

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    Impro-Visor is a music notation program designed to help jazz musicians compose and hear solos similar to ones that might be improvised.

    63 Impro-Visor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Guitar Pro enables editing tablatures for guitar, bass, and more, with support for piano and drums. It features a realistic audio engine, interactive practice tools, and access to thousands of online tabs, facilitating music comp...

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  6. Band-in-a-Box icon

    Band-in-a-Box

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    Band-in-a-Box is an intelligent automatic accompaniment program. You can hear and play along to many song ideas and go from "nothing" to "something" in a very short period of time with Band-in-a-Box as your "on demand" backup band.

    61 Band-in-a-Box alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  7. alphaTab icon

    alphaTab

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    alphaTab is a cross platform music notation and guitar tablature rendering library. You can use alphaTab within your own website or application to load music sheets from files like Guitar Pro or use the built in markup named alphaTex.

    50 alphaTab alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     

    • alphaTab is the most popular Web-based alternative to DTAB.

    • alphaTab is Free and Open SourceDTAB is Paid and Proprietary
  8. Power Tab Editor icon

    Power Tab Editor

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    Power Tab Editor is a free tablature authoring tool created by Brad Larsen for Windows. It is used to create guitar, bass and ukulele tablature scores, among many others. The current version uses the *.ptb file format.

    46 Power Tab Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Power Tab Editor screenshot 1
     
  10. Busker icon

    Busker

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    Busker is a complete set of tools to create musical arrangements from sheet music (chords + melody staff). It uses Yamaha compatible styles (thousands can be downloaded for free) for auto-accompaniment.

    49 Busker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    Busker screenshot 1
     
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    Noteflight

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    Noteflight is an amazing online notation editor. On the free version you get 10+ instruments to choose from, lots of musical symbols and more. On the payed version (Cresendo) you get lots more instruments, guitar tab and sharing options. Best way to wite music on the web.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
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    TabToolkit

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    TabToolkit for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch is an incredibly powerful music notation viewer with multi-track audio playback. The app includes an audio synthesis engine that enables you to listen to and control the audio for all instrument tracks individually.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Aered

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    Aered is a sheet music editor specifically designed for drummers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  14. Tabular icon

    Tabular

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    Tabular is a brand new tablature editor that lets you read and write music for guitar, bass, drums and much more. It's the best way to learn new songs, write your own songs and run through practice exercises for nearly any kind of stringed instrument or drum kit.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Instrument Bible

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    Learn to play any instrument! Instrument Bible is a virtual fingering chart for brass, woodwind, and string instruments.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Windows Mobile
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Kindle Fire
    • Xbox
    Instrument Bible screenshot 1
     

    • Instrument Bible is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to DTAB.

    • Instrument Bible is Paid and ProprietaryDTAB is also Paid and Proprietary
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