Alda – Plain Text Music Notation
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Alda is a plain text music notation language, allowing users to write music using simple text.
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photon_gardenAuthor
5 months ago
With tools like Obsidian and Claude Code, plain text is having a bit of a renaissance. Here's a music notation that has all the same benefits!
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