This stunning Windows app makes the best case yet for the Surface Pen

Microsoft has been struggling to explain why its Surface tablet needs a pen. Most 30-second commercials for the Surface involve circling things with a pen, but not a lot else. While it’s obvious you can use the Surface Pen for note taking or drawing, a new Windows app is trying to do something truly unique with Microsoft’s tablets: musical composition.

StaffPad debuted last week as a Windows 8 app, and it’s designed to let composers scribble notes on screen to convert handwritten music into a typeset score. While the recognition is impressive, you can also quickly edit, playback, share, and even print the score. It’s targeted at musicians, and it’s already being described as "groundbreaking" by professionals who have been waiting for a...

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