Old editions, re-engraved clean
Re-engraving from MusicXML replaces a worn photocopy or old plate with freshly rendered notation at full contrast.
Clean re-engraving
Re-engrave sheet music into a print-ready score.
Send MusicXML through the StaveWave engraver and get a clean, print-ready PDF with professional spacing.
Print-ready PDF output with professional spacing, computed automatically from the score.
No subscription or monthly fees. Start with 100 free signup credits. No credit card required.
Built for the work
What this workflow gives you.
Start from a scan or from MusicXML
Bring MusicXML from any notation app, or convert a scan first.
Choose the page size and the staff size
Extra-large staves on A3 or Tabloid is the large-print setting — fewer systems per page, each one bigger.
How StaveWave checks a conversion
The engraving layers behind each page.
StaveWave calculates the layout from the score and checks it against notation rules, so the same MusicXML produces a consistent page.
Layout engine
Spacing and system layout calculated for each score.
Note spacing, system breaks, and page turns are calculated from the music, following standard engraving practice.
Collision checks
Spacing checks help prevent collisions.
The engraver checks spacing to reduce collisions between lyrics, dynamics, and articulations before rendering.
Notation rules
Beaming, stems, and accidentals follow engraving practice.
Beam angles, stem directions, accidental stacking, and tie shapes follow standard engraving practice, so the output reads like a published score.
Consistent layout
Layout stays consistent across re-engraves.
Re-engrave the same MusicXML to produce a consistent layout.
Steps
How StaveWave re-engraves your score.
Provide MusicXML
Upload MusicXML or MXL.
We validate and engrave
The score is parsed, validated bar by bar, and engraved with published-edition conventions.
Get the engraving
The print-ready PDF, plus compressed MusicXML and MIDI, arrive on one results page.
Questions
What to know before uploading.
Do I need to install any software?
No. StaveWave runs online, so it works the same on Mac, Windows, Linux, iPad, or a Chromebook with nothing to install.
Can I set the staff size or the page size?
Yes, on the upload form: page size (A4, US Letter, A3, Tabloid) and staff size (small through extra large). Pair extra-large staves with A3 or Tabloid for large print.
What does re-engraving actually improve?
Spacing that reflects the music's density, and beams and stems that follow engraving practice.
Can I re-engrave a score I only have on paper?
Convert the scan to MusicXML first, review the flagged measures, then send it to the engraver.
Will the same file always produce the same page?
Yes. The same MusicXML produces the same page layout each time.
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