# Two questions: animals and computers **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 1, 2001, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-questions-animals-and-computers/90919 "2001-11-01T15:31:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ravendriver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dc4da7/32.png) [@Ravendriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravendriver)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-questions-animals-and-computers/90919/1 "2001-11-01T15:31:52Z")
Hey, I’ve got two problems to solve and since the best way to do research is go to the person who already knows, I’m asking you: 1. I’m in the US, considering a long-term job in Scotland. How do my wife and I take the cats? Last I heard there’s a six-month quarrantine on domestic pets, which is out of the question. 2. I’m also looking for a music-composition program that will:[ul]allow me to input from either the qwertyboard or a piano keyboard; allow me to write up to three tracks; play any combination of the tracks while I brilliantly think up the next track; allow me to cut-and-paste measures or phrases; transpose what it’s told to; print the finished music.[/ul] I don’t need something that will score a movie, or arrange for an entire orchestra. Just three lines will be fine. So what should I buy? ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-questions-animals-and-computers/90919/2 "2001-11-01T15:42:09Z")
Can’t help on #2, but Google knows all about #1. “UK pets quarantine”. You’re currently in the U.S., right? The UK has something called the PETS pet travel scheme, which lightens the requirements for quarantine. Unfortunately, it doesn’t apply to the U.S. > **[Put your pet in rabies quarantine](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/put-your-pet-in-rabies-quarantine)** > > When your pet must go in quarantine, how to book a pet carrier and quarantine premises, and how to get your pet released from quarantine. > [@](#): > > A4. Cats and dogs from the United States (except Hawaii) and Canada will not qualify under the Pet Travel Scheme for the time being. So, here’s their page of quarantine procedures and instructions. > **[Put your pet in rabies quarantine](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/put-your-pet-in-rabies-quarantine)** > > When your pet must go in quarantine, how to book a pet carrier and quarantine premises, and how to get your pet released from quarantine. It’s not like you just get off the plane and hand Kitty over to some faceless airport worker. You have to make a ton of arrangements ahead of time, all by yourself, for an officially licensed person to meet you at the airport and take charge of Kitty, and transport her to a licensed quarantine facility (which are all privately-owned, for-profit), and you have to arrange for the quarantine facility ahead of time, like a hotel reservation. None of this comes cheap. Me, I’d leave the cat with friends in the U.S. How long are you going to be gone? ---
**Author:** ![Ravendriver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dc4da7/32.png) [@Ravendriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravendriver)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-questions-animals-and-computers/90919/3 "2001-11-01T15:54:59Z")
Thanks, DDG I’m afraid that just leaving the Cattle with friends won’t work. I’m thinking that this job would pretty much last until forced retirement, 20 or so years hence. Nope, sending the Cattle to six months of durance vile would be a dealbreaker. Too bad, it’s a sweet job. Thanks again. ---
**Author:** ![Jimbrowski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9a140/32.png) [@Jimbrowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimbrowski)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-questions-animals-and-computers/90919/4 "2001-11-01T17:44:05Z")
[http://www.cakewalk.com/Products/MC/MC02.html](http://www.cakewalk.com/Products/MC/MC02.html) ---
**Author:** ![Ravendriver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dc4da7/32.png) [@Ravendriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravendriver)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-questions-animals-and-computers/90919/5 "2001-11-01T19:08:40Z")
So Jim, have you used this? It really will let me noodle around with tunes at my desk, up to three tracks? Will it take input from the qwertyboard? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-questions-animals-and-computers/90919/6 "2001-11-01T20:37:45Z")
Piece of advice: You have two completely unrelated questions, so you should have started two separate threads. No, wait, don’t go re-start the threads now, not without a moderator’s permission, at least. But for future reference, you’ll get better responses next time that way. ---
**Author:** ![Ravendriver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dc4da7/32.png) [@Ravendriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravendriver)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-questions-animals-and-computers/90919/7 "2001-11-01T21:48:50Z")
Chronos, I’ve found the responses to be adequate and I appreciate all of them. I decided against making multiple threads due to the number that already exist. I still like that decision after I weighed the inconvenience to my friends versus the inefficiency of my method. But hey, thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Jimbrowski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9a140/32.png) [@Jimbrowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimbrowski)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2001, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-questions-animals-and-computers/90919/8 "2001-11-02T21:36:47Z")
No **Raven** , not personally. A friend of mine has it. I think it will exceed your needs, but can not say for certain. Look around on their website a bit more. The original link I gave you was for their “junior” product, about $40 (U.S.). [http://www.cakewalk.com/Products/HS/HS02.html](http://www.cakewalk.com/Products/HS/HS02.html) is their more robust version, about $140. These are not the only two available, just the ones I personally know about. Try a Google search on “home studio software” or something like that. ---
**Author:** ![kferr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/71e660/32.png) [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2001, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-questions-animals-and-computers/90919/9 "2001-11-02T22:17:18Z")
The kitty quarantine isn’t solitary confinement, you can still visit them. Conjugal visits are, however, frowned upon. ---
**Author:** ![audient](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@audient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/audient)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2001, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-questions-animals-and-computers/90919/10 "2001-11-02T23:14:55Z")
Ravendriver, I’ve had good experience recently with [PrintMusic](http://www.codamusic.com/coda/pm.asp) by coda - the folks that do Finale. It runs on Mac & PC and fits all your requirements. ---
**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2001, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-questions-animals-and-computers/90919/11 "2001-11-02T23:34:45Z")
Not to pound on you too much, **ravendriver** , but it’s not entirely just to help you get better answers to your questions. When you start a thread that contains multiple subjects, your subject line is necessarily vague. You end up getting people clicking on the thread who think it is “Two questions about animals & computers”, and this could use up as much effort on the board as two separate threads. But at least you asked clear questions. And you’re getting good answers, I won’t add anything more.