Klarinet Archive - Posting 000188.txt from 1995/09

From: Lou Polcari <polcari@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: music software
Date: Sat, 9 Sep 1995 13:31:35 -0400

Hi Jim:

On Fri, 8 Sep 1995, Jim Freeman <collnjim@-----.EDU> wrote:
>i have a question which is a little off-topic, so, apologies to all who
>might not want to read this. i'm thinking about getting a new computer
>(computers similar to my present model have been found encased in amber
>in africa's rift valley) and i'd like to know more about the music software
>that people in klarinet-land are using. i don't think finale is for me
>... daunting learning curve, too hard to manage, etc. , but i need
>something that i can enter notes from a synth keyboard, transpose entered
>in pieces, combine text with music, and make arrangements with up to 5
>staves, and looks nice when it's printed on a decent printer. plus other
>features that haven't occurred to me yet.
>ease of use is a big plus. does anyone out there have any favorites?
>i'd love to know more about this.
>
>thanks
>
>jim freeman (collnjim@-----.edu)

I know Finale is a as you say daunting, however it seems to me to be the
standard though out the music world. It will do all the things that you ask.
As far as entering from the from the key board, I find it easy to do. Even a
Clarinet player like me can do it. Also the books that come with the software is

very good, it is in three volumes that organizes the info in two different ways
and one is a tour of the program.

Lou Polcari