Klarinet Archive - Posting 000866.txt from 1999/08

From: "Benjamin Maas" <benmaas@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Finale 2000
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 1999 11:04:12 -0400

>
> I got the promo for Finale 2000. I'm up to date until this point. Don't
> know whether to pop for it or not. They give the discount on the
> upgrade for just so long, I think the end of September, or the 24th or
> something.
>
> I've heard from some that Sibelius is easier to use. The rub is I've
> already bought into Finale big time for a long time.
>
> Please test drive it long and hard and then get back to us. I want to
> know exactly what is so much better and I'd like your opinion as to
> whether those new features are worth the upgrade price. Will you please?

I be interested in hearing about this, because I've had many bad experiences
with older versions of Finale.

Sibelius, on the other hand, is a godsend.... Easy to use, and looks great.
Formating is a breeze. Great MIDI support... A friend of mine who was a
long time user of the Score Engraving program swore he'd never change. He
hosted their website and user's group. He became a beta tester for Sibelius
and never used Score again.

The Finale folks are also quite aware of Sibelius. At the NAMM conference
here in LA in January, they came over and got an extensive demo of the
software. Some of those features from Sibelius have begun to show in Finale
from what I understand...

I guess my point is, even if you have bought into Finale, give Sibelius a
try. You'll probably never go back.

--Ben

Benjamin Maas
Freelance Clarinetist and Recording Engineer
Los Angeles, CA
benmaas@-----.com
http://www.fifthcircle.com

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