Klarinet Archive - Posting 000315.txt from 2001/01

From: Hank King <king@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Music Programs for PC??
Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2001 22:27:38 -0500

Benjamin Maas wrote:
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > As for Sibelius...I don't know much of it. From what I understand, it's
> > supposed to be really good...I've also heard that it's the European
> > equivelant of Finale, which leads one to believe that in Europe, Sibelius
> > is the dominant notation software, whereas in North America, Finale is
> > dominant. I do not know for certain myself, but I've seen more talk on
> > the list about Finale than Sibelius (and the list is predominantly North
> > American), and I've never met anyone personally who uses Sibelius anywhere
> > in my state or its neighbors. *shrugs*
> >
> > J. Shouryu Nohe
>
> There are a lot of people out here in LA that are using Sibelius... The
> reason is that it is an *amazing* program. It is so much easier to get a
> good looking score with it than Finale. The both cost about the same
> (pretty expensive), but the quality of Sibelius is *far* better.
>
> The note shapes are a bit more realistic, the midi implementation is much
> better, the auto reformatting doesn't do more harm than good. You don't
> really need to worry about some lines being 5 bars and others being 1 or 2
> bars like in Finale... This list goes on.
>
> --Ben
>
> Benjamin Maas
> Freelance Clarinetist and Recording Engineer
> Los Angeles, CA
> benmaas@-----.com
> http://www.fifthcircle.com
>
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I disagree. I have used both extensively. Finale is the better program
by far.

H. King

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