Klarinet Archive - Posting 000196.txt from 2002/01

From: deehays <deehays@-----.net>
Subj: Re: Re: [kl] Music notation software and transposition
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 14:37:00 -0500

Finale Notepad is far too limited to be worth the bother.
It will not permit changing key signatures or time signatures
in the middle of the piece. If you wish to go with a Finale
product that is not too expensive, buy PrintMusic! at $69 (I
think). However, it has the same difficult learning curve
as all the Finale products, including Notepad.

Noteworthy Composer will do it for most people unless they
are composing major symphonic works.

Dee Hays
Michigan

> If you go to www.codamusic.com (the people who make Finale) you can find a
> free music notation program- Finale Notepad. It is simple to use, although
> it doesn't have all of what you will find at their upper level software, it
> works quite well. If you wish to upgrade, you can check out their other
> products: Print Music, Finale Allegro, and Finale at a variety of prices and
> feature levels. One of the mistakes people make is wanting a simple piece of
> notation software and going all of the way to Finale's high end software.
> Most people don't need all of the bells and whistles of the high end. For
> those who are interested, the newest versions of Finale are great and
> continue to get easier and more user friendly all the time.
>
>
> Ed
>

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