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 Re: Notational Software
Author: Bob Phillips 
Date:   2013-02-03 16:12

The most apt descriptions I've heard: Sibelius is a notation program written by musicians, while Finale is a notation program written by computer geeks.

I use Finale a lot, and it is painful --although usually you get what you see on the screen. My old version (2006c) will not do tuples reliably, and if you're putting together the music for an ensemble, there is no guarantee that when you use the program to break out the individual parts that you'll get a clean part.

Every year, Finale will solicit you for another $129 or so to "upgrade." Call it a $10/month tax because you'll probably be unimpressed with the sort of improvements that they make each issue. Sometimes they'll even offer you a Finale Tee shirt. I've found that that won't cure the tuple problem.

Bob Phillips
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