On Sat, 22 June 2002, "Michael Edwards" wrote > I've heard comments from various people > which seem to indicate that Finale is not easy to use;
We should draw a distinction here between easy to use and easy to learn. I am not qualified to comment on either Igor or Sibelius, but I will say that using late versions of Finale, combined with various 3rd-party plugins, I have achieved a productivity level that I can't imagine being much faster. However, the learning curve to this point was long. The questions you should answer for yourself are: 1. How exacting are your notational requirements? 2. How much time will you be spending with the program? If your notational requirements are exacting and you will be spending a great deal of time with it, then assaying a learning curve is probably worth it, and Finale would seem to be the clear choice. If you are investing a lot of time into the program, the initial struggle to learn has a payoff in high quality results and increased productivity on the back side. Contrariwise, if your notational requirements are light or if you won't be spending much time with it, then perhaps the learning curve is not worth it. In this case, another program may make sense. The main point to take away from this is that just because a program is easier to learn on the front end does not mean it will be the easiest or most productive program in the longer term after you've learned it. -- Robert Patterson http://RobertGPatterson.com _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
