As a matter of fact, on the Sibelius list there was recently a question concerning how one could tell at a glance if a score were engraved with Sibelius or Finale or Score, and one wise-ass replied that if you could spot a measure with the incorrect number of beats, it was a Finale score.
I just fired off a response pointing out that it is possible to achieve the same result in Sibelius, so it is certainly NOT a defining characteristic of a Finale score, but it is important to remember that quite often what people list as "impossible" in one program simply means that they haven't dug deeply enough or sought assistance from more knowledgeable users. And that comparison list is no longer valid since many things have changed in both programs with the intervening newer versions and patches. In Jonathon's defense, though, several members of this group asked him to post his list, even though he offered to share it individually. The only way to truly compare the two versions is to download the most recent demo and work with it for a while, then join a group such as this (there is a very helpful sibelius group at groups.yahoo.com) and read it for a while and ask questions (not with a chip on your shoulder) about the program. David H. Bailey Hi all, >69 reasons not to buy Sibelius over Finale This list is *so* inaccurate that I wish Jonathan would stop posting it. Obviously he's entitled to his opinions, and I'm no great lover of Sibelius myself (though I use it enough to know that Jonathan's list is just plain wrong in many cases), but I don't believe this kind of misinformation does anybody any good. I'm sure like-minded Sibelius users could come up with an equally specious list of reasons not to use Finale, but what would be the point?! Can't we all just get on with using our programs of choice and stop sniping at everybody else? What, exactly, is the point?! Best, -WR ____________________________________________________________ Get advanced SPAM filtering on Webmail or POP Mail ... Get Lycos Mail! http://login.mail.lycos.com/r/referral?aid=27005 _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale -- David H. Bailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
