Dennis - '
I think this - graphic notation - is still one of Sib's weaknesses, and is
likely to remain so although I have found a number of work-arounds. It's
one of the reasons I'm trying to find time to learn Finale. My stuff isn't
all *that* wild, but I do use proportional notation, improv boxes,
feathered beams etc from time to time. As you probably know you basically
have to lay it out with traditional tools and then hide stuff. I'm getting
more and more able to trick Sib into things after five plus years of
intensive use. Like I always say, the learning curve seems to be at the
opposite end from Finale.
It has always seemed to me that if one is willing to forego playback, then
a suite of purely graphic tools could be included that would make much of
this possible. Sibelius has the "Symbols" menu which does do this, but I
think what it needs is more drawing tools.
Could you point me at some features in Finale which make this kind of
notation possible?
Ken
At 04:40 PM 7/5/2005, you wrote:
At 06:56 PM 7/5/05 -0400, dhbailey wrote:
>Sibelius 4 has been announced, and one aspect which we have clamored for
>on this list for years is in their list of added features: Dynamic
>linking of parts to the score.
Ooooooh, baby, baby, baby. I'm one of the clamorers. I'm now 90% of the way
to switching. All Sibelius has to do is make it possible to do contemporary
scores easily, and read my Finale graphically designed scores, which it
hasn't done successfully yet.
Jef, you reading along? You ever try Sibelius for your work?
Dennis
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