On 15 Jul 2005, at 2:32 PM, dhbailey wrote:
Your point being? Yes they do include those instruments. but if the
playback can't include the sax section, how will a reasonable
rendition of a band work be made?
(A) With other instruments covering the saxophone parts, same as what I
do know when I use GPO for jazz band scores.
OR:
(B) With the soundfont that FINALE provides.
The section you quoted specifically states that the softsynth and GPO
can't be used concurrently, so a band work will require two different
recordings which have to be mixed, or the band work will have to
resort to being recorded using the soundfont.
That is correct. That's still much better than what you can get with
Sibelius, which was the issue at stake here.
You can't use the soundfont playback at the same time as GPO
Yes, I'm well aware of that.
So in this new upgrade which includes the GPO, band works have to be
recorded using the soundfont. Great -- I can do that with Sibelius,
too
No, you cannot. Sibelius does not provide their own soundfont --
Finale does (in addition to the GPO sounds).
, so I'm not quite sure what you're trying to point out to me. I've
been using soundfonts ever since my SoundBlaster AWE32 soundcard.
This has nothing to do with your sound card. The instruments in
Finale's SmartMusic SoftSynth soundfont are provided by FINALE. They
sound exactly the same on any decent sound card.
To my knowledge, Sibelius does not provide an equivalent to the
SmartMusic SoftSynth soundfont. You have to use a thrid-party
soundfont (like QuickTime Musical Instruments or whatnot).
Playback for band works in both programs is the same, Finale's isn't
superior.
That is simply false.
What's better, a Finale+GPO rendition of a concert band work that
contains every concert band instrument except saxophones (substituting
clarinets or double-reeds on their parts, as I do now), or a Sibelius
rendition of the same work with no tuba, no piccolo, no xylophone, and
only eight instruments playing?
- Darcy
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