> > > well, just because they have new features doesn't mean they > are taking > > its > > users more seriously. there have are also been responses from the > > brothers which amount to, "well, we think that not many > people would > > really use that, and you can do it with a workaround anyways, so..." > > When I made a concerted attempt to assess Sibelius last year > I found the > biggest difference is that Finale almost always does have a > workaround (or > three) while Sibelius just cannot do things that I need in any way. > > Richard >
This is similar to the experience of a number of people I know (or know of) who have fairly complex requirements. When I'm asked advice about choosing software, I sum up the differences as 'Sibelius does 95% of things better or more easily, but to do the other 5% at all you need Finale'. Trivial, I know (and maybe it's 99%, or 80%, I don't know), but for most people, the best option is Sibelius. Owain _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
