Does Sibelius have a decent group of tutorials via which one may
learn said techniques?
Dean
On Oct 15, 2007, at 4:27 AM, dhbailey wrote:
Sibelius does allow the computer keyboard selection on pitches (in
a much easier way than Finale, in my opinion, in that you hit an A
and the closest A appears on the staff, B gives the nearest B, etc,
rather than having to use A S D F G H J for one octave of A B C D E
F G pitch entry) and it is the work of an instant to use ctrl-up or
ctrl-down to change octaves for the pitch you just entered and then
the next pitch key you press gives you the nearest example of that
pitch. As with many aspects of Finale, it's quicker to do than to
explain.
My advice to everybody who is thinking of trying Sibelius -- don't
just leap into it thinking that your first project in Sibelius can
be like your last project in Finale. I'd give the same advice (and
have, repeatedly on this list) to anybody starting with Finale, no
matter where they came from. Follow the tutorials, read the
documentation concerning the entry methods, and be patient and
practice it as a brand new tool.
Those who expect Sibelius to be Finale-East (as in coming from a
country to the east of the U.S.) will be greatly disappointed, just
as anybody thinking that Finale is merely Sibelius-West will also
be disappointed.
They're two different programs which can achieve the same results
-- elegant printed musical output.
--
David H. Bailey
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