Then stick with Sibelius. You really don't need to use TWO different programs to do notation. It would be like learning Logic and Cubase.
On 2/18/08, Adam Golding <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Eric, > > I have used both Sibelius and Finale. Sibelius is currently faster for me, > but I know it somewhat better than Finale---further practice on finale might > make it faster for me, on the other hand, further practice might be futile. > > I agree that each program will produce different creative results if one > composes directly into it, so I should clarify that I'm probalby going to > start composing in Cubase and doing a score when the composition is said and > done, so I'm specifically wondering about engraving speed. > > On 19/02/2008, Eric Dannewitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > But people work differently, so, say you have two people who are > > fluent in both, but one thinks better doing things like Finale does > > it, and the other thinks like how Sibelius thinks. > > > > It is really a lame question. What you really need to do, if you are > > really interested in it, is to download both demos, and try them out. > > Then YOU can figure out what works best for YOU. > > > > On 2/18/08, Adam Golding <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Not in the slightest. Suppose that someone is maximally fluent in both > > > programs--that is to say, they use each program as fast as humanly > > > possible. It doesn't follow that they use each program at the same > > speed, > > > since the maximum humanly possible speed might be different for each > > > program. I'm pretty sure the user interface of each program imposes > > some > > > upper bound. > > > > > > On 18/02/2008, Eric Dannewitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Wouldn't being fluent in one or the other or both really make it a > > moot > > > > point? > > > > > > > > > > > > On 2/18/08, Adam Golding <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Can anyone fluent in both Finale 2008 and Sibelius 5 comment on > > which is > > > > > actually faster to work in? If one isn't trying to create > > publishable > > > > > scores, but merely trying to get scores and parts that an orchestral > > > > > librarian would accept for rehearsal, I get the impression that > > sibelius > > > > 5 > > > > > is much faster, but it's hard to tell without being fluent in > > both... > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > Finale mailing list > > > > > Finale@shsu.edu > > > > > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Finale mailing list > > > > Finale@shsu.edu > > > > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Finale mailing list > > > Finale@shsu.edu > > > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Finale mailing list > > Finale@shsu.edu > > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
