Well, if finale could potentially be faster, it might be worth it. Users who have used both extensively and prefer finale might have some valuable workflow insights in their explanation as to why finale is faster for them.
On 19/02/2008, Eric Dannewitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
