At 8:45 AM +0200 6/30/09, Johannes Gebauer wrote:
So far nothing offers as much flexibility as Patterson Beams.
Hi, Johannes. Not to belabor the obvious, but isn't Patterson Beams a third-party add-on which is NOT part of Finale and shouldn't be considered in a direct comparison since it makes up for deficiencies in the program itself? What other add-ons are considered indispensable? Bill Duncan's fonts, for some folks? TG tools?
It seems that add-ons should not be considered in any fair comparison, but if that isn't a reasonable approach then at least the added cost of them (and their continued availability) should be included as part of the cost for a realistic cost-benefit analysis. All of the Sibelius plug-ins are free, as far as I know, and are available directly from Sibelius for download.
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