In the late 1980s I played around with Lime. I liked Lime in its general structure and approach, but it was limited.
The first version of Finale I used was version 2-point-something, which I borrowed from a cousin. It wasn’t long before I knew I wanted it, so I bought my own and started with v3.0. I still fondly remember the lovely three-volume user manual/tutorial/encyclopedia. I was a frequent Finale user all through the 1990s, but some time around 2005 my life turned in a different direction and since then engraving is something I only dabble in occasionally. This year, for the first time in almost three decades, I’m without any working version of Finale. I had to upgrade my computer in January; I was advised that my version of Finale — v2010 — wouldn’t work well on my new operating system, so I never reinstalled it. I’m only now starting to miss it. A few weeks ago I pulled out an old arrangement and started doodling with it — with pen and paper! — and more generally I’ve started feeling the desire to get back into music again. So now I’m planning to upgrade. I think there’s a good chance I’ll make the jump to Dorico in the fall, but I don’t think I’ll want to be with nothing for that long. (And besides, most of the cost will be made up in the cross-grade vs new price for Dorico.) mdl _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu
