Kieren MacMillan wrote >> How does that compare to their reaction to Lilypond? I would guess >> amazement at how much Lilypond gets right, but frustration with how >> relatively complicated it is to enter a score and see the results? And >> probably overwhelming frustration when they hit the point of wanting to >> tweak something? > > Exactly. > Kieren. > _______________________________________________ > lilypond-user mailing list
> lilypond-user@ > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user For what it's worth, I was a user of Sibelius since 2000, and Finale since 2001. I recently switched completely to LilyPond for all of my archival-quality engravings [master copies] and I am very happy with my decision. Personally, I was a bit overwhelmed at first with this whole "text input" concept, but I stuck with it and now I can't believe how much of a boost my workflow has seen because of LilyPond. Not to mention how my compositions look now on the page. Who knows if they sound good, but at least they look good. :) I hope you guys don't "abandon" the idea of text input because it may be daunting to some who are making the switch as I have, for engraving. At the risk of sounding uber-cliché, I really am in awe of the power of LilyPond and how beautiful my scores look once they are printed. It has that nice old-school hand-engraved vibe that I dig. :) And text input allows for some crazy-powerful tweaking and the OCD in me is beyond happy with the possibilities. I do still find myself having to use Finale every now and then for projects that require it [paid clients, school gigs, etc.], but I would say the biggest selling point for me was "seeing" the score as a finished product. What a feeling. It makes the learning curve worth it, imho. The biggest complaint I've heard from many of my peers (when it comes to possibly switching from Finale/Sibelius) is that "LilyPond looks like way too much work" and "Text input?? That makes absolutely no sense for music. You're not writing a book! It's a score!". Sorry for the long post. I just wanted to share my thoughts as a working composer and "power-user" of Finale and Sibelius who has since switched to LilyPond for his personal portfolio. I'm always happy to help grow the LilyPond community. Have a nice weekend! Ben ----- composer | sound designer LilyPond Tutorials (for beginners) --> http://bit.ly/bcl-lilypond -- View this message in context: http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/Supporting-my-work-on-LilyPond-financially-tp154644p154813.html Sent from the User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user