[HANASHIR:13049] Re: Sibelius or Finale

[Gordon Lustig <gordonza...>]

You can download a demo version (which is almost the complete program) of
Sibelius and try it out before you buy it.

http://www.sibelius.com/cgi-bin/download/get.pl?com=sh&prod=sibdemo

The same is probably true of Finale.

gordon

> From: "Joy Newman" <joyzee (at) hotmail(dot)com>
> Reply-To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
> Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2002 02:26:47 +0000
> To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
> Subject: [HANASHIR:13048] Re: Sibelius or Finale
> 
> Hi!
> 
> Personally I use Finale.  From what I have been told Sibelius is easier to
> use, but is more limited in its capabilites.  In contrast, Finale may take
> longer to master due to its complex nature, however, the benefit of that is
> that all of those options are then available to use.
> 
> I find Finale reasonably accessible, and I think that if I spent a little
> more time I could do basically whatever I wanted.  Also, the program comes
> with a wonderful easy to read manual written for people who understand music
> but not computers (a must for me!), as well as some quick reference charts
> for easy access to the basics.
> 
> I would recommend contacting people in your area who have the programs, or
> maybe your local university or college.  If the college has a music program,
> they might very well have both Sibelius and Finale and be willing to let you
> come and experiment before purchasing.
> 
> Good luck!
> 
> ~smile always~
> -Joy Newman
> Rochester, NY
> 
> 
> 
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