[HANASHIR:13062] Re: Sibelius or Finale

[Freedabet <Freedabet...>]

I use Finale 2001 and find it very powerful and sometimes very frustrating.  
It is especially quirky when it comes to lyrics.  

A bit of a hassle to purchase it on the 'music ministry' program but you do 
save a significant amount of money.  

Does a user of the newer version have a report on how it works when scanning 
in existing sheet music?

And, maybe 2003 is better...

Michael


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> Date: Monday, 09-Dec-02 02:31 AM
> 
> From: Steve Meltzer            \ Internet:    (steve (at) 
> meltzerworld(dot)net)
> To:   Hanashir Mail Server     \ Internet:    (hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org)
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> Subject:  [HANASHIR:13050] Re: Sibelius or Finale
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> Sender: owner-hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
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> CodaMusic, which makes Finale, offers a free version called Finale NotePad 
--
> but it has very
> limited capabilities. They do offer various levels of product (Allegro,
> PrintMusic, FinaleGuitar,
> and Finale2003), depending on the features you need and your budget.  Info 
on
> Finale can be found at
> www.codamusic.com.
> 
> Also, they do offer a Finale2003 Academic/Theological Edition, which is
> intended "for the use of
> qualified faculty, college students, music ministers and music ministry
> representatives."  I'm
> assuming that would include many of us, so you might want to look into this
> possibility through your
> synagogue (http://www.codamusic.com/coda/fin2002_acad_tradeup.asp).
> 
> 
> B'shalom,
> 
> Steve Meltzer
> 508-366-9457
> steve (at) meltzerworld(dot)net
> www.meltzerworld.net
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org [mailto:owner-hanashir (at) 
> shamash(dot)org]On
> Behalf Of Gordon Lustig
> Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2002 10:58 PM
> To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
> Subject: [HANASHIR:13049] Re: Sibelius or Finale
> 
> 
> 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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