I don't know if she uses Cubase or the midi part of the Roland. The Roland went to live with my niece at college, so it worked out all right. I couldn't make head or tails of the program because the learning curve was so steep and the instruction book was as thick as an encyclopedia. I think I tried Cubase several years ago when I bought a Roland midi workstation. Like most programs it assumes I have basic knowledge that I guess I don't have.ĭoes anyone here use or have tried Cubase? I was at Guitar Center yesterday and they say I should buy a midi controller and use Cubase. It seems to have a real tuba sound file, but the euphonium sounds electronic.
#Finale printmusic 2011 demo install
Protege needed lots of downloads to install and while I was installing it I didn't think it was going to work on Vista. It's help files seem thin, and more than others, it uses definitions that aren't defined in the help files so it can be frustrating. It wouldn't run on Vista, even after trying all the patches. The Finale Print Music I tried wouldn't allow window resizing or multiple windows. I don't care for the midi sound, oh well.but everything else seems very good about the program. Last night I loaded Cakewalk's Music Creator on my XP laptop and it ran perfectly the first time I tried it. The problem I am facing now is if I am getting so many Sibelius submissions do I also give in and make the move? It is a tough decision because I prefer the look of Finale and have used it for 10+ years, but in the long run it might actually save me time to make the switch.įor anyone considering either product, get both demos and buy according to your needs. For many years, I have felt Finale has been headed in the wrong direction, but thy are still making a product that I prefer compared to the competition. In addition to being a Finale user, I am a shareholder so the above frustrates me a great deal. To me, the above is the reality of the situation between Finale and Sibelius.
#Finale printmusic 2011 demo full
Sibelius is also working a product similar to SmartMusic which has not been launched in full yet. Maybe a good moneymaker, but this allows Sibelius to bury Finale in the notation world. For many die hard Finale users like myself, we have felt for a while that Finale has given up on their notation product and all of the eggs are now in the SmartMusic basket (pardon the Easter pun). Sibelius has a site to sell your music digitally while Finale has given up on digital music sales.Ħ. SIbelius has better and responsive tech support.ĥ. Finale is afraid to even use the word Sibelius.Ĥ. Sibelius is at shows answering questions more often than Finale and is actually taking on the competition head-on. It is, but not as difficult as it used to be and Finale has refused to acknowledge it was hard to learn or the fact that they have improved their product to make it easier.ģ.
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Even in this thread it has been mentioned that Finale is difficult to use. If you go to demo of each with an open mind, I cannot imagine even considering Finale. Sibelius has MUCH better marketing than Finale. Sibelius is easier to use or at least is perceived as easier to useĢ. I am sure other publishers would have different numbers.ġ. In 2008, it was 70% Sibelius submissions and 30% Finale submissions. When I started 90% of the files were submitted as Finale files and 10% were in other programs or manuscript. I have been publishing music for a little over ten years (time flies). It can do everything one might ask, but in popularity it is either equal to or has been surpassed by Sibelius in the general public and is gaining ground in the publishing world. Amilcare wrote:Finale is still the gold standard.Īlthough I only use Finale exclusively for publishing and move Sibelius files to FInale via XML, Finale is no longer the gold standard.