On 26.04.2002 7:36 Uhr, Michael Edwards wrote > [Myself:] >> I am also attentive to detail, precise, and almost >> obsessive about doing things correctly. > > [Jari Williamsson:] > Your purchase of Igor seems to widely contradict that... > > Why is that? Yes, I am aware that some think it's a hopeless program, and > in fact, on the Igor-Talk list, I have read things that I do find a bit > disturbing, especially relating to copy-protection, speed, and stability. > NoteHeads have explained those problems in various ways, but to be honest it > doesn't really wash all that well with me; after all, Sibelius or Finale users > never seem to have had similar problems. (Or *did* they, maybe, in the early > days of those programs, long before I was on the scene? The present problems > with Igor do not in my mind rule out a good long-term future, and I do not > regret having purchased it.)
Michael, To be fair I haven't looked at Igor for some time, but the last time I tried it, it was completely impossible to prepare scores that conformed to any publisher's standards. For someone who doesn't know about music publishing and engraving rules it may "look good", from a serious publisher's point of view it was plain unusable. If you are seriously going to enter this kind of area to get employment you will want to learn a lot about publishing standards. As a start I would suggest that you try to immitate as closely as possible some scores by major publishers with your prefered software. Choose a variety of scores that cover those styles and problems that you are likely to encounter. Try to make it such that your copy is indistinguishable from the original. This kind of excercise will quickly reveal problems with any notation software. Johannes -- http://www.musikmanufaktur.com http://www.camerata-berolinensis.de _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
