Michael Edwards wrote:
> Michael Edwards.
>
> [Jari Williamsson:]
>
> Also, as a music engraver you must be willing to supply the output in the
> format that the client demands (Finale/Score/Sibelius/PDF/etc). If you
> decide to work for a publishing house, you have to use the program they
> use, and conform to their normally very strict notation rules.
>
> Well, obviously that is so; I take it as given. So if I decide to get
> serious, I suppose I should own *all* those programs, should I? (And,
> obviously, just make *sure* I'm serious before spending big money.)
>
Michael,
You are in that awkward spot in business that many people find
themselves: You can't do the work if you don't have the tools and the
skills to use them and you don't want to buy the tools until you are
sure you want to do the work. But you aren't going to be sure you want
to do the work until you can see that there really is work to do. But
you can't get the work until you get the tools. Etc. Etc. Etc.
You need to make a decision -- do you want to enter this field or not?
If you do, you need to get the tools. As far as business expenses go,
the expenditure you are facing is ridiculously small ($600 for Finale,
$600 for Sibelius, $600 for Adobe Acrobat) so you really don't have a
big decision here. You could even get buy with one or the other
notation program at first, cutting your investment by 1/3. It isn't as
if you have to mortgage your house and sign a bank loan for $200,000 to
stock your retail store or purchase manufacturing equipment!
But you won't ever know if there is a market and if you can earn enough
to buy that house on that Greek island until you have the tools and
develop the skills and build your business.
--
David H. Bailey
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