>On 2002/11/11 03:31 PM or thereabouts, Stokes, Randy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >intoned: > >> Oh, I don't think anyone here or anywhere else would argue that Finale is >> *easier* to use than Sibelius! :-) > >I think you underestimate us, Randy. There are a number of people on this >list -- myself included -- who would argue that Finale is, in fact, easier >to use than Sibelius. Easier to *learn*, well, that's a different story... >Finale's learning curve is much steeper, no question. But once you've >learned the ins and outs of the program reasonably well, I would contend >that it's actually much easier to get real work done in Finale. > >- Darcy
And on behalf of the students who walk into my arranging class steaming and muttering some variation of "I HATE Finale!" I have to say that power users and beginners are in very, very different classifications and situations! John John & Susie Howell Virginia Tech Department of Music Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S.A. 24061-0240 Vox (540) 231-8411 Fax (540) 231-5034 (mailto:John.Howell@;vt.edu) http://www.music.vt.edu/faculty/howell/howell.html _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
