I use both products.
I have used Finale since version 1 on a Mac Plus (yes I am old as dirt...) My Finale serial number has three digits.
I purchased Sibelius when it first came out when I was asked to help out on a big orchestra project. At that time I still preferred Finale (this was about year 2000 or so).
I use Mac G4s, two of them.
I switched to OSX and found that Finale did not run at all on it (at first) so I switched all my personal arranging and composition projects to Sibelius, which by now was on version 2, and Finale was up to 2003. By now I was getting keen on Sib. and lukewarm on Finale, which was slow to adopt OSX.
So that carried me up to the point of Finale 2004 which, as advertised, did run on OSX, but, as painfully illustrated on these threads, ran painfully slow. I was chagrined.
Now I use Sibelius for all my new projects. Sibelius, while not as full featured as Finale, and while not a perfect, bug-free app, (what is?) zips right along on OSX. I have come to prefer it as my app of choice.
Sibelius is remarkably easy to use compared to Finale. Having said that, it is so easy to edit your music that care must be taken to not inadvertently change or edit your music while your cursor is in "write" mode. Sibelius also, while it produces very attractive printed product, might go crossways with American engravers due to some decidedly European standards in the app. On Choral music, now doubt about it, Sibelius is a far superior product. I used it on a 20 minute choral work and it was a dream compared to Finale's lyric interface.
I just signed on to this group about a week ago.
yours Richard Walsh San Francisco
On Tuesday, August 24, 2004, at 08:48 AM, Kathleen Muscettola wrote:
I would like feedback on Finale v.s. Sibelius. I am a flutist, private teacher, general music teacher and flute choir director. I would be using a notation program for all of these jobs. I use a G4 Powerbook, OS X, and have midi controller etc. I tried Finale on a friend's computer and really liked the notation quick-entry using the keypad but was unable to try midi play-in entry. I was ready to buy and then someone I talked with who had used Finale for years just switched to Sibelius.
I do some composing and a lot of music writing for students, arrangements for flute choir. I would appreciate any advice on what I should get for my needs.
Thanks
Kathleen
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