On 3 Mar 2005 at 16:05, Simon Troup wrote: > > Actually, I don't care enough about the secrecy of my libraries even > > if I have spent a lot of time on them, and I DO give them away to > > anyone who asks, particularly colleagues and students. If they like > > my settings and copy them, then the world just may be a cleaner, > > neater, more understandable place for musicians around that person, > > and I am comfortable with that. I have benefitted from more > > experienced fellow Finale users sharing their settings, techniques > > and libraries, and I will freely pass them on for the benefit of the > > world at large (yes my ego really is that big!) > > That's great, and I applaud the intent, but I'd be worried that the > files would be passed to a spotty teenager paid a little over 12 grand > for doing the job in house half as well for people who frankly aren't > very good at seeing the value added elegance that I provide in the > first place. (Breeaaaathe).
Nicely-tweaked libraries to not make a good engraver. Good engraving goes well beyond such minor issues. Yes, good libraries make a good engraver better, but by themselves they certainly do nothing to create a well-engraved piece of music. I definitely believe that the "soft skills" that make a good engraver cannot be "stolen" by someone who simply has access to the file produced by the good engraver. There's simply much more to the process than a few well-chosen settings. -- David W. Fenton http://www.bway.net/~dfenton David Fenton Associates http://www.bway.net/~dfassoc _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
