So, in fact both are sophisticated notation packages with pseudo composition capabilities. Why do they cost 500-600 dollars apiece? I am NOT looking for loop software, but composition software with good sequencing and sound font editing capabilities, doubled by notation as a natural complement. In my opinion these two should have come together with notation software some time ago, as Microsoft has integrated its discrete Office packages already in the early '90s.
John. On Thu, 05 Oct 2006 05:19:27 -0400 dhbailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > John T Sylvanis wrote: > > Silly question: > > > > Do Sibelius and Finale have a sequencer *and* a sampler? > > > > Both Sibelius and Finale are sequencers in that they both have > functions > which allow you to play the music in, and they record just what you > > play. And you can layer musical line after musical line until you > have > a complete score if you wish. both of them lack much of the > functions > of typical sequencers such as Cakewalk/Sonar or PowerTracksPro or > MasterTracks or Cubase or any of the more common sequencer > applications. > Editing once the data is entered is done almost entirely by > manipulating the notation data, although Finale does have a very > arcane > Midi tool that allows editing of data at the midi level. > > Neither are samplers in that they allow you to record samples and > then > play them back. Both include sample-playback engines. Finale > includes > two different types, one playsback soundfonts and the other is > Native > Instruments kontakt player and a special "lite" version of Garritan > > Personal Orchestra. Sibelius includes Native Instruments kontakt > silver > and allows the extra-cost add-on kontakt gold (both players, not > samplers) and Sibelius has recently added the extra-cost option of > buying a Sibelius edition of Garritan Personal Orchestra (Sibelius > actually copied Finale's lead for once! -- those GPO folks have very > > good marketing people!) > > -- > David H. Bailey > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
