At 06:18 PM 10/5/06 -0400, John T Sylvanis wrote: >Maybe I want too much, but I think my quest is not at all unreasonable >when suggesting unification such that a package comports GOOD notation, >GOOD sequencing and GOOD sapling on par with GOOD sequencing software, >GOOD notation software and GOOD sampling software, and all of these >COMPLETE.
As probably the noisiest member of the list who has asked for this for years (specifically Finale-Sonar integration and before that Finale-Cakewalk integration), I can say that it isn't going to happen for some very good reasons. The audiences are distinct enough that the simultaneous market would be uneconomical, and would certainly *not* end with that request. How about more 'logical' (to some folks) integrations first -- Sonar-Acid-Reaktor-SAW? Finale-InDesign-Illustrator-Audition? There is no end to possible integrations; for example, I would much prefer that Sonar integrate algorithmic plugins and make itself a VST host. Plus, each program has an enormous distance to go completing basic functions before expanding into highly advanced areas. Consider that Finale has just made the move to linked parts, and Sonar doesn't handle Gig files. And Sonar doesn't run natively on Mac. And speaking of platforms, coding for Linux would be preferable to many professional users ready to jump from Windows before Vista arrives, way ahead of integrating an extraneous engraving program in one or an extraneous DAW with the other. That's just a start. Would it be good to integrate them? Who knows. The number of bugs in Finale, along with its antediluvian graphics handling, would not be my first choices were I a DAW software company. Dennis -- Please participate in my latest project: http://maltedmedia.com/waam/ My blog: http://maltedmedia.com/bathory/waam-blog.html _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
