At first, I just let that roll off. Over the years, I have come to expect
that kind of condescending attitude from some Finale users. Indeed, that
was my frist response to Sibelius (v.1) 10 years ago after years of
Finale
use (beginning with Fin 2.2).
probably that sounds condescending, but that's not what I meant. I said
"mainly", I never said that sibelius can't be used for serious engraving
etc. - I would never say that, as I am myself involved in that area, and
those were always my main critiques on the sibelius list: that
industry-related features get implemented faster than fine-tuning of
engraving details - but it's their policy, and they're sucessful with it.
And I say what I said, because when I want to see tips about experienced
engraving (not only software, but everything to do with the process), I go
to the finale list. If I go to the sibelius list, I'll see for the 1xxxth
time questions like "how to switch lyric verses" or "why string players
complain when I use the same slurs as I did for the winds".
- sibelius' user base is (still) mainly based on the people who use it
"lightly" or for industrial purposes, and not for serious engraving.
these
persons are usually happy with the program/standard output as is, and
many
times don't go down enough to get into some of the small
bugs/incongruences.
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