Hi, after all these discussions and Finale seeming to coming to an end, I gave Sibelius 5 a try, at a friend's computer.
First impression - nice interface, more modern than finale. Second impression - less control - for example, when I play back, I cannot easily control what Sibelius will show me - it tries to show me what happens - but - I can change the resolution, e. g. 75%, during playback, which is great. What would I do first - I listened to some demo songs - The sound great with the new samples Siblius comes with, and Sibelius certainly does a nice playback. BUT, and this is a big but (no pun intended) - during the first hour Sibelius crashed three times just playing demo songs and videos. Finale hasn't crashed on me for years. I started entering a new piece of music, but I will keep you informed when I've tried a bit more. So there are ups and downs, but if the crashing goes on I'm sure to stay with Finale, even if it seems a bit out-of-fashion... Kurt _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
