tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post2588229334403057082..comments2024-03-27T23:06:03.736-05:00Comments on The Music Salon: "What kind of typewriter do you use?"Bryan Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-61954588374239449542014-10-16T08:32:09.111-05:002014-10-16T08:32:09.111-05:00Interesting... Ironically, while I compose on Fina...Interesting... Ironically, while I compose on Finale, my publisher, Avondale Press in Vancouver, uses Sibelius! It is likely that the two programs have converged to some extent over the years.Bryan Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-653586150898339622014-10-16T01:10:22.785-05:002014-10-16T01:10:22.785-05:00Hmm, it's hard to say. I know I've tried t...Hmm, it's hard to say. I know I've tried the Finale trial version but it was before I started composing. On the other hand I tried the Sibelius trial version once I've started composing. It seemed good and so I kept using and bought the software. Another reason I picked Sibelius was because I've read various reviews. It seemed like composers preferred Sibelius. As someone roughly said: Sibelius is better for composers (more intuitive), Finale is better for editors, publishers etc. In the end I think both probably work good as long as you get past the initial learning curves. I simply happened to learn Sibelius at the right time.Rickardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08084578675339015204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-10331988385856057552014-10-15T06:34:27.017-05:002014-10-15T06:34:27.017-05:00I got my first computer, a second-hand Mac Plus, a...I got my first computer, a second-hand Mac Plus, around 1991 or 2. I started out using Encore. It was a bit buggy as I recall. If I clicked on the glissando tool it would cause the whole computer to crash! Anyway, a few years later I switched to PCs and bought my first fully professional music software, which was Finale. I think it was the 1997 version. At that time I don't think Sibelius even existed, at least I wasn't aware of it. For a number of years I was not involved with music, but when I got back into it and became serious about composing I took up with Finale again even though I knew that Sibelius was popular. I think I tried out a sample version once. But I had already invested a few years in learning Finale, so I kept using it.<br /><br />Do you have good things to say about Sibelius? Does it have advantages over Finale?Bryan Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-21737799545361727582014-10-15T04:58:50.545-05:002014-10-15T04:58:50.545-05:00I'm curious, how come you chose Finale over Si...I'm curious, how come you chose Finale over Sibelius?Rickardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08084578675339015204noreply@blogger.com