What Music Notation Program do You Use?

Geotuba · Post by **Geotuba** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 7:54 am

I use Noteworthy Composer for small jobs, Silbelius for larger jobs.

None of them are that good though - they don't have any means of accepting input from a Tuba. You always have to use one of those funny keyboard thingies with the black and white buttons

lgb&dtuba · Post by **lgb&dtuba** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 8:03 am

Allegro from Finale. Much less expensive with most of the important features.

Chuck(G) · Post by **Chuck(G)** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 2:01 pm

How do I retrieve my files from notationstation.net, if I've been in a coma for the past 6 years?

pierso20 · Post by **pierso20** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 3:22 pm

I am pretty much a Finale addict. I've been using it since I had a trial version in the early 90's. It is easy to use....maybe not the most time efficient...but the interface is cool and it's quite easy to creat a finished looking product.

of course, I now have Finale 1007 and am waiting for 2008 to come in the mail...and I don't think I could ever go without the Garritan sounds that come with it again.......nothing like sending a friend a midi sample that sounds oh so real.

Plus......basically, any program becomes easy when you use it a lot...and since Finale has all I want and more....I have no need to change.

pierso20 · Post by **pierso20** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 3:23 pm

bloke wrote:I still use the "Archives" system.

It has great tools,

and a reliable "save" mode.

oh so useful!!!!!! But you're missing a picture of a piano...which is my best friend when writing music. haha

pierso20 · Post by **pierso20** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 4:08 pm

im beginning to think the piano in my head is out of tune and missing keys....darn...

NC_amateur_euph · Post by **NC_amateur_euph** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 4:23 pm

Noteworthy Composer. It fits my needs at the right price. I call that value.

Carroll · Post by **Carroll** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 5:58 pm

I use Finale because the publishers of the composers for which I do copy work demand it. When they change... I will, also.

porkchopsisgood · Post by **porkchopsisgood** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 9:41 pm

Sibelius 3....that's how I roll.....

Soon to be Sibelius 5....looks very ridiculous (in a good way, of course

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AVC

DonShirer · Post by **DonShirer** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 11:01 pm

When this thread started three years ago, I said I could do anything I wanted to in Finale. Well, the comments of some other respondents prompted me to try Sibelius. I have been using it for almost two years now, and run Sibelius 90% of the time and Finale 10%.

Part of the reason is that it is easier to remember how to do things in Sibelius. For someone starting out, it should have a shorter learning curve. A more cogent reason is that laying out parts is MUCH easier and quicker in Sibelius. Most of the work is done for you automatically, and only a few tweaks are usually needed.

It is still true that most publishers prefer Finale, but at least some are accepting Sibelius files as well.