Each version continues to improve on what started as a great product. Sibelius is at version 5.2 now after about eleven years. When I installed Sibelius, my keyboard worked right away. At that time Sibelius was offering a “switch from Finale” upgrade for $149. One year I broke down and ordered the newest version of Finale, but couldn’t get my keyboard to work with it. I hesitated to upgrade because I noticed that each version just kept getting more and more like Sibelius. Every year I’d receive a brochure from Finale, advertising the new version.

Not too long after I moved to Covenant Life Church in 1997, I got Sibelius for the office just because it seemed easier than Finale to use. I used Professional Composer in the early 90’s for notation and then switched to Finale in the early 90’s. Let me start by telling you I’m a Sibelius fan. my church) choose if it wants notation software?” Does it matter? What are the different strengths/weaknesses? Is it possible to give a quick run-down as to “which should I (i.e. Now, I understand that, perhaps depending on the needs, one software might be better than the other. I’ve heard good things about both Finale and Sibelius as far as notation software goes. I received this question from a WorshipMatters reader:

If you want to make use of the alternative offered by Avid for musical notation, try downloading Sibelius.By Bob Kauflin on Septemin -Arranging, -Music Software, -Songwriting Magnetic Layout, thanks to which, we can organise notes automatically, despite only dragging them to the main window.Live Tempo, a system with which we will be able to modify the tempo in real-time.It also includes two revolutionary technologies for this kind of software: The program has a configurable interface (we'll be able to choose what set we need), it offers support for MIDI instrument controllers and is compatible with writing methods by means of Piano Roll or guitar tabs. In fact, it has native support for ProTools. The fastest, easiest and smartest way to write music.įurthermore, it also offers integration with any studio environment, thanks to its ReWire technology. Sibelius is the program that the majority of professionals choose when they use a musical notation application to compose music, because it has all the elements necessary to work on any kind of piece of music.

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