
08/27/2024
For those of us composers, arrangers, and copyists, one of the most monumental notation softwares is expiring. Finale will no longer be produced or receive any further updates. MakeMusic has arranged a discount for Steinberg's Dorico.
I've read and heard positive words about Dorico but have no experience with that software. After about thirteen years of using Finale, I switched to Sibelius and within merely two weeks I was creating better looking and sounding work. After learning a few basics, Sibelius is far more intuitive than Finale, which constantly forced me to look up how to perform many tasks that are simple in Sibelius.
My biggest complaint about Sibelius is that it is not more integrated with Pro Tools. AVID owns both and I expect there are many in my situation who would love to be able to edit in one and have those results instantly reflected in the other.