In the spirit of a “shoot-out”, please allow me a brief rejoinder to Tom Johnson’s most recent post on the Finale blog. He points out that only Finale can export SmartMusic accompaniments (quite right!) but implies also that only Finale can export MIDI files, audio files, MusicXML files, and files that can be opened in […]
Time is running out to take advantage of our special offer on switching to Sibelius from Finale, Encore, Mosaic or Notion. Until March 19, you can save a further 35% off the special crossgrade price, meaning that you will pay just $129 in the US or £129 in the UK to get a copy of […]
Composer Kampadi Okpa has written a head-to-head comparison of Finale and Sibelius for the web site SonicStrategy.net. It’s a pretty detailed write-up, breaking down his impressions of both applications into a number of categories, including logic, flexibility, multimedia integration, ability as a creative aid, and customer service and support. Sibelius comes out on top in […]
With the start of a New Year comes an opportunity to make a fresh start, and we’d like to offer you such an opportunity to make a fresh start with your choice of notation software. For a limited time, you can trade up to Sibelius from Finale, Encore, Mosaic or Notion for a further 35% […]
Ron Hess makes an interesting point in his latest article for online publication Film Music Magazine, entitled Finale vs. Sibelius: Another Perspective. If I may be so bold as to attempt a précis, it would be that users of notation software (and indeed of software in general) are too quick to look at the features […]
Back at the start of September, I posted about Grammy-winning composer, arranger and trombonist Doug Beavers making the switch to Sibelius from Finale. Doug recently posted a further update on how he’s finding Sibelius after doing his first real gig using his new software. It’s good news: Despite a couple of blank moments where it’s […]
Professor Scott Foglesong is the Chair of Musicianship and Music Theory at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, an august institution which I was privileged to visit about eighteen months ago on my last visit to the west coast of the US. Scott is a big fan of Sibelius, and says: I jumped ship from […]
Alexis Cuadrado is a double bassist, composer, and founder of the Brooklyn Jazz Underground. His latest commission is a new nine-movement work for jazz nonet called Noneto Ibérico, which will be premiered on Friday 2 October and Saturday 3 October at The Jazz Gallery in New York City. Already a Pro Tools user, Alexis recently […]
The American composer Charles B. Griffin has decided to switch to Sibelius after using Finale for more than 15 years. Griffin’s works have been performed in his hometown of New York, all over the US, and in other countries around the world including central and southern America and Europe. He has also worked as a […]
Talented jazz musician Doug Beavers — a Grammy-winning trombonist, composer, arranger and educator — has been a Finale user for 12 years, but now he’s switching to Sibelius, and will be sharing his experiences during the transition on his blog. He has already posted a conversation that took place between himself and a couple of his […]