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| PLATFORM: | Windows XP, Mac OS X |
| CATEGORY: | Software |
| MANUFACTURER: | Sibelius Software Ltd. |
| FEATURES: | CD-ROM, Complete software for writing, playing, printing, and publishing music notation, Laid-out instrumental parts update themselves whenever the full score changes, 1700+ ready-made worksheets and resources; write music to video, Copy-and-paste to Word; optical beams and ties; 11 new plug-ins, Publish music on the Internet; create CDs; on-screen tutorials and reference |
| MEDIA: | CD-ROM |
| UPC: | 674169300013 |
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Customer Reviews of Sibelius 4 Educational Edition
Sibelius 2 more convienient I have not tried Sibelius 3, but comparing Sib 4 to Sib 2, I'll take 2 because of one main feature: The new playback line feature in Sib 4. I HATE THIS FEATURE!!!!!!! In Sib 2, you simply click on the note that you want it to start playing from and press play, and it starts playing from that point, and if nothing is selected, it starts playing from the top. Totally logical. But in Sib 4, there's this stupid line that starts at the top when you press play, and when you press stop, the line stops and stays there, and when you start playing again, it just picks up where it left off. Stupid? YES!!! And there's no simple way to move the line to where you want it to start, say in the middle of the score. The only way to move the line is by using the Fast Forward/Rewind buttons, or the timeline slider, or using an option from a menu, or using a three-key shortcut. Either way, it is a BIG WASTE OF TIME!! When I'm composing a passage and I want to listen to it over and over again, it is so easy in Sib 2 to just click on the note your want to start on and it just plays from that point, and not deal with all this stupid playback line CRAP. SO INCONVIENIENT!!!!!!!! <
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>One amendment to my rant, if you click on the note you want it to start on and press the P key, it starts from that point, so the only difference from Sib 2 is that you may have to take your hand off the mouse to start playback. But after Using Sib 2 for three years, it's very frustrating to click on a note and automatically press the play button and have it start in a totally different spot. This is a totally useless, POINTLESS, feature, anyway, even though it is actually not difficult to work around, but I think I am going to wear out my P key!!!
Sibelius and Finale
I'm a long-term registered Sibelius user. Sibelius upgrades come fast and furious and this is a part of Sibelius business model. I buy every other upgrade. I suspect they simply hoard some features and space them out from one version to the next. Having said that, Sibelius is still the best notation software on the market. I've used everything from much-lamented Encore (RIP) to Finale. Finale has a WAY steeper learning curve than Sibelius. Finale has more tools and bells, but Sibelius is considerably more intuitive and easier to use. For for avant-garde scores Sibelius is less time consuming, even with graphic and aleatoric scores. Caveat 1: Ignore all Sibelius additional options, most are useless. Caveat 2: Educational version will only allow one computer install. To move the software from one computer to another you need to call and get an authorization. To run it on two computers ( say, my desktop and laptop), you have to pay extra. This is the worst part of the Sibelius soft. Otherwise it's out-of-the-box useful.
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