Not so long ago, a common occurrence at music tradeshows was a Finale vs. Sibelius “shootout” where both companies would send representatives to alternately describe the benefits and features of their respective products.
Lightning Fast Entry in Finale
I spoke to a beginning Finale user the other day who was frustrated that his lack of keyboard skills kept him from entering music as quickly as someone who could simply “play it in” with Finale’s HyperScribe tool.
Finale and PDFtoMusic Pro
I recently attended the annual conference of the Major Orchestral Librarian’s Association (MOLA) where I was asked to talk about music scanning.
Finale Tips: Solving a Common Scanning Issue
Is music scanning perfect? Hardly ever. You almost always have to edit something.
Is it much faster than any other note entry method?
Easter Eggs and Other Finale Delights
In past blogs I have discussed Finale’s beginnings – including Finale’s first name, the first time I ever saw the HyperScribefeature demonstrated, and more.