Finale introduced computerized music notation combined with MIDI capabilities to us back in the mid-80's and they have continued to raise the bar every year. For serious composers, there really is no other option. Do not take the reviewers that claim Sibelius is better too seriously. Sibelius created a very pretty interface with the ability to perform simple tasks, but it is very limited. Their interface style has limited them from being able to perform nessasary functions (like the ability to undo) and they have painted themselves into a corner in the sense that there is not a lot room to add new features. Most Sibelius users I know gave up Finale after 2 weeks of using it because it didn't have little cartoon characters that popped out and explained everything to them. Creating software is a compromise of power vs. ease of use. Finale has really hit the perfect mark with this version. It continually becomes easier to use with every version but is not willing to compromise its power.
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I think that Finale is a good bit of software and so is Sibelius some people prefer to use one rather than the other, but some of Sibelius features really put it in front of the rest of the market.
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