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FlashGordon
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Date Joined Mar 2013
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| Posted 3/25/2013 5:45 PM (GMT -6) |   | | I'm new to this forum but I'm hoping a few of you out there will help me with your opinions on this important decision. My lady and I are part time musicians. She plays piano and I flute (and saxophone). We play only original music that we compose or co-write with others. Often we each come up with parts that it would be helpful to have sheet music for to give to other members of the group (that read). I had a bootleg Finale program years ago and loved the fact that with the Micnotator I could usually have a decent record of the notes I played. I still use a Cakewalk program for recording MIDI piano that she plays but I want a program that does both, easily. Am I looking for Finale 2012 or (for someone who is not trying to make scores for orchestras) is Finale Print Music going to suffice. Please help as I don't want to spend unnecessary funds at this point of my musical career. | | Back to Top | |
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FlashGordon
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Date Joined Mar 2013
Total Posts : 5
| Posted 3/25/2013 9:16 PM (GMT -6) | | | For the record the Finale program wasn't on my computer. I was shown how the program worked by this person after discussing my Cakewalk with him and the wish that I could notate my flute notes. This was several years ago and I hadn't really thought about a notating program again until my lady and I just got together with new musicians. That's why I am shopping for a program, for my computer, in my studio. | | Back to Top | |
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Zuill
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Date Joined Oct 2003
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| Posted 3/26/2013 1:11 AM (GMT -6) | | You can download the trial version of any of the Finale products. Or, download the free Finale Notepad.
Zuill
"When all is said and done, more is said than done."
Finale 2002b, 2003a, 2004b, 2005b, Win XP SP3, 2011b Win 7 64bit, 2012a Bought and Paid For (Hopefully soon 2012b with some of the MAJOR BUGS fixed--well, now with 2012b and some of the bugs are fixed) 2012c, with some bug fixes
Favorite Forum quote: "Please, everybody, IGNORE THE TROLL!" | | Back to Top | |
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Bob Stiffler
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Date Joined Oct 2001
Total Posts : 269
| Posted 4/20/2013 8:43 PM (GMT -6) | | Flash:
I may be the oldest man addressing your question. Over the last 15 years or so I have been using Finale numerous times a week. I have experienced your needs numerous times over the years. I have done everything from lead sheets to full symphony scores. I can say that I never had a notation problem that I could not somehow handle with Finale. (Except the Finale folks still do not know how to handle ukulele fret boards after 15 years.) I still play a couple of keyboard gigs each week, and symphony clarinet.
I got my first copy of Finale as a student and got it for probably less that $150. (I am a retired electrical engineer who took some night classes in music at my local university, so I had the proper student I.D. card to get the student version of Finale) If you are a teacher or employed as a religious leader you can get Finale today for less than $250 on the net.
It sounds like you are young enough to spend the time learning Finale. l suggest you bite the bullet and get the product that will serve your notation needs for the rest of your musical career.
P.S. I don't work for Make Music
Bob Stiffler | | Back to Top | |
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