Sibelius Music Notation Software (Macintosh and Windows)
Notation Software for Computer Music work
Sibelius Music Notation Software (Macintosh and Windows)
Sibelius 3 is the complete software for writing, playing, printing and publishing music notation. It's designed to make your life easier, save you time, produce beautiful results – and enable you to do things you might never have dreamed of, like publish your music world-wide, or create your own CDs. And it's designed for every kind of musician, from students and teachers to professional composers.
What others are saying:
feature:
the features are great for notation software but i wish it came with a way to make custom template scores. far to often i have to open up a lead sheet and add the instruments i want because of the lack of that option. its not a huge deal, however, which is why it still gets a 9.
quality:
ive had very few crashes and bug problems compared to my experiences with macintosh and encore. i'd give it a 10 but it does seem to crash sometimes whenever i accidently paste a lot of material in the wrong place...so again..9.
value:
it is a little too high in cost for the typical musician. it should be around the $325-375 area. i know a lot of musicians who would like to buy it but can't afford it (without saving up for a few months) which = 9.
desirability:
i like the way it works, especially compared to finale 2004 which would take a few days just to figure out what it's menu does. so for pc, there's no other option as far as im concerned.
sound:
the sound depends on your sound card or midi face, but it plays most of everything you notate as you would want it. i cant get it to play manually inserted falls and rips and turns for some reason, which is why it gets a 9.
support:
the help menu and the online help are great! no complaints here.
overall:
this will last for a long time but i would recommend upgrading to sibelius 3 (something im planning on doing).
