Hello musical friends! Which notation program do YOU think is best, Sibelius, Dorico, or MuseScore? Why do you think that program is the best? Have a wonderful, musical day!
Thanks for doing this comparison. I've found Sibelius to be the most "like writing on a piece of paper" that gives one the ability to change things on the fly for all parts and quickly revise things during note entry. I have not been happy with Dorico. For large orchestral scores it does seem to be the best, but for little adjustments or moving things around in small ensembles, it is very annoying to go back and forth between "Writing" and "Layout" modes, and even then it has some inflexibility and requires chasing down the right value in the right menu in the right box...For many things, you have to do it their way, which is often to delete+re-enter notes instead of just editing. Like you can't start a measure with a dotted quarter - You have to go into entry and then move to the 4th slot in order for the rest to appear behind it. I think of music linearly so this ain't for me... Musescore, for being free (*other than harvesting your user data) is awesome. However, as someone that really likes to tweak the layout & display, it has certain layout limitations and tesxt inflexibilities I can't get around. It doesn't have every bell&whistle, but if you're there on your journey, it is totally worth learning.
Coincido contigo, creo que todo se reduce a la interfaz con la que cada quien se acostumbre a usar. En mi caso venia de Finale de manera poco regular y bajé Dórico para probar. Me costo trabajo entenderle pero poco a poco fui comprendiendo mejor el concepto que maneja y hoy en día uso con la versión de Elements una manera muy rápida de trabajar y repartir partes a cada uno de los músicos de mi ensamble. Gracias por el video.
I've been learning Dorico--the frustrating thing is that it will change what I've entered to what it thinks the notation should be--which I find unacceptable. I've looked at information on turning off Dorico's automatic revision features, but have not succeeded in getting them to work. This seems inexcusable, especially since I'm using Dorico Pro 5. .
All depends on the user's habits. I tried Dorico, but I am still learning it 🙂 I am writing occasionally only simple pieces with a few instruments or a choir setup. Then, the easiest for me is my trusty Noteworthy Composer 🙂 I know ... old, outdated, not updated since years, but to me it simply works, especially when using key commands instead of mouse clicks, as I am used to.
Really? MuseScore's playback is the best in the game by a country mile, and you didn't think that was an important address? With the Berlin libraries, it can replace your DAW.
While playback is extremely important, the main focus of the comparison was to focus on the notational elements within each program! Each program can have their playback updated through a wide variety of playback engines. (i.e noteperformer for Sibelius and Dorico). However, MuseScore does have a solid playback, especially with those libraries. It is great that they can be comparable to DAWs. Have a wonderful, musical day!
Hello musical friends!
Which notation program do YOU think is best, Sibelius, Dorico, or MuseScore?
Why do you think that program is the best?
Have a wonderful, musical day!
Thanks for doing this comparison.
I've found Sibelius to be the most "like writing on a piece of paper" that gives one the ability to change things on the fly for all parts and quickly revise things during note entry.
I have not been happy with Dorico. For large orchestral scores it does seem to be the best, but for little adjustments or moving things around in small ensembles, it is very annoying to go back and forth between "Writing" and "Layout" modes, and even then it has some inflexibility and requires chasing down the right value in the right menu in the right box...For many things, you have to do it their way, which is often to delete+re-enter notes instead of just editing. Like you can't start a measure with a dotted quarter - You have to go into entry and then move to the 4th slot in order for the rest to appear behind it. I think of music linearly so this ain't for me...
Musescore, for being free (*other than harvesting your user data) is awesome. However, as someone that really likes to tweak the layout & display, it has certain layout limitations and tesxt inflexibilities I can't get around. It doesn't have every bell&whistle, but if you're there on your journey, it is totally worth learning.
Coincido contigo, creo que todo se reduce a la interfaz con la que cada quien se acostumbre a usar. En mi caso venia de Finale de manera poco regular y bajé Dórico para probar. Me costo trabajo entenderle pero poco a poco fui comprendiendo mejor el concepto que maneja y hoy en día uso con la versión de Elements una manera muy rápida de trabajar y repartir partes a cada uno de los músicos de mi ensamble. Gracias por el video.
I've been learning Dorico--the frustrating thing is that it will change what I've entered to what it thinks the notation should be--which I find unacceptable. I've looked at information on turning off Dorico's automatic revision features, but have not succeeded in getting them to work. This seems inexcusable, especially since I'm using Dorico Pro 5.
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It is not a comparison.
Yep, definitely Sibelius. :)
All depends on the user's habits. I tried Dorico, but I am still learning it 🙂 I am writing occasionally only simple pieces with a few instruments or a choir setup. Then, the easiest for me is my trusty Noteworthy Composer 🙂 I know ... old, outdated, not updated since years, but to me it simply works, especially when using key commands instead of mouse clicks, as I am used to.
Really? MuseScore's playback is the best in the game by a country mile, and you didn't think that was an important address? With the Berlin libraries, it can replace your DAW.
While playback is extremely important, the main focus of the comparison was to focus on the notational elements within each program!
Each program can have their playback updated through a wide variety of playback engines. (i.e noteperformer for Sibelius and Dorico). However, MuseScore does have a solid playback, especially with those libraries. It is great that they can be comparable to DAWs.
Have a wonderful, musical day!