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Originally Posted by AGD
I've downloaded the trial, and really like it, better than Finale in my opinion, and I've noticed there is a Sibelius student.
Is the student version hampering as far as composing and saving goes? Or is it worth the cut in price and things, I'd like to not spend so much on Sibelius 5, but I'd also like to still have a good program.
Anyone have Sibelius Student? Help?
Thanks.
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I can tell you for certain that Sibelius Student shouldn't hamper your ability to write music with it if you're going to keep it fairly simple. Here are the differences that I can remember off the top of my head-
1) Sibelius Student has fewer instruments (You could work around this by adding a treble/bass staff and changing the name of the staff and the sound, but why go through that?
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2) Sibelius Student doesn't let you post scores on the internet (no big deal)
3) I believe you aren't allowed to use Sibelius Student as a career-enhancing tool (not 100% positive about this- I'm pretty sure it says something about it in the liscensing agreement)
If you want to find more, you can find it on the Sibelius website-
Sibelius home page
I feel that if money isn't an issue (up to 400$, in some cases), it's best to stick with the professional version. However, Sibelius does have promotional offers- IOW, Sibelius has an offer where if you provide proof that you own Finale or other composition programs not Sibelius, they will sell you Sibelius for 99$. I believe their latest offer has since expired, but it will come up again soon. The offer can also be found on thier website- when it is active, it will be on the shop page.
I hope I helped!