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Thanks for the thoughtful reply, Nikolas!
I ordered the trial version of Notion (they use snail mail and not downloads). I've made my initial attempts with the Sibelius and Finale trials; Sibelius has the edge as far as being intuitive and user-friendly (at least at first blush). I also like the "Navigator" feature; used to move around the score easily.
I can see why both S and F have their fans and I look forward to experimenting with both on some level.
The next question is whether scores created in S can be imported into F (my guess is "maybe") or N (I guess "no"). The "human playback" feature sounds interesting and useful for practice.
I'll check out the Garritan site; thanks...
I'm surprised that a more integrated program doesn't exist... It would seem logical that it do so (then again, maybe not, at least if one considers who is using what...)
I'll let you folks know what conclusions I come up with; hopefully they'll have some value here...
Do you (or anyone here) have a preference for using these programs in Windows XP or Vista? I assume most of you use Mac, but I have an HP (at least for now...)
Thanks again,
- Jeff
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