Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

My guess is it would depend on what you provide as the autograph copy  
that the notation person has to use.
Big Mess.. more time = more cost

Clean copy shorter and easier work. less cost..

That is reality.




Stephen Currington
Wellington, New Zealand

email:         scurri @ singers.org.nz
             currinstep @ myvuw.ac.nz








On 24/09/2008, at 2:07 PM, John Kilgour wrote:

> I would like to find a service where i could send them a song i did,
> and have them create a piece of PIANO/VOCAL/GUITAR sheet music from
> it.  Does anyone know how does this, and how much it may cost?
> On Sep 21, 2008, at 11:49 PM, Tim McLane wrote:
>
>> If you have Finale, Sibelius has a deal until Sept 30th, to switch
>> to Finale for 99. instead of the usual 400.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Steve Currington
>> To: Logic_Cafe@yahoogroups.com
>> Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2008 7:12 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Logic_Cafe] Re: sheet music
>>
>> On 22/09/2008, at 1:42 PM, Steve Currington wrote:
>>>
>>> On 22/09/2008, at 1:25 PM, pinineco2001 wrote:
>>>
>>>> --- In Logic_Cafe@yahoogroups.com, GAmoore@... wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hey what do people use for a music notation program? Logic does
>>> it,
>>>> but it
>>>>>> seems a bit inflexible. I outputted things to midi, and was
>>> able to
>>>> open them in
>>>>>> the demo versions of the Finale and convert to sheet music. It
>>> more
>>>> or less
>>>>>> did everything I wanted, eventually when I went to the
>> higher end
>>>> products, but
>>>>>> it just seemed unfriendly. Even some thing like setting a tempo
>>>> quarter note
>>>>>> = 120 bpm, took a number of steps, and you could not copy and
>>> paste
>>>> chords and
>>>>>> things. Is there some other good alternative to make a final
>>> print
>>>> versoin of
>>>>>> a song?
>>>>
>>>>> there are a few good programs to do music copying. the two most
>>>>> professionals use are finale and sibelius.
>>>>> i do professional copying and use finale. i have heard the
>> sibelius
>>>>> user brag about it being the best program and finale users
>> bragging
>>>>> about finale being the best. i would say it is of personal taste.
>>>>> with either of them the learning curve can be steep depending on
>>> the
>>>>> user's background.
>>>>> i do recommend finale.
>>>>> pinineco
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>> Hi...
>>>
>>> I am new to the group so to introduce myself.. I am a composer in
>> New
>>> Zealand and have recently moved to a MAC environment and purchased
>>> Logic Studio (v8) to start learning a new compositional environment.
>>> Primarily, but not solely, for doing quality mock ups of some of my
>>> compositions and doing a little integrated live & electronic stuff.
>>> I am bound to ask a few dumb questions being a Logic virgin but that
>>> is fine.
>>>
>>> I have used both Finale and Sibelius and my personal choice is
>>> Sibelius.. There is not much that one can do that the other can't
>>> (even if you occasionally have to figure out workarounds -
>> applicable
>>> to both applications) but I moved from Finale to Sibelius and have
>>> found Sibelius suits my work habits best. I also found it way way
>>> easier to learn and pick up as a tool. I have never regretted the
>>> move for a minute. As mentioned there are really strong supporters
>>> of both camps so I guess it is what best suits your work habits and
>>> processes etc but if fast learning and getting productive quickly
>> is a
>>> criteria my vote is for Sibelius every time..
>>>
>>> I
>>>
>>> Stephen Currington
>>> Wellington, New Zealand
>>>
>>> email: scurri @ singers.org.nz
>>> currinstep @ student.vuw.ac.nz>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> And I forgot to add that Sibelius is well supported via the Sibelius
>> Yahoo Group with staff represented bringing very quick responses to
>> how to questions and issues.
>> Daniel Spreadbury (Sibelius Product Manager) is extremely
>> knowledgeable on the product and always on the list providing real
>> support and/or a direct link back between the users and the product
>> development team..
>> This is a real bonus..
>>
>> Check the group out if you are interested... It is a very friendly
>> group.
>>
>> Stephen Currington
>> Wellington, New Zealand
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