Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!think.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!csn!hellgate.utah.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!nosc!manta!samuels@nosc.mil From: samuels@nosc.mil Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps Subject: Re: Any good music scoring pgms? Message-ID: <2007@manta.NOSC.MIL> Date: 23 May 91 14:27:03 GMT References: <1991May22.024553.29616@hawk.cs.ukans.edu> <1991May22.233936.23129@milton.u.washington.edu> Sender: nobody@manta.NOSC.MIL Organization: Naval Ocean Systems Center Lines: 27 My two cents: I've been using Professional Composer since 1985 and followed it through its upgrades. It's pretty functional in traditional scoring of music - I do string quartets with it usually. It has a lot of symbols I don't use, so I can't estimate its worth in doing, say, percussion music or some one of a kind notation of your own. As much as I've liked it in the past, I'm beginning to consider the purchase of Finale. ProComposer updates have been less 'improving' than they used to be, IMO. I ran into a few things which I consider to be missing when I wrote a piano piece - you can't slur or beam across the piano grand staff, bass to treble. When I contacted MOTU about this, they were very nice, but the reply was, basically, "Well, you're right. Hmmm... we'll let you know if we ever do anything about it." IMO, they're much more interested in their sequencer, Performer, and it's addons (Time Piece, etc.). I can't complain too much; I use Performer and think it's great! So maybe I'll win the lottery and buy Finale... Larry Samuels samuels@nosc.mil