8 Jul
2004
8 Jul
'04
5:33 p.m.
On 08-Jul-2004 Them wrote:
} RickTaylor(a)speakeasy.net wrote:
}
} > } I think Rosegarden or NoteEdit are good contenders, and don't cost you
} > } $500.00. And Rosegarden works with JACK and LADSPA plugins, whereas
} > } Finale does not. And Finale can't do LilyPond. Finale's PostScript
} > } output option is a piece of junk, IMHO.
} >
} > It is sort of universally recognized as the best. IEEHO
}
} It is pretty nice software, don't get me wrong, but it's not perfect,
} and it's very expensive. It's MIDI import screws stuff up a lot, and
} I've had problems writing drum tracks. There was this one MIDI version
} of a Dream Theater song I was using so I could learn the tune for a band
} I was in, and Finale didn't play it back correctly (there were some
} wierd triplets). The exact same MIDI file imported into Rosegarden 4
} played back with the correct rhythm.
It is a bitch trying to convince dedicated users of the product {that make
a living with it, have deadlines, etc} that a linux alternative is even viable
much less "better". I think the best way might be to offer them the same
alternative and give them a reason to look around at all the other stuff. Once
they figure out that linux isn't a "toy" maybe they'll take a hard look
at some
of the other alternatives it offers.
In other words... If Finale ports..,. Finale users have a reason to use linux.
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