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I'm a professional music engraver so I always view these programs in a different light than your average musician. MuseScore has always been the inferior option
by Tokkemon 6y ago
I'm a professional music engraver so I always view these programs in a different light than your average musician. MuseScore has always been the inferior option based on features and quality of output. I'm glad they are actually focusing on engraving improvements though, as it is really the core point of a program like this, to make the notation accurate and beautiful. Whether this new font lives up to the hype we'll see. Dorico's new font (Bravura) has certainly seen a lot of usage in the professional space, even if Dorico itself is struggling to capture that market.
- rectang 6y agoWhat tools are appropriate for professional engravers these days? I was a theory and comp major back in the early 90s, and I used Finale to do a few small engraving commissions and to make big band and wind ensemble charts back then. It took a long time, but with work I was able to achieve pretty much what I wanted. Some of the other tools I checked out, I immediately thought, "I can't do that? No way, that's totally unacceptable."
- lukeh 6y agoThe two people I use for engraving/part preparation are both using Dorico. I also use it for composition. It's occasionally a bit sluggish (on a loaded 2019 Mac Pro) but otherwise great.
- Tokkemon 6y agoSibelius and Finale for the most part. There's a few that use Dorico, but it's not widespread as a professional tool yet. The people using it are not using it as engravers, mostly as composers.