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Well, the founders of Sibelius created another music notation software called Dorico[1]. Is Dorico's UI more consistent? Does it address many of the issues of
by jasode 6y ago
Well, the founders of Sibelius created another music notation software called Dorico[1].
Is Dorico's UI more consistent? Does it address many of the issues of this video's criticism?
Or put another way, does being a green-field software project allow the freedom to create a sane UI? Or did it have to deliberately copy may of Sibelius' faults so migrating users can quickly get up to speed with Dorico? (Analogous to MS Excel copying Lotus 123 buggy leap year of 1900 to be more compatible.)
EDIT -- just noticed same uploader also made a 1 hour video about Dorico[2] but not sure if answers my questions.
[1] https://new.steinberg.net/dorico/ https://new.steinberg.net/dorico/
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-3wEC6Fj_8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-3wEC6Fj_8
- Jgrubb 6y agoNever heard of dorico because this isn't my space, but that bit is mentioned in the video and it looks as if being greenfield with the original team has its advantages.
- dfan 6y agoDorico is indeed better, and definitely not a copy of Sibelius UI-wise. Not only was the team starting over with a lot more experience under their belt, but they also had a much better idea of what didn't scale (from a user interface perspective) from the original Sibelius to its current incarnation, which has tons more features. It's worth pointing out that when Sibelius was first released, it was hugely nicer to use than the industry-leading product at the time (Finale).
- uranusjr 6y agoIt was also hugely nicer than the Sibelius now. In fact I’d even say Dorico is more like Sibelius (around version 3 or so, when the UI peaked IMO) than the current Sibelius.
- philjohn 6y agoI used Finale at the time at home, but Sibelius at school. This was back when it was only on the Acorn ... compared to Finale it was an absolute joy to use.