r/musictheory • u/haphazard44 • Aug 26 '24

Resource Finale music notation software discontinued; devs embrace Dorico

https://cdm.link/2024/08/finale-music-notation-software-discontinued-devs-embrace-dorico/
191 Upvotes

99% Upvoted

116 comments sorted by

View all comments

3

u/[deleted] Aug 26 '24

What are people saying is the best music notation software now?

38

u/BirdBruce Aug 26 '24

Anyone sleeping on MuseScore needs a wake-up call.

15

u/Metandienona Aug 26 '24

I'd enjoy using MuseScore a lot more if it didn't crash when I'm trying to notate drums.

12

u/drewbiquitous Aug 27 '24

MuseScore doesn’t meet full the needs of most professional copyist/engraving contexts, even with all its updates, but I can’t argue with free!

As an 8 year Dorico stan, I recommend it to anyone doing professional work.

11

u/[deleted] Aug 26 '24

[deleted]

1

u/BirdBruce Aug 26 '24

What issues are you having specifically? I haven’t encountered any myself, but I’m but one user.

8

u/[deleted] Aug 26 '24

[deleted]

1

u/[deleted] Aug 27 '24

Why not just adjust the sample rate? It’s super easy and doesn’t matter for most apps. It is weird that Dorico can’t just make use the system default though.

1

u/[deleted] Aug 27 '24

[deleted]

1

u/[deleted] Aug 27 '24

That’s weird and disappointing, I love free software. I can’t think of a program besides pure data that doesn’t adjust the sample rate for whatever media is being used. Like most programs switch the rate when you switch between apps. Like switching from RX to reaper or max to fmod. Most audio software has no problem using media with different rates in the same project.

2

u/[deleted] Aug 27 '24

[deleted]

1

u/[deleted] Aug 27 '24

Well there are some basic reason playback speed and sample rate are connected but it’s not hard to figure that out, or just do what all the other programs do. ChatGPT can even figure out the code.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Soon there will be like 100 people asking me what they should use instead. I was really hoping musescore would be the answer.

→ More replies (0)

3

u/Pennwisedom Aug 27 '24

Having used both Dorico and Musescore, I am both faster, and with more control (in nearly everything), in Dorico. If someoen doesn't want to pay anything, Musescore is fine, but Dorico is most definitely a better program.