BATTLE of music notation software - which one is BEST?

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  • Опубліковано 11 лип 2024
  • Is Finale v27, Sibelius Ultimate, Dorico 5, or MuseScore 4 the best music notation software for you? In this video, we will compare pricing, notation, user interface, and so much more to determine which notation program is the best for you! At the very end, we will answer which program will be the best for the average user, and which notation software is the best for professionals!
    Chapters:
    0:00 - introduction
    0:37 - Price
    2:05 - User Interface
    5:23 - Notation Features
    8:27 - What's the best software?
    8:58 - Conclusion
    Remember, the best program is the one that works best for you, so make sure to try each program for yourself!
    Visit www.stephanie-plautz.com to check out any original works or arrangements!
    Have a wonderful, musical day!

КОМЕНТАРІ • 26

  • @abagatelle
    @abagatelle 4 місяці тому +10

    Dorico by a country mile. Flexible, comprehensive and built on a solid foundation. It's easy to use, sounds great (especially with NotePerformer) and produces top notch scores.

    • @TheMusicalNotesOfficial
      @TheMusicalNotesOfficial  4 місяці тому +3

      I personally use Dorico and I use it for many reasons you stated! It's a great program.

  • @avalotikeshwara6136
    @avalotikeshwara6136 2 місяці тому +1

    Thanks for speaking fast and coming to the point, I mean it.

  • @IscariotHeartwork
    @IscariotHeartwork 3 місяці тому +9

    Hi I mean no ill-will, but the sound effects are a bit louder than your voice and adjusting the volume to hear you better just makes the sound effects too loud.

    • @TheMusicalNotesOfficial
      @TheMusicalNotesOfficial  3 місяці тому +5

      You're all good! I appreciate the feedback, as I'm always working to make the videos better.
      Have a wonderful, musical day!

  • @TheMusicalNotesOfficial
    @TheMusicalNotesOfficial  4 місяці тому +6

    Hello Musical Friends! Which program do you use? Why do you use it?
    I personally use Dorico. I love how strong it is for what I compose. Plus, there are some features (like the Jump bar) that help with my work flow.
    However, I recommend any program that works best for you. For most musicians, that will be MuseScore. However, double check whether each program is used in the way you want to use it. (For example, if you want to be published by a publishing company, you may not want to utilize MuseScore quite yet, as most publishing companies would want a Finale, Sibelius, or Dorico file at the moment. I am hoping that all changes soon!!!)
    Have a wonderful, musical day!

  • @DissonantSynth
    @DissonantSynth 27 днів тому +1

    I don't understand why screenshots of older versions of Muse Score were used, as opposed to only screenshots of MuseScore 4.

    • @TheMusicalNotesOfficial
      @TheMusicalNotesOfficial  27 днів тому

      apologies for the older photos! While the information should still be accurate to MuseScore 4, things were overhauledd to ensure that future videos will have less image errors. Technology can always be an interesting time.
      Hopefully that clarified things, and have a wonderful, musical day!

  • @tshepomaredi3077
    @tshepomaredi3077 3 місяці тому +1

    Which one can you use for books or booklet instructions, where you explain music theory and also include the snippet of the stave notation

    • @TheMusicalNotesOfficial
      @TheMusicalNotesOfficial  3 місяці тому +2

      I've used Dorico for some book/booklet instructions. Dorico has great text frames in the engraving settings that will allow users to format music and pages on the same page. I think Dorico makes this process quite easy. I haven't used the other programs to make a book/booklet. However, each of them will allow you to put text on a page.
      Each program's respective online forums may help you create booklets if you use any program, especially those outside of Dorico.
      Regardless of the program, you'll be able to export each file, take screenshots of the music, and compile it into a different document, where you'll be able to format the music and text as you see fit.

  • @miguelsenoranis
    @miguelsenoranis 4 місяці тому +2

    I think the best of all is Notion 6, because in more lightly y easy to learn fast.

    • @PadeMoro
      @PadeMoro 2 місяці тому +2

      Notion 6 is great, but it's pretty buggy at times and lacks some features that it's competitors have. Unfortunately PreSonus seem to have abandoned Notion 6 altogether. They seem to be focusing on their DAW and only update the mobile version of Notion. I want to keep using Notion 6, but it's been a long time since the last update and there is no sign of Notion 7 being in development. It's such a shame, but I feel like I'm forced to switch to another software. That's why I'm here.

  • @dbeatsproductions3818
    @dbeatsproductions3818 2 місяці тому +1

    Is there any program that will import sheet music from a pdf file or at least be able to play it or transcribe it? I have this book in pdf and I want to be able to play the notes... Thank you!

    • @TheMusicalNotesOfficial
      @TheMusicalNotesOfficial  2 місяці тому +1

      A program like ScanScore (scan-score.com/en/) might be able to allow you to scan a pdf of music. After that, it looks like you can export the score for further notation and processing in musescore, dorico, sibelius, finale, and more.
      There may be more programs, but I am not as familiar with them. Hopefully this helps somewhat!

    • @olegrumbler3055
      @olegrumbler3055 13 днів тому

      @@TheMusicalNotesOfficial Musescore has a pdf to Musescore tool and a Musescore importer.

  • @manuelvicente9614
    @manuelvicente9614 Місяць тому

    I use Musescore, but in it doesn’t works on ipad, so i’m starting to learn dorico too

    • @TheMusicalNotesOfficial
      @TheMusicalNotesOfficial  Місяць тому

      I currently love using Dorico, so I hope it works out for you on iPad!

    • @manuelvicente9614
      @manuelvicente9614 Місяць тому

      @@TheMusicalNotesOfficial yes, but it takes me a lot of time guessing how to do everithing, and o ly for 2 instruments the free version, so I think I will use it for little projects or taking notes on the fly, and big works at home with musescore

    • @TheMusicalNotesOfficial
      @TheMusicalNotesOfficial  Місяць тому

      that sounds like a great plan!

  • @thesoundsmith
    @thesoundsmith Місяць тому

    Any notation program that does not include swing playback is less than useless fpr big band arrangers.

  • @themike97_58
    @themike97_58 10 днів тому

    "Sibelius is known for its intuitive and user-friendly interface" LOL what a joke. Is this video AI or something? Sibelius sucks and is notoriously poorly laid out. Those screenshots are of musescore 3 which is a wildly different application than musescore 4. and at 2:56 and 4:41 why are we showing a picture of musescore 4 when talking about sibelius? did you do any research at all or just put some vague prompt into chat gpt?