Finale for Finale
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Got an email from MakeMusic, the developer/publisher of Finale the music notation software, that they have ceased the development, maintenance, and distribution of Finale.
The email says all these changes are effective immediately. I don't even have a chance to buy/download the latest revision.
I have many compositions notated using Finale. I am sad to see it go away.
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What's your next software?
“Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”
Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton
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MuseScore makes it really hard for those guys
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I really think they should go backwards. Put out the 2005 versions of the software out with updates for current OS. Sell it for $30 rather than $300.
The Brad
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@Jolly said in Finale for Finale:
What's your next software?
Finale/MakeMusic says to go with Dorico and there is a steep cross-grade discount being offered for the time being. So I suppose I will check that out at some point. Though it does worry me a bit that there is mention of data file compatibility between Finale and Dorico. :man-shrugging:
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I really think they should go backwards. Put out the 2005 versions of the software out with updates for current OS. Sell it for $30 rather than $300.
@LuFins-Dad said in Finale for Finale:
I really think they should go backwards. Put out the 2005 versions of the software out with updates for current OS. Sell it for $30 rather than $300.
I think that's pretty smart. Shucks, sell it for $25 to the public and run a special for every music teacher in the U.S., charging just the processing and shipping.
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I took the "cross-grade" offer and is transitioning to Dorico.
Just ran through a few of the demos that shipped with Dorico 5.
So far so good.
Dorico takes up even more (a lot more) disk space than Finale.
If nothing else, at least Dorico is Apple silicon native -- something I suspect MakeMusic/Finale will not be able to do just because it doesn't look like MakeMusic can afford to invest enough to make the transition to Apple silicon.
At some point I will also have to try to move some Garritan virtual instrument sounds/libraries that I have paid good money (to MakeMusic) for over to Dorico. MakeMusic says that will work, but we will see.
