The manual cannot be Mac-only, because it is a PDF. What you mean is
that they haven't bundled it into the Windows package yet. As they say
out west: "Free is a very good price."

Of course my $5 copy of Finale, even though it is an old version, was a
pretty good deal, too.

owen



David Pickett wrote:
>
> I downloaded the pre-release of Igor for Windows.   The manual, which is
> for MAC only, DOES have to be downloaded separately.
>
> The executable program file is 64MB (Sibelius.exe is 8MB).  I looked at the
> Purcell SATB vocal example (Thou knowest, Lord).   This is 53 bars long on
> 2.3 pages.  Display is slow in comparison with Sibelius.  The cursor was a
> measure behind the sound when I played the piece back.
>
> I compared this with a Sibelius file of Beethoven's Eroica Symphony, which
> I made recently:
>
> App             IGOR                    SIBELIUS
>
> Piece           Purcell: Thou Knowest   Beethoven: Eroica Symphony
>
> File size       286k                    237k
>
> Loading time    40 secs                 2.5 secs
>
> Many features of Igor do not work at this point, since it is a beta copy.
>
> At present, unless one is only interested in freeware, Sibelius is streets
> ahead.
>
> By the way, the Sibelius manual is not huge, since most of Sibelius's
> commands are fairly intuitive and the program is highly memorable.
>
> Disclosure statement: I am an unpaid beta tester of Sibelius.  I am writing
> this solely to set the record straight.
>
> david
>
> >Owen scripsit:
> >
> > >In defence of Igor, it should be noted that that 9.7MB PDF of the manual
> > >(and it is a huge, and VERY detailed manual with step-through tutorials)
> > >is INCLUDED in the approximately 25MB download.
> >
> >Fair enough.  That makes the rest of it only twice as big as
> >Sibelius.  I'll download and check it out -- hopefully it will plug a few
> >holes which Sibelius still has.
> >
> >david

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