For the past twenty years, I have been a user of Finale music
publishing software by
So, you get in touch with us to discuss what project, big or small, you have in mind. Let's say you have a new symphony you've hand-written, and you have a college chamber orchestra scheduled to play it. We start by entering the score, via a synthesizer keyboard, into a computer with our publishing software. We print out a conductor's score and have you look at it, recommending any changes you would like. If you are interested in a synthesized audition of your piece, our computerized studio can play your score back for you. Having arrived at a version that is just what you want in both content and format, we then create some of the orchestra players' parts to match those in the conductor's score. After again getting your input for formatting, content and number of each type of part, we print out the whole orchestra's scores.
Perhaps the one down side of Finale is its vast array of features, and the resulting learning curve to get to the point of being able to put together scores quickly, formatted in the most beneficial presentation for your performing musicians. It's a time commitment over a period of projects and time that get you to the point of being able to do your own music publishing. We have already done the groundwork since 1990, and can put our experience to work for you. Also:
You may not own the expensive array of equipment it takes...
Basic setup includes a midi-capable synthesizer, a midi-capable PC
workstation, a quality printer, music-publishing software, and people
with the expertise to run it. If you have just one piece of music now and
then to publish for local use, it hardly justifies the $5,000 - $10,000
investment and the time to learn it all. Instead, use our service, experience
and equipment on a per-job fee basis! We are VERY reasonable, and have a
great turn-around time getting jobs completed.