It's just that software is usually created by a a team, not a a composer working in solitude. You don't fire JS Bach and hire John Doe, and then expect the same result. That they haven't done so is a clear indication that they either don't know what they are doing, or they don't care about making Sibelius as good as it can be. In other words, if Avid wanted to keep Sibelius as the market leader the best way to do so is to keep the same team working on it. That's because of to two things: The people that made it, and the quality of their working conditions, so to speak. Sibelius is considered the best program of its kind by many people.
So perhaps this was because of the team in the UK not meeting corporate expectations? Wouldn't be the first time a business unit was shut down and moved to improve efficiencies. "NERVOUS ABOUT SIBELIUS' FUTURE?" These guys aren't dummies, they are going to clobber Sibelius unless there is some damage control. Take a look, in big letters on the front: clonk This wouldn't be quite as bad were it not for the fact the Finale is also a killer program, and I'm sure they will be pouncing on new customers like flies on shiat. Fair or not, extremely bad criticism is making its way throughout cyberspace. It's not enough to just post something on the main Avid site. Again, it's not answering to the shareholder to have that stuff out there without a rebuttal or an assurance that all will be well. That artsjournal site is popular, most classical geeks read it. Word of mouth will stop if it hasn't already. If it doesn't work on future updates of WIndows/Mac, that's a big deal. As such, I don't think many people are going to be recommending Sibelius right now, not because of a boycott as much as it ending up a poor investment. It's a fraction of the size and a somewhat different customer than the DAW world. I haven't spent much time following the saga and probably won't.ĭo recent events prevent anyone from creating a score in Sibelius? No.ĭo recent events suddenly cause the software to stop working? No.ĭo recent events completely eliminate customer support? No.ĭo recent events eliminate 90% of future sales? Yes. I do hope Sibelius continues, I've used it for years.Īccording to this site= clonk Avid is in finacial trouble. I can easily switch to Finale and like both products. Nobody is answering important questions or trying to "comfort" people who are rightfully upset. This did not instill a lot of confidence in the direction of the company.Īvid has handled this very poorly with regard to its core members of their forum. The mp3s to demonstrate the new soundset were infamously bad. Finale pretty much puts out a new version every year, while Sibelius was 2 or 3 years or whenever the new version was ready.
#Sibelius 8 print 2 sided update#
While there were some good things (XML import/export), it was the first update that seemed rushed and financially motivated. Keep in mind that the release of Sibelius 7 was viewed by many longtime users as a major disaster. Okay, back to building your effigies and wringing of hands, and whatnot. We appreciate everyone’s patience until we are able to make those announcements." We soon hope to be able to share more specifics as we continue with the transition. I know that the passion currently being expressed by users is a testament both to the hard work and to the dedication of the Finsbury Park development team. It’s clear that many people are deeply worried about the future development of the application given that Avid has announced plans to close the Finsbury Park office, subject to employee consultations, where the majority of the development had taken place… Our plan is to integrate Sibelius development more closely with the rest of Avid’s audio development teams in California, and I’m confident we can leverage our innovative development teams and continue to raise the bar in the future. On July 23, Avid’s VP of product & solutions, audio, Martin Kloiber, posted the following on the official Avid Community Blog: "I’ve been following closely the outpouring of concern on forums and social media about Avid’s commitment to Sibelius.