Author
Topic: Sharing files between Finale and Sibelius

johngeorgeson

Good day,

Has anyone found a way to share files between Finale and Sibelius users, each who has VDL installed?

John

Finale 2014.5
VDL 2.5.5
OSX 10.10.4

TBoliske

Normally you should be able to transfer files using the XML export. The problems arise when you include VDL. The sounds are all mapped to the same midi notes, but staff placement and notehead choices are different. This is where the real challenges occur.

Someone in the Tapspace forums may have some suggestions.
Ted Boliske

Mac OS 10.12, 10.14, 10.15, Win7, Win10
VDL2.5.5, Finale 2010-14.5, Finale 25-27
Kontakt 4-6, various other soft synths

Hugh Smith

I don't think there's an easy way to share between Finale and Sibelius. The way each handles percussion under the hood is vastly different. Having the same program on the other hand...
Hugh Smith