Dan,I just purchased Finale 2001. I found that it did not have specific features that I was looking for, mainly drumset pictographs and so on.
My second complaint would be with Coda's "Technical Support." from day one I have been unable to obtain claer answers to my questions. The winsupport@codamusic.com is not a big help. I have emailed Coda at least 5 times in the past week...still no response.
I have called Coda at my expense, and waited for 45 minutes only to be told, we will have someone call you right back. That never happened.
Be aware that the program does not come with a printed User Manual...that's an additional cost. There is one on the CD but it is very cumbersome to use. I ordered the printed manual this morning...the Customer Service Rep told me he would have tech support call me immediately...that was 12 hours ago!
In all fairness, I am sure it's a great program, or at least that is what has been told to me...I just need to be able to use it. At this point that's a difficult proposition.
