HI Vishnu, I have only used up to Sibelius 5, not further. I think its really expenjsive for what it does and quite limited on playback.
I use Cubase and the notation options are just as powerfui - can handle a full score, any clef, etc.
If you want to hear back what you have written you get the advantage of a full sequencer at your disposal and a very powerful one. When it comes ot MIDI there are things that Cubase can do to help you make your samples more expressive that Sibelius can never dream of doing. You can get at each single note etc. There is also the market in VSTs things like Garritan Stradivarious with cotrol of vibrato.
Your future needs will be well catered for if you want ot expand your notating you can.

Oh and its cheaper..

Just a thought.....


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