Tantacrul's critique of Sibelius' interface design

Name: Tantacrul's critique of Sibelius' interface design
Uploaded: 2018-11-15T18:18:28Z
Duration: 21 min 35 s
Description: A designer, now behind MuseScore's redesign, takes apart the interface of Avid's Sibelius notation software: confusing patterns, hidden features and inconsistent choices, told as increasingly unhinged comedy.

TantacrulRecommended by 8 people on Hacker News, 2019–2023

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A designer, now behind MuseScore's redesign, takes apart the interface of Avid's Sibelius notation software: confusing patterns, hidden features and inconsistent choices, told as increasingly unhinged comedy.

Very funny, and a sharp lesson in why music software feels the way it does, useful to anyone choosing or fighting their tools.

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@sjwright Recommends it · View on HN

Tantacrul’s review of Sibelius’ might be the most entertaining serious critique of a software user interface ever posted to YouTube.

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