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TomHoward

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I'm thinking it's a problem with the particular show I'm trying to trial. I've got other shows working but I can't open Jekyll & Hyde from their installer. I've been in contact with support but I've tried it on 3 installations now - if anyone with a working installation was able to use ShowDelivery to download the Jekyll & Hyde content and see if it opens for them I'd be grateful.
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I've got it working now. There were a load of system files in the /Library/ and /User/LIbrary folders that aren't deleted on an uninstallation and the old show files still being present was causing an issue with the new show version. Nightmare
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I operated Sinfonia for a youth production of phantom of the opera a few years ago where there was not space in the theatre for a full orchestra. Overall our experience was not good. Sinfonia is a good idea in principle but we found it was badly executed and not user friendly.

 

We used sinfonia along with a few key live instruments as some of the sounds produced by the software were just of a very low standard, but also as a back up in case it all fell apart. Granted though, the mixture of live instruments and electronic ensemble sounded great and had the texture and feel of a full orchestra.

 

Initially, we had hoped it was possible to just press play for some tunes and it would run itself; but on numerous occasions random bars were set to double or more of the intended tempo, which made for some entertaining rehearsals where the music would just fall down a hill! Although these could be changed, the editing process was not intuitive and it definitely felt like a loosing battle; so it was decided we'd input the tempo manually for most the show using a midi keyboard (which was also great for tying in with the live instruments).

 

It was difficult to use during the show, if you made an error it was a struggle to get back on track although practice does reduce this risk.

 

On the whole I would not touch it again; although there are positives we invested so much time and effort into making it work. If you can get a core band with a versatile keys player that has some good synth sounds to pad it out I would strongly recommend it over sinfonia!

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