Music Software & Bad Interface Design: Avid’s Sibelius

What this video covers

Tantacrul dissects the UX and UI of Avid's Sibelius music notation software, going through a long list of bad design choices. The review is both a comic rant and a practical lesson in interface design.

Why it surfaced in Hacker News

Recommended as the most entertaining serious critique of a software interface, and a crash course in UX mistakes.

Recommendation context

Short excerpts from positive mentions. Open the source to read the full Hacker News discussion.

“might be the most entertaining serious critique of a software user interface ever posted to YouTube.”

“is ridiculously funny, but also on point.”

“this and his Dorico video are must-watch crash-courses for any developer touching UX design, even outside of music!”