On Tuesday, July 16, 2002 12:43 PM, David H. Bailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Finale is a music program -- not merely a word-processor for notation.
>Finale is a lot more like a full-fledged page-layout program than it is
>like Word in your analogy. Being deprived of being able to hear full,
>accurate playback of all notation is like a page layout program putting
>the word GRAPHIC inside a big box instead of letting you see the entire
>page with ALL its contents.
Okay, in a full-fledged page layout program you can can place graphics and do simple
cropping and resizing. But if you want to do some minute altering of the graphic, you
use a program designed for that use. So let's say that Finale midi is like a graphic
in PageMaker. Gee, Finale is a music program - why can't it play my flute for me?
>
>Music is NOT just images on a page the way a magazine is. Music is
>about SOUND as well, and I for one don't see why people have such a hard
>time wanting to be able to HEAR the music from inside a music program as
>well as SEE it.
We do get to hear it and I would not want Finale to have no midi output. And I do use
it for proof listening/reading to catch pitch or rhythm errors that my eyes missed.
But if you want production quality midi use a full fledged sequencer - the right tool
for the job.
>
>But if you don't think any more money should be spent in developing midi
>in Finale, then why do you think it should be spent to get midi working
>under OSX? Why is YOUR midi wish valid and those of others
>less valid?
>
Because Finale in OSX (or running classic from within OSX) has zero midi
capabilities. And to me the real problem is not playback (although, as I said basic
playback is good and necessary tool), but midi can't be used for input either. Speedy
entry from midi keyboard is a major input method, as is the transcription tool.
I'm certainly not advocating no midi in Finale. It is needed for input and basic
proofing. But if you want production/performance quality midi, there are other tools
for that job. After you import the Finale midi data, you can tweak to your heart's
content. Finale is first and foremost a music notation program. Or as Coda
themselves put it, Finale: The Art Of Music Notation.
Harold
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