On Saturday, June 7, 2003, at 05:02 PM, Mark D. Lew wrote:
At 1:40 PM 06/07/03, Christopher BJ Smith wrote:
[listing advantages of Sibelius]
Add an octave higher or lower in one click, or any interval, for that matter. Several mouse clicks in Finale.
Maybe I'm misunderstanding, but isn't this pretty simple in Finale with the
transposition function with "preserve original notes" checked? You can
program keys 6-9 to any given interval, and then it's just select the
measure and one keystroke to implement.
In Sibelius, this is something you can do as you enter the notes, with a single keystroke -- instead of having to select the passage after the fact and apply a metatool. Makes it easier to enter octave doubling on keyboards with limited range. It's not a show-stopper, but it's nice. And most people don't know about Finale metatools. That's Finale's most useful and least-publicized feature -- and if Finale sends reps around to the schools, it's something should *really, really* emphasize.
What might be good is if Finale templates had certain common articulation, expression, staff style, transposition etc metatools pre-programmed. None of us would use them, since we all have set up our own customized metatools, having the metatools pre-loaded, standardized, and listed on the quick reference card would make things easier for beginners.
- Darcy
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