On Jul 16, 2008, at 2:43 AM, Johannes Gebauer wrote:
Furthermore, I remember that we were at least half-officially told
that Speedy entry will not be further developed in any future
versions of Finale, as it had been decided to go Simple, and to
convert people over to Simple. This was a complete mystery to me
then, as Speedy has a lot of potential to be developed further, and
I am sure there are at least as many power users using Speedy as
there are using Simple. I have always asked for better control over
Speedy keyboard commands (there are a lot of problems for users of
foreign keyboards) and add the ability to enter at least
articulations in Speedy. I, for one, have not found Simple to be
better or faster, and believe me, I have tried, especially as I
originally had the impression Simple would work better for Laptop
entry without a MIDI keyboard. Well, for me it does not, and even
though I have spent many hours trying to get used to it, it simply
does not do it for me.
I really hope that eventually MM will realize what potential Speedy
would have if it was improved to be the pro-tool for note entry.
I am another committed Speedy Entry user who has attempted using
Simple Entry a few times and quickly abandoned it. Tom Johnson told me
a couple of years ago that the long term plan was to make Simple have
an option that would allow pitch first, then duration - the way Speedy
works. My sense is that I could probably deal with it, if I could
choose that option. I don't think the MM developers are so perverse
that they'd eliminate Speedy altogether without making something else
emulate its basic way of working. I have been stunned by Tom's speed
with Simple Entry - notes, articulations and dynamics all at once at
breakneck speed, but I have yet to get my brain around it.
Chuck
Chuck Israels
230 North Garden Terrace
Bellingham, WA 98225-5836
phone (360) 671-3402
fax (360) 676-6055
www.chuckisraels.com
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