And the biggest reason for my use of Speedy entry is - pitch first, then note value. I can't wrap my head around the opposite way. Perhaps if Simple were to have that option, I'd have reason to consider changing.
Chuck Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 17, 2016, at 2:52 PM, Mike Greensill <m...@mikegreensill.com> wrote: > > I use "speedy" with a midi keyboard and find it's very, very quick for > entering notes. Apparently the 'powers that be' at Finale much prefer > "simple" but I just don'y see it myself. My biggest fear is that someday > they'll dump "speedy". > > I use templates that I've created for almost all my projects from a full > symphony score, to big band, to piano trio. Saves vast amounts of time and > everything always looks as you would like it, from the fonts used to > personal chords suffixes, page layout etc. > > Mike G. > > www.mikegreensill.com > > http://www.shermusic.com/1883217768.php > > On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 11:26 AM, David H. Bailey <dhbaile...@comcast.net> > wrote: > >>> On 2/17/2016 1:57 PM, Martin Nickless wrote: >>> As a relative newcomer to finale I would like to seek the opinion of >>> people out there and which means They think is the quickest way to >>> input notation etc into finale on the completion of a Pen and paper >>> sketch Do most people tend to have templates already set up for the >>> project they're about to start on ? I use a laptop and a midi >>> keyboard but when I'm away from home can entering notes on the laptop >>> manually also be a fast process also Last one which plug-ins are >>> essential for speed Very best regards thank you Martin >> >> I use speedy entry -- sometimes with a midi keyboard but more frequently >> using the computer's keyboard. Arrow keys up and down to select the >> pitch, number keys to select the rhythm. If you switch between using a >> midi keyboard and not using a midi keyboard to enter the music using >> Speedy Entry be sure that the toggle Use Midi Device for input is >> unchecked if you're using only the computer's keyboard or all you'll get >> are rests. >> >> I don't usually use templates, preferring to set each new document up >> precisely for that particular project. But then I don't usually work on _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu
