Totally agree. The only difference for me is that I use Speedy with my computer keyboard as a 3-octave keyboard (z-m, a-j, q-u) to select the pitch, rather than arrow keys. Very quick and efficient, and one of the main reasons I haven't been tempted by other notation apps.
Aaron. On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 4:52 PM, Chuck Israels <cisra...@comcast.net> wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
