Paul Scott <waterho...@ultrasw.com> writes: > On 3/16/21 3:58 PM, David Kastrup wrote: >> Paul Scott <waterho...@ultrasw.com> writes: >> >> I am a copyist, not a composer. I currently don’t have a MIDI >> keyboard. I enter everything through Emacs without a mouse for pitch, >> therefore haven’t considered tools like Frescobaldi so far. >> I have been using \relative for many years and am aware of the problems. >> >> Because of this discussion I have just started using \absolute for >> bass clef parts and I just noticed \fixed which I will start >> experimenting with. Any other suggestions for my situation as >> described above? >> >> I will consider getting a small MIDI keyboard which would probably >> lead to experimenting with Frescobaldi. >> Ah, but Emacs' MIDI input mode deals better with chorded notes. > > > Any suggestions for small inexpensive MIDI keyboards?
Huh. I have some basic keyboard here (61 keys?) that I essentially never used. If you are looking to use it for note entry (rather than any direct music-making), the advice is to confine yourself to a number of keys you are likely to tolerate sitting on the table along with the computer and dealing with using one hand. When I do note entry with MIDI these days, I tend to put my FR-1b on the table and just use the keyboard (right-hand) section. The Roland FR-1b is a 3-octave chromatic button accordion, so the keyboard section is actually considerably smaller than a 3-octave piano keyboard would be. -- David Kastrup