Hi James,
for just getting something quick, that doesn't really have to look
good,
finale is definitely faster
Several years ago, I would have called myself a Finale expert: in
addition to over a decade of use (typesetting well over a hundred
scores, including my Master's Thesis, starting with Finale v2), I was
even paid as a Finale tutor while I was doing my Master's (1994-7).
Therefore, I feel like I can speak from a pretty good place of
competence in this regard...
With the one possible exception of playing the music into Finale from
a MIDI keyboard, my experience is PRECISELY THE OPPOSITE of yours:
using just a computer with (QWERTY) keyboard and mouse, I can get
*any* score into Lilypond at least as quickly as I could into Finale,
and most scores I figure I get the notes on to the page in 25-50% of
the time required for Finale. The tweaking -- which ALWAYS takes
longer with Finale -- just cements Lilypond's advantage.
So, I'm curious...
1. Are you simply talking about Step-Time Entry (or whatever
they currently call note-entry using a MIDI keyboard), or with QWERTY
keyboard and mouse?
2. If you still find Finale faster at note-entry without a MIDI
keyboard, what is slowing you down? (e.g., Do you not have good
standard templates set up? Is there something about the syntax that
consistently trips you up or confuses you?)
Best regards,
Kieren.
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