Re: [Finale] Ray's Tech Tip
On 6/24/2012 3:12 AM, Raymond Horton wrote: My son took back a keyboard controller that I had borrowed for quite a while. I thought I might have to buy a new one, since the keyboard I was left with was a small Casio I had bought at a pawn shop 20 years ago for $30 which has midi but, of course, no USB. Before springing for a new keyboard I decided to risk $4.30 (shipping included) on a midi to USB connector. It seems to work just fine, but not without some unneeded difficulty during the installation. Here is MY tech tip for the day - just ignore it if it is too technical: When you are installing a midi keyboard onto your computer, everything will work much better if you do not - I repeat, do not, accidentally, and without noticing, disconnect your computer keyboard at the same time. Let me know if this is a help to anybody. It is a help to me -- it gave me a nice early morning chuckle. :-) -- David H. Bailey dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Ray's Tech Tip
So, what do I owe you for the lesson? Larry Here is MY tech tip for the day - just ignore it if it is too technical: When you are installing a midi keyboard onto your computer, everything will work much better if you do not - I repeat, do not, accidentally, and without noticing, disconnect your computer keyboard at the same time. Let me know if this is a help to anybody. Raymond Horton Bass Trombonist, Louisville Orchestra Minister of Music, Edwardsville (IN) UMC Composer, Arranger VISIT US AT rayhortonmusic.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Ray's Tech Tip
Mac or PC? On 24/06/2012, at 04:12, Raymond Horton wrote: My son took back a keyboard controller that I had borrowed for quite a while. I thought I might have to buy a new one, since the keyboard I was left with was a small Casio I had bought at a pawn shop 20 years ago for $30 which has midi but, of course, no USB. Before springing for a new keyboard I decided to risk $4.30 (shipping included) on a midi to USB connector. It seems to work just fine, but not without some unneeded difficulty during the installation. Here is MY tech tip for the day - just ignore it if it is too technical: When you are installing a midi keyboard onto your computer, everything will work much better if you do not - I repeat, do not, accidentally, and without noticing, disconnect your computer keyboard at the same time. Let me know if this is a help to anybody. Raymond Horton Bass Trombonist, Louisville Orchestra Minister of Music, Edwardsville (IN) UMC Composer, Arranger VISIT US AT rayhortonmusic.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Ray's Tech Tip
(Assuming that Harold is asking a serious question, directed at the first half of my post) PC. I was surprised that I could get a midi to USB cable that works well (I'll post the link if anyone wants it), that it would cost almost nothing, and that it would work with this old little Casio MT-240. I will have to get used to the mini keys on it - but they do allow me to enter chords as widely spaced as a 12th. It doesn't have a local on/off switch but it has something easier - a volume control. As I said, I must have slightly brushed the computer keyboard connector at the back of the computer - not only where the correct pitches not showing up in Speedy Entry, but nothing, at all, would happen when I pressed the number keys on the computer keyboard, After a few tries at all of the different midi device and thru settings, I finally tried typing in Notepad and the culprit was found. It's always something. Raymond Horton Bass Trombonist, Louisville Orchestra Minister of Music, Edwardsville (IN) UMC Composer, Arranger VISIT US AT rayhortonmusic.com On Sun, Jun 24, 2012 at 12:11 PM, Haroldo Mauro hma...@hmauro.com wrote: Mac or PC? On 24/06/2012, at 04:12, Raymond Horton wrote: My son took back a keyboard controller that I had borrowed for quite a while. I thought I might have to buy a new one, since the keyboard I was left with was a small Casio I had bought at a pawn shop 20 years ago for $30 which has midi but, of course, no USB. Before springing for a new keyboard I decided to risk $4.30 (shipping included) on a midi to USB connector. It seems to work just fine, but not without some unneeded difficulty during the installation. Here is MY tech tip for the day - just ignore it if it is too technical: When you are installing a midi keyboard onto your computer, everything will work much better if you do not - I repeat, do not, accidentally, and without noticing, disconnect your computer keyboard at the same time. Let me know if this is a help to anybody. Raymond Horton Bass Trombonist, Louisville Orchestra Minister of Music, Edwardsville (IN) UMC Composer, Arranger VISIT US AT rayhortonmusic.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
