Re: [Finale] MIDI keyboard and soundcard suggestions?

2007-10-26 Thread dhbailey
Richard Yates wrote: And even there, the problem isn't always the soundcard drivers -- softsynths often have incredible latency issues when trying to play them live, since the soundcard or USB keyboard driver gets the keypress, has to pass that information on to the softsynth which has to ge

Re: [Finale] UE forces IMSLP to close entire site

2007-10-26 Thread Ken Moore
John Howell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: P.S. Can anyone familiar with European law answer one question? Given that there is a recognized graphic copyright on page layout, can it possibly last longer than the underlying copyright on the contents of those pages? That seems to be what the UE

RE: [Finale] MIDI keyboard and soundcard suggestions?

2007-10-26 Thread Richard Yates
>I use a Kurzweil PC88mx keyboard, hooked up via midi through >my Audigy2 soundcard using a loaded soundfont and there's no >noticeable latency. > >Using the same keyboard, same attachment through Virtual Sound >Canvas softsynth there's horrible latency. > >Using my keyboard to enter notes int

Re: [Finale] MIDI keyboard and soundcard suggestions?

2007-10-26 Thread dhbailey
Richard Yates wrote: I use a Kurzweil PC88mx keyboard, hooked up via midi through my Audigy2 soundcard using a loaded soundfont and there's no noticeable latency. Using the same keyboard, same attachment through Virtual Sound Canvas softsynth there's horrible latency. Using my keyboard to

Re: [Finale] Sib 5 Playback

2007-10-26 Thread Michael L. Meyer
Hi Dean -- I'm a lurker, and don't know much about Sibelius, but aren't you on a Mac? And if that's the case, wouldn't you need an AU (Audio Unit) version of Kontakt installed, not VST? Hoping this helps ... -- Mike On Oct 25, 2007, at 10:20 PM, Dean M. Estabrook wrote: Yeah, I've been

Re: [Finale] Sib 5 Playback

2007-10-26 Thread Dean M. Estabrook
Hi MIke ... dunno, but I'll try it that way and see if it changes anything. Thanks, Dean On Oct 26, 2007, at 7:36 AM, Michael L. Meyer wrote: Hi Dean -- I'm a lurker, and don't know much about Sibelius, but aren't you on a Mac? And if that's the case, wouldn't you need an AU (Audio Un

Re: [Finale] Sib 5 Playback

2007-10-26 Thread Dean M. Estabrook
Hi Richard ... thank you for the response. Well, the Reference "book" is built into Sib as a menu item, unless you mean something different. If you do, then, yes, I would love the PDF. I haven't downloaded 5.1 yet, because I'm still awaiting my Registration # from Sibelius. I think I would

[Finale] OS X 10.5

2007-10-26 Thread Eric Dannewitz
Should I even ask if anyone has been brave enough to try Finale 2007 or 2008 with it? I received my copy today ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] Sib 5 Playback

2007-10-26 Thread Richard Smith
Opps. Wrong address. http://www.rgsmithmusic.com Richard Smith Dean M. Estabrook wrote: Hi Richard ... thank you for the response. Well, the Reference "book" is built into Sib as a menu item, unless you mean something different. If you do, then, yes, I would love the PDF. I haven't downloade

RE: [Finale] MIDI keyboard and soundcard suggestions?

2007-10-26 Thread Richard Yates
>>> Can you hook up your keyboard via midi to your Audigy? >>> -- >>> David H. Bailey >> >> Thanks for the suggestions, David. My Soundblaster card is an X-Fi >> Xtreme Audio and does not have a MIDI connector. It requires a >> separate module for that and that does not seem to have MIDI >con

Re: [Finale] Sib 5 Playback

2007-10-26 Thread Richard Smith
You are, of course, correct. The reference is included in the help menu. My Finale is 2005 so I have no direct experience with Finale and GPO but I can say that my Sibelius sounds *much* better than what I used to get from MIDI alone or from the, now outdated, small sample library (Kontakt Sil