Re: [Finale] Sibelius Core Team Now at Steinberg, Building New Notation Tool

2013-02-21 Thread Richard Yates
> Obviously, the notation product is a very long way off and there are no > examples to > show yet, but here's the first blog post by Daniel Spreadbury announcing the > project: > > http://blog.steinberg.net/2013/02/welcome/ If Daniel is associated with the project, then I am optimistic (Now, i

Re: [Finale] Sibelius Core Team Now at Steinberg, Building New Notation Tool

2013-02-21 Thread Steve Parker
> (Now, if he could only get me off the Igor Noteheads mailing list, then he > would be a true hero!) Me too! Four years into daily Finale use I still hit things that were far quicker in Igor. Basic thinks like slur entry, dynamic entry, hairpin entry, proper linked parts, ability to grab anyt

Re: [Finale] Sibelius Core Team Now at Steinberg, Building New Notation Tool

2013-02-21 Thread Jari Williamsson
On 2013-02-21 14:02, Steve Parker wrote: > It is to be hoped that Steinberg take a look at Igor. ...or they could try to be really innovative for a change? Although Igor went much further than anything else in terms of innovative thinking, Igor was still just a variation on the same theme. IMO,

Re: [Finale] Sibelius Core Team Now at Steinberg, Building New Notation Tool

2013-02-21 Thread Steve Parker
When Igor came out it was entirely different. New features in fairly recent versions of Finale and Sibelius were present at the start of Igor more than a decade ahead of its time. Can you explain more the direction you're thinking? Modeless operation; ability to easily enter dynamics, slurs, mar

Re: [Finale] Sibelius Core Team Now at Steinberg, Building New Notation Tool

2013-02-21 Thread Jari Williamsson
On 2013-02-21 15:33, Steve Parker wrote: > Can you explain more the direction you're thinking? Just some examples: * Some Finale users thought Sibelius 7 was a good choice just because it now had an input mode where the duration/pitch entry sequence was reversed. Why should such things even be

Re: [Finale] switching between Finale and other app causes "stuck" MIDI note(s) in speedy

2013-02-21 Thread toro 455
>Fortunately, there is an All Notes Off command in the MIDI/Audio menu. Hmmm. That command isn't doing anything for me to alleviate the problem I'm having. The only thing that works is exiting/re-entering the speedy editing frame. And it's enough of a hassle to cause me to consider setting up a d