RE: [Finale] Speedy vs Simple

2006-12-14 Thread Fisher, Allen
, 2006 5:38 PM To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] Speedy vs Simple Johannes Gebauer wrote: I know this comes up every so often, but I wonder whether there are any true Speedy to Simple converts. Are there people on this list, who would consider themselves to have been

Re: [Finale] Speedy vs Simple

2006-12-14 Thread Eric Dannewitz
And, with your current job, does it allow you to, perhaps, gleam into the future and predict things like Finale 2007a?? Fisher, Allen wrote: I am a convert, but given my current day job, feel free to take that with a grain of salt ;-). I'm glad I did switch, I'm a lot faster than ever was

RE: [Finale] Speedy vs Simple

2006-12-14 Thread Fisher, Allen
:58 AM To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] Speedy vs Simple And, with your current job, does it allow you to, perhaps, gleam into the future and predict things like Finale 2007a?? Fisher, Allen wrote: I am a convert, but given my current day job, feel free to take

Re: [Finale] Speedy vs Simple

2006-12-14 Thread Eric Dannewitz
Thanks Mr. Fly-on-the-wall ;-) Fisher, Allen wrote: I could, but then I wouldn't have my current job ;-) I would keep a close eye on the website for updates, though, if I didn't have my current job... ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu

[Finale] Speedy vs Simple

2006-12-11 Thread Johannes Gebauer
I know this comes up every so often, but I wonder whether there are any true Speedy to Simple converts. Are there people on this list, who would consider themselves to have been really quick in Speedy entry, but got converted to Simple after Simple was improved? Can Simple be as fast or

Re: [Finale] Speedy vs Simple

2006-12-11 Thread dhbailey
Johannes Gebauer wrote: I know this comes up every so often, but I wonder whether there are any true Speedy to Simple converts. Are there people on this list, who would consider themselves to have been really quick in Speedy entry, but got converted to Simple after Simple was improved? Can

Re: [Finale] Speedy vs Simple

2006-12-11 Thread Chuck Israels
Every time I see Tom Johnson (from MM) at the IAJE convention, I see him use Simple entry, and he puts in articulations and dynamics at the same time as he enters notes. It is fast when he does it (about 40% faster, he says), but I have yet to make the conversion. Resistance to change?

Re: [Finale] Speedy vs Simple

2006-12-11 Thread dhbailey
I'm with Chuck on this -- I think pitch and rhythm, and I certainly don't think about articulations and dynamics until all the rhythms/pitches are entered. It may be that this is simply because I've been programmed to think this way by Finale itself, back in the days when Simple was the

Re: [Finale] Speedy vs Simple

2006-12-11 Thread Eric Dannewitz
I've been trying to get used to Simple Entry coming from Speedy. I haven't quiet worked out the whole articulations thing, yet, but it's getting there. Certainly a time saver to be able to enter articulations when the note is entered. However, I keep wishing there was some way to start and end