Got it installed and gave it a quick go. Here's what I've found so far:
1. Can't seem to specify the key before you start.
2. Transpose seems to cause an error unless there are some notes
placed. Once a few notes were placed, it seemed to ignore the transpose
operation.
3. Note entry is clumsy ... score starts with all rests then you have to
right-click on a rest and change it to a note.
4. Doesn't seem like you can move notes with the mouse ... had to change
pitch with the right-click method.
Granted this is only with a 10 minute session, so I'm probably not up to
speed on some of the more salient features.
Here's what I would hope to have (and working properly without an argument!):
1. You can pre-set the key signature, time signature and tempo.
2. You can easily setup multiple staffs
3. You can click on a note value from a menu or toolbar and place it right
where you want it.
4. You can double-click that note and change its pitch or duration by
either keystrokes or by selecting a new duration (pitch changed by moving
the note with the mouse.
5. You can enter notes next to, before on top of (i. e. chords) without any
argument or "user-friendly" intervention.
6. You can save, cut & paste, etc. ... all the usual editing features.
7. You can playback at any time without disturbing what you have.
8. The program is allowed to adjust note spacing for best appearance, but
gives you the option of altering that to suit your own tastes.
Do I ask too much? The $20.00 MusicTime program that I got several years
back seemed to do all of this ... not without a few quirks here and there
though. My short "chat" with Laurie was about MusicTime. He told me that
he started with that MusicTime program when developing his MUSE program.
Don
At 11:03 AM 11/30/2004, you wrote:
Have you tried my program HARMONY?
If so, what does it not do, that you need?
Neil Jennings
www.greenhedges.com
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