To tell you the truth, I'm not so sure I should duck for cover. I've been playing with Sibelius, and its MIDI implementation is brilliant. It's more than just the mixer window (which is entertaining for about 2 minutes). Unlike Finale, in Sibelius I've been able to customize default patches for every instrument I use, I can switch between pizzicato, mute, solo, tutti, and arco/nat samples just by typing the words above the staff (no fussy expression dialogs), and crescendos actually, well, crescendo--without having to figure out the obscure drawing tool or do a bunch of MIDI value tweaking. (Just curious: did anyone ever figure out that drawing thing?) And this ain't no plonk General MIDI outfit, and I'm not doing it with a collection of a zillion templates either. I just load my orchestra into GigaStudio, open a new document, choose my weapons, and away I go twiddle-free to create music and listen to a decent approximation of it, using the samples I like.
Finale has its good points, but flexible MIDI implementation is not among them. Trying desperately to remember what those good points were, Richard Walker Yokohama, Japan on 02.7.9 5:05 PM, Colin Broom at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > >> Or you could just buy a copy of Sibelius, which has a handy mixer window > to >> control the MIDI volume setting. >> >> Ducking for cover, > > And so you should! :) > > Seriously though, the MIDI options in Finale while fairly flexible are not > nearly as clearly laid as they could be. Something like a mixer with > sliders for volume, pan & continuous data which could be adjusted in > realtime, then made more permanent by hitting an "apply" button would be > very useful. > > Given that Coda seem so (understandably) keen on enticing the new user, it's > puzzling to me that they have not spent more time looking at how the MIDI > tool could be improved, as I would have thought that many potential users > would find this essential to their needs (probably more so than scanning > ability or micnotator, etc.) > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
