> I am drafting a wish list to be send to Coda very soon. Perhaps some of > you > will have additions? Please keep it realistic, though, I don't think > wishes > that require a complete rework of Finale will have much chance anyway. >
Maybe not realistic right away, but thinking toward reworked MIDI/tempo controls including: 1a. A place that always resides in a (narrow) strip at the top of the window where tempo (conductor) data lives, and top-of-score tempo expressions can be assigned. The strip would follow into the extracted parts, and would also be exported as tempo map in MIDI file export. (Although I find the tempo tool useful sometimes, it is not very efficient). 1b. The ability to widen the "conductor track" (to borrow the Digital Performer terminology) strip and use drawing tools to draw tempo fluctuations right into the score. Have indications in the message bar or in a separate window about data input coordinates like most sequencers do. 2. Expand the idea of drawing into the score to MIDI controllers and key velocities. Provide an option to see data overlaying all staves at once, and draw lines, curves, etc. right onto the staff. This doesn't have to be really sophisticated. I know that note-spaced music isn't the same as a sequencer view where all beats have the same horizontal width, and that could present a problem, but the view resolution doesn't have to show 1024 ppq, or even 480 ppq. Just a more convenient way to shape data. Maybe it could be supplemented by double-clicking on a staff to get a more realistic sequencer type window, but that would be another step down the road. (It occurs that Coda might partner with a company that makes a light sequencing app that could be bundled with Finale. There could be an option in the MIDI tool to select a region and open in the sequencer for editing.) 3. Provide more sophisticated dialog boxes for adjustments to durations and velocities, including randomizing options, curve settings, etc--like those found in sequencing programs. Put all options having to do with editing durations (or velocities, etc.) in one window instead of several, which can be left open. Believe it or not, I am not a big MIDI user--I use Finale for what it is good at: Notation, notation, and very nice notation. But a reworking in this area would make working with MIDI faster and more pleasant when it is necessary. Tim _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
