On Wednesday, July 17, 2002, at 11:08 PM, Harold Steinhardt wrote: > Finale is a music notation program that can do midi. It's > strength is notation...
The Enigma file format is a database and Finale is a sequencer in the sense that it organizes the data into what are called frames and then presents them. Might be described as a *notation* sequencer. Finale outputs this data to various devices in several formats: screen output, printing output, file output, Midi output, etc. But Finale only comes close to being a Midi sequencer in the Transcription Window--where the format is similar to raw Midi data until it is assigned tags in order to be transcribed. However, it was previously pointed out that the crux of the matter is the definition of "notation". Your usage blithely ignores the fact that Finale redefined the term with it's initial release. That's because it was the first application to make a practical implementation of a score that has a screen representation, prints, AND can playback. Furthermore, its markings are imbued with properties that can alter playback in a manner analogous to how a player would interpret their graphical representation. Now the thinking is in terms of notation *objects*. Objects which have properties to indicate what will occur as they are represented on the output devices that Finale deals with. > ...Use the right tool for the job. I chose Finale because it's the correct application for the job. The job of being able to coordinate good printing with good playback. If you can't handle the playback details of Finale's notation objects that's ok with me, but I think it's rather arrogant of you to suggest that anyone one of us who use Finale to both print and playback our scores didn't choose the right tool for the job. Philip Aker http://www.aker.ca _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
