You aren't telling exactly what the problem is -- is it that NOTHING is showing up, or that what is showing up is extremely inaccurate?
First off, mic-notator isn't supposed to work with speedy entry. That is a note-by-note entry method, where you can use a midi-keyboard to specify the pitch and the computer keyboard to specify the duration, or you can use only the computer keyboard to specify both pitch and duration. If you are getting some notation to appear, but it is very inaccurate, then your quantization settings are off and need to be experimented with to improve accuracy. If the pitch is inaccurate, then you either need to practice your intonation more or get a more expensive microphone. The ones that typically come with computers are NOT meant for musical instrument use and won't return good results. If you are not getting ANY notation to appear, then some other setting is off to get the entries from mic-notator to hyperscribe for noting. There is a setting in the hyperscribe menu for Transcription mode. That is where Finale records your input but doesn't put anything in notation until after you mess around in the transcription dialog. Perhaps you have that checked? If so, you need to click the TRANSCRIBE button in Finale's mini-sequencer window before notation will appear. Using hyperscribe is always dicey, under the best of conditions, which seem to be if you are metronomically perfect, using a midi keyboard. Mic-notator is unfortunately one of those marketing-guys add-ons to the program in an effort to suck in a broader user-base, but which doesn't work very well in practice (and which I suspect the programmers wish hadn't been approved by the powers that be). In short, with an extremely perfect (read that as expensive) microphone, with a perfectly played musical line and the perfect quantization settings you might get something reasonably accurate. It has been my experience that speedy entry is by far the fastest entry method. It will be interesting if somebody replies claiming to always be using mic-notator for note entry with great success. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello! > > OK, I've read the manual, both OLD and paper, followed the directions, > and still cannot enter notation using my clarinet with either Speedy > Entry or Hyperscribe. I can set volume level in the "Enable MicNotator" > window with no problems, and, yes, I checked the "Enable MicNotator" box. > > What, pray tell, am I not doing that I should be doing (or doing that I > shouldn't be doing)? > > Finale 2003, Windows 98 > > Barb Levy > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- David H. Bailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
