on 5/28/03 3:35 PM, helgesen wrote:

> In speedy, using MIDI, to enter a series of quarters, say, descending C
> scale I must;
> press Midi C, hit5; midiB, hit 5;  midiA, hit 5;  etc  etc  OK so far?
> 
> What I would like to do is hold down 5 (for quarter notes) then play a
> series of midi notes, producing on the stave the series of quarters I
> played.  If I try and do this at the moment, I press 5, look to the midi to
> press a note, look back to screen and see dozens (hundreds?) of quarter
> rests, reproducing like rabbits on Viagra!!
> 
> I guess what I'm saying is, at the moment the querty keyboard is the
> 'executive' and I want the midi keyboard as the exec.
> 
> OK, what blindingly obvious thing have I missed?

The CAPS LOCK key.  If you have CAPS LOCK activated and then hit, say, a "5"
on the computer's keyboard, a 5 will appear in the corner of the Speedy box
and every note you hit on the MIDI keyboard will be entered as a quarter
note.

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Brad Beyenhof
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