Mark D Lew wrote:
On Aug 29, 2004, at 5:48 AM, dhbailey wrote:
But I am fascinated -- I use Speedy Entry all the time but the way I use it is with my right hand on the cursor keys to place the cursor on the correct pitch, and my left hand on the top-row number keys to define the duration. I gave up on the 3-octave layout on the alpha keys of the computer keyboard in short order.
Interesting. So you use only the arrow keys for selecting pitch? or am I missing something? I would have thought that would be a pain when the intervals are big -- like if a cello is playing a broken chord pattern that goes up and down over all four strings. But to each his own.
All this time I thought the world of inputters was divided into Simple vs Speedy, and then Speedy is divided into midi vs qwerty. Now I find that even qwerty-Speedy is divided into two different hand positions. Amazing.
My computer keyboard and I are old friends and I have the repeat rate set just right that it is really easy to go up and down for wider intervals. It takes me less time than figuring out where in the octave my hand is placed and making the appropriate up or down motion to get to the next octave. Then I find it hard when the part is higher or lower than the three octaves and I have to use the octave-displacement keys.
I realize others use that layout just fine and dandy, and I have no problem with it. But I type very fast, I have no problem going tap-tap-tap to go up or down a fourth and can really fly on note entry.
A truly small niche of a niche of a niche market I am, but I'm fast!
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