on 2/26/05 8:17 AM, Christopher Smith at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> How many reading this have been "converted" from *midi* speedy note >> entry to >> the "new and improved" simple note entry by Finale's recent push in >> that >> direction? >> > > While I am still a hard-core Speedy person, I am forced to use Simple > on my laptop when I am away from my desktop computer (MIDI-less Speedy > without a numeric keypad is rather clumsy, IMHO) and I am suitably > impressed with it. I know Linda Worsley, among others, is a complete > Simple Enterer, though she was long before the overhaul, and many of my > students who lack MIDI keyboards use this too. Perhaps rather than > converting people, it makes Finale easier and more attractive to people > who might never use MIDI Speedy entry.
Thanks for your take on things Christopher. I think the attractiveness of Simple to folks w/out midi is valid. I've used Speedy long enough now and in such a way that it has become an important part of my creative process. That's similar, if I recall correctly, to what Linda Worsley has written about her use of Simple. I've heard that MakeMusic is looking toward eventually combining the two tools (note entry methods). Maybe I'm not all the way to nervous, but that prospect makes me wonder about the outcome and how it would affect users like Linda and myself. It might just be my imagination, but MM's position on this seem's a bit calculated: short of proselytizing but preparing users for what could be coming. On the other hand, Finale, over the years, for the greater part, has allowed me to maintain use of the program in the way with which I'm comfortable. I think MM has to continue to be very smart about these sorts of things. Don Hart _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
