Robert Patterson wrote:
This issue of long-standing bugs being fixed points up a feature
listed on the website that greets me with dismay. That is the "Studio
View & Powerful Mixer" feature. Some on this list are already
salivating at the thought, but for all its possible value, I believe
it is a rueful step.
Maybe, but on the other hand, the current situation in which we have
little control over the levels of the internal sounds is just plain
unacceptable. If a mixer means that we can 'zoom in' on a specific line
to check it, or even make each part evenly matched (again for checking
purposes), then surely that must be an improvement over having to create
and edit a variety of non-printing volume expressions etc.
I also hope that FinMac 2006 solves a number of the existing bugs and
extra features to improve the existing user experience, for example:
- being able to add standard Mac keyboard shortcuts and have them
actually work,
- having a "Go To Bar" keyboard shortcut,
- larger/resizable Expression and Articulation dialog boxes,
- a return to the faster implementation of the Selection Tool and
keyboard nudging,
- more fields in the File Info section,
- non-contiguous Mass Edit selection,
- a "Repeat Last Action" command,
- text styles,
- a wider range of possible starting points for Smart Shapes (e.g.
boxes, hairpins),
- being able to set your own default files and access them from the
Setup Wizard rather than being limited to the current two,
- the ability to enter articulations and slurs from within the Speedy
Entry tool,
- better rehearsal figures control a la Forza,
- the ability to optimize staves directly from the staff tool, and
optimize them away individually rather than having to change to the page
layout tool and back again,
etc. etc. etc., but after seeing the fifth listed new feature as
"Textured Manuscript Paper", my heart sank...
Matthew
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