On 29 Jul 2005, at 9:35 PM, David W. Fenton wrote:
So, by not using the GPO that comes with Finale, you're sacrificing a
bunch of ease-of-use features associated with HP.
Correct -- but HP is a *lot* more than just GPO integration!
Got it -- key velocity and volume work the way they always have, and
GPO offers an additional controller for timbre. Is it correct to
assume that the mod wheel changes *both* volume and timbre together,
or is HP (because of integration with GPO) just smart enough to send
data to both controllers for crescendos?
There is an option in HP to auto-detect GPO. So if you aren't using
GPO for playback, Finale 2006 is smart enough tol not send mod wheel
crescendos or GPO-specific keyswitches, etc.
Depends how they are implemented. The main advantage to HP+GPO is the
automatic keyswitches for pizz, arco, mutes, etc, whereas if the
keyswitches were different in your preferred package, you'd have to
program your own keyswitching expressions.
But that means HP wasn't doing it, and it would be no different than
implementing playback before HP existed. Yes?
Yes.
And does anyone fear that MakeMusic may have placed their bets on
the wrong horse in the sound samples race?
Absolutely not. GPO is by far the best and most popular package in
its price range.
Is it going to remain that way?
The bundling of GPO with Fin2006 will dramatically expand GPO's market
share. So, for the foreseeable future, the answer is yes.
I'm also concerned with the degree to which *Finale* is being altered
to interface with another program. Changes in that other program
external to Finale could then break things in Finale.
All I can say is so far, that hasn't happened. It's been a mutually
beneficial partnership.
- Darcy
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