My Finale experience goes back about 1991 or so. I remember when nearly
everyone used speedy entry nearly all of the time. Finale's new simple
entry is indeed quite good. I hesitate to point out that simple entry
was a response to Sibelius' note entry methods (v. 2004 I believe). When
I upgraded to 2005 it was specifically to get simple entry.
I respond to Finale much as you do to Sibelius. I think it's just that I
am more familiar with Sibelius. Having customized Finale to reflect your
own manner of working is best. Similarly I have programmed Sibelius
keyboard commands for my laptop to accommodate the absence of the number
keypad.
This is exactly what I mean when I say Sibelius "thinks" like me. In
your case, it sounds like Finale "thinks" more like you.
Richard Smith
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Tyler Turner wrote:
--- Richard Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I think I was unclear about the Keypad in Sibelius.
Most of the time
(laptop on the go excluded) I use the 10 key pad on
the keyboard.
Clicking on the "toolbar" on the screen is slower.
The features I like
to have close at hand are almost all on the top tab
on the keypad (or in
the right click context menu). Others working
differently or with
different musical requirements might have a
different experience. In
general, Sibelius works better with more keyboard
and less mousing and
has extensive keyboard shortcuts.
Keyboard shortcuts are a big reason that I prefer
Finale to Sibelius. The keypad system in Sibelius is
not as efficient as Simple Entry in Finale. There are
some elements that Sibelius allows to be entered via
keystroke that Finale does not, but these are not the
most common elements. For the most common elements,
Finale's system is faster. (and actually, for the
other elements, I've created my own system for working
with Finale that is more efficient than Sibelius).
Tyler
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