I wrote:
Turning to your point about not being able to enter notes in Speedy
entry, a MIDI controller (it need not necessarily be a keyboard,
thought this may be most convenient), while useful in simple entry in
2k7, is _required_ to be able to access most of the features of speedy
entry and hyperscribe, including the entry of notes and chords.
prompting Johannes Gebuaer to respond:
Unless this is something specific to FinWin it is simply not true.
Although Speedy entry without a MIDI device is not exactly very
efficient, it is certainly possible to enter notes and chords.
It is not specific to FInWin; and I goofed again. I should have thought
more about the answer before I wrote it since Johannes' comment reminds
me that I do not always use the midi keyboard when I use speedy entry to
correct errors I find. These procedures, can be used to enter notes in
speedy without a MIDI controller. The general procedure is
1) fill the measure with rests representing the rhythmic pattern of the
music you wish to enter, using numeric keys, either on the keypad, or on
the top row of the "regular" keyboard;
2) place the speedy entry cursor upon each rest in succession, and use
the up / down arrows to specify the pitch(es) to be assigned where each
rest holds the place, and press the "enter" key.
Repeat the above steps for each layer.
On my [desktop] system, I am able to enter notes in Speedy using the
above method, without regard to whether "Use MIDI device for input" is
checked or not. However, if using the numbers on the top row, no rest
is generated by pressing a number key if the capslock key is active.
I will observe, that with regards to capslock, that I recall on at least
two of the laptops I owned, that when the Fn key was used to activate
the embedded numeric keypad, that this over-rode the function of the
capslock key. I can't verify this; the laptops on which I think this
behavior was as described have both failed, the most recent one over the
summer. I have not yet used my laptop much with Finale, and cannot say
for sure whether this is the behavior or not. This may be dependent
upon the internal design of the laptop, and I do not mean to suggest
that although my laptops acted this way, that any others do.
ns
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