At 03:06 PM 10/2/2006, David W. Fenton wrote:
>speed was actually using. I assumed they were using the pitch
>shortcuts, which in Speedy are pretty nonsensical (i.e., there is no
>mapping to actual note names, just an octave for each row of the
>keyboard).
That's only nonsensical if you're trying to mentally map the letter
on the keyboard to the note name. But if you just think of it as
three stacked white-key scales, it makes lots of sense. This is the
method I use, and I'm very fast with it.
>This may be the difference, that the people who find the MIDI
>keyboard faster are working from complete sources and inputting them
>into Finale, and those working fast with the computer keyboard are
>creating music on the fly, with no significant pre-existing source to
>copy from.
Speaking for myself, I'm usually working from existing sources, and I
use the computer keyboard.
As has been said before, one of the strengths of Finale is that it
allows so many different methods, and individuals can find what works
best for them. I'm not going to try to convince anyone that my way is
better, but I know for a fact it's better for me.
Aaron.
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