On Aug 9, 2007, at 5:50 PM, Christopher Smith wrote:
On Aug 9, 2007, at 8:27 PM, Horace Brock wrote:
On Thu, 09 Aug 2007 06:36:44 -0400, you wrote:
Did they then explain why MakeMusic seems to have abandoned Speedy
Entry, which I have found can be quite efficient and entirely
computer-keyboard-centered if desired, as their suggested method of
entry, in favor of Simple Entry which requires mousing?
Actually, they did. The keyboard shortcuts in Simple are now so
comprehensive, and the new Selection Tool so versatile, that mousing
is increasingly less necessary (if that makes any sense). They also
said that eventually they plan to make Simple Entry so easy and
powerful that they can phase out Speedy altogether.
Crap! I'm screwed! I find Simple so slow and counterintuitive that
I can't deal with it at all! All the commands are different, and
some that I need a lot aren't there!
Well, I feel the same. I've tried simple a few times with no real
success. But I can't tell if that's a problem of the interface, or
simply the fact that I have used Speedy since Finale v.1.
Greg Hamilton - a fine copyist/engraver in Vancouver, with whom I am
regularly in touch, says that he recently took a few hours (or maybe
days, I don't know) to teach himself Simple and now finds it quicker
and prefers it. I plan to take a drive up to visit sometime next
week to get a hands on lesson. For an old dog like me, it will take
a slow and careful re-training to adapt to a new method, and the
biggest obstacle (I think) will be rhythmic value first, pitch second
(even though I believe rhythm takes precedence in my musical
perceptions). All I can do is make a good attempt and report on the
results. When I see Tom Johnson use Simple, it goes faster than I
normally work - maybe faster than I think.
Chuck
Chuck Israels
230 North Garden Terrace
Bellingham, WA 98225-5836
phone (360) 671-3402
fax (360) 676-6055
www.chuckisraels.com
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