As someone who is still using Finale for Mac 2003a, will I still be able to use Speedy Note entry if I switch over to 2008?
Martin On 7/14/08, Bernard Savoie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The transition to 2008 almost fouled me up. I had not upgraded when I was > asked to give a Finale course/clinic, and when I finally did open 2008 I was > dumbfounded by the amount of changes that were introduced. I couldn't find > anything in their usual places. > > Well, preparing for the course was a godsend since it forced me to put my > usual workflow aside and really dig into the new version. I got the fact > that a lot of the reorganizing of the menu items was bringing often used > items on a higher level in the menu, which makes a lot of sense. For > instance, in prior versions, you had to go to the measure tool to be able to > add or edit anything about the measure. In 2008, we now have direct access > under the EDIT menu. (of course, both versions gave you contextual menus > although you still needed to have the measure tool selected in pre-2008 > versions, while you have access to the pertinent commands in the 2008 > version while in the measure tool or the selection tool [which where you > will usually end up on anyways]). > > Since preparing the course, I find myself being a convert. I used to use > speedy note exclusively for note entry. Now I can't see myself going back to > it with the new simple note. I am getting more and more adept in its use and > I am almost to the speed that I had using speedy, but with the added > advantage of entering expression and articulation marks as I go along. There > are still a few things they need to work out but, having also worked with > Sibelius, I see where MakeMusic is heading, as some of the new features > announced in the 2009 are definitely influenced by the competitor. > > Being a 20 year veteran of the program, I understand that it does take a > little getting used to if you are used to a certain way of working, but the > effort to learn how to work with the new setup will pay off in the long run. > > Bernard > > On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:11:52, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: > > > > Needless to say, I won't be upgrading to another version of Audition > > unless that is patched. I'm certainly curious to know how (computer) > > keyboard-dominant users have responded to the changes. (I'm on 2007, and a > > Speedy-only user.) > > > > Dennis > > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
