I'd like that as an option too. I'd probably use that mode as my default. Cheers,
- DJA ----- WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On 8 Jan 2011, at 12:43 AM, James Cooper wrote: > It would make more sense and be more useful to me if I could play (and > hear) the sounding pitch on the MIDI keyboard, and have the transposed > pitch appear on the staff. > > --JMC > > On Friday, January 7, 2011, Aaron Sherber <[email protected]> wrote: >> On 1/7/2011 10:05 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote: >> >> I said from the outset that I agree it should be an option! >> >> >> Yes, I didn't mean for my post to sound like I was disagreeing with you -- I >> was just giving more reasons to agree. >> >> >> However, I personally find it impossible to use Finale without a MIDI >> keyboard and I suspect that the majority of Finale users do use one. >> >> >> Well, of course, one of the great strengths of Finale is the multitude of >> working habits it supports. I don't play piano well and don't own a MIDI >> keyboard, but the old Speedy idea of the three letter rows as three octaves >> made immediate sense to me and I've used it forever and with great speed. >> I've even dragged the [SpeedyKeys] section of my ini file through successive >> versions so that I could be untroubled by the remapping of the Speedy keys >> that MM imposed a few years back. (Hey, there's something else that would be >> great as an option: Let the user decide which Speedy behavior he wants.) >> >> >> When I'm inputting from another composer's transposed score, I tend to skirt >> the issue by turning off the volume on both the computer and the MIDI >> keyboard. >> >> >> Yes, but then you lose the advantage of using your ears to proofread as you >> go. Even with my horn parts sounding up a fifth from where they should be, I >> find this extra tool very useful. >> >> Aaron. >> _______________________________________________ >> Finale mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >> >> > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------ > James Cooper > Composer, classical guitarist, songwriter > www.ModeZ.com > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
