The choice of a major vs. minor key affects the default enharmonic spelling when entering notes using a MIDI keyboard.
For example, in G minor, you'd generally want F#'s, whereas in Bb major, you'd generally want Gb's. Cheers, - DJA ----- WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On 18 Apr 2012, at 12:36 PM, bill sinclair wrote: > They have a really awkward feature that I wish would be fixed - - - > > When you request a key signature, it makes a distinction between a > major key and a minor key with the exact same pattern of sharps and > flats. For example, they call C minor a DIFFERENT key signature than E > flat major. > > Why even give it a name? There should be only 15 choices 1-7 sharps, > 1-7 flats or NONE. Instead they make you do about 30 choices. you have > the 12 keys, but there are TWO name for 3 of them. > > This creates a lot of confusion. Whether you transpose the notes or not > should be a option which is checked or unchecked. Instead they call it > "other." There are lots of situations where you want to change the key > signature, but keep the note pitches the same. > > This could be put on a greatly simplified menu. For example: > 1) no of sharps or flats, and > 2) what kind it is: sharp or flat, or non-standard. > 3) three check boxes: No tranpose, enharmonic, or diatonic. > > By non-standard I mean a melodic minor for example. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
