It also impacts chord symbol entry, especially from a MIDI keyboard. J D Thomas ThomaStudios
On Apr 18, 2012, at 9:56 AM, Darcy James Argue wrote: > 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 _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
