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
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> 
> 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.
>> 
>> 
>> 
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