Hmm, I think the default may have been different between major and minor in older versions, but in my WinFin 2011, input in major vs. minor did not make any difference - until, a couple of minutes ago, I went to the Edit/Enharmonic Spelling menu and checked "Use Spelling Tables." The "default" setting did not differ between Major and Minor. I hadn't noticed that before, so I don't recall how long this has been the "default" behavior.
Or, perhaps it has been changed back for 2012? I do suggest that before posting each of us type in a C chromatic scale in both C major and A minor first - the result surprised me! (Those spelling tables can be altered, BTW.) Raymond Horton Bass Trombonist, Louisville Orchestra Minister of Music, Edwardsville (IN) UMC Composer, Arranger VISIT US AT rayhortonmusic.com On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 12:56 PM, Darcy James Argue <[email protected]> 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
