I use Keyboard Maestro to set up macros and shortcuts. They take time to assemble (not too daunting) but save menu diving time. You do know there are filters in the Selection Tool that allow choices of what it will do - ? All my shortcuts do is eliminate mousing around to get to them.
Chuck > On May 7, 2017, at 1:12 PM, Martin Nickless <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks chuck > Maybe I could ask how your keyboard short cuts work > Thanks > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 7 May 2017, at 20:46, Chuck Israels <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> No experience with Sibelius, but I find my method (much the same as >> Christopher’s) pretty damn quick. It takes me far longer to think of what I >> want than to enter it in Finale, but maybe I’m a slow thinker. >> >> I also have keyboard shortcuts to toggle between coping everything and >> copying only chords, and that is invaluable. >> >> >>> On May 7, 2017, at 12:41 PM, Martin Nickless <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Thanks >>> Shame finale can't be like Sibelius when it comes to entering changes >>> quickly >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On 7 May 2017, at 20:34, Christopher Smith >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> I write a lot of jazz, and I never was able to get that to work properly. >>>> I would have to play the chord in the exact same voicing every time for it >>>> to work, and it’s hard to remember (and finger!) all those extensions. >>>> Plus, there are always chords that I don’t use very often and would have >>>> to stop and figure out a never-before-played voicing for them. I only have >>>> five fingers! Your method works okay up to 7th chords. >>>> >>>> I generally type into score. When I have a chord suffix with stacked >>>> extensions, I have a Postit on my monitor with all my most-used suffixes >>>> and their numbers. Say 7(#11b13) is suffix number 103, then I type C:103 >>>> and get the proper suffix on a C. If I ever forget (or don’t know) a >>>> suffix number, I type C:0 (zero) and the suffix selector box pops up, >>>> where I choose my suffix. The suffix number is right there in the niche. >>>> >>>> Christopher >>>> >>>> >>>>> On May 7, 2017, at 3:27 PM, Martin Nickless <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi there was wondering if anybody that predominately writes big-band >>>>> charts >>>>> Do they enter the changes by playing the cord on a midi keyboard ? >>>>> May I ask if they have built up a library of the complex chords e.g. flat >>>>> 13 sharp 11s etc >>>>> Thanks >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Finale mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >>>>> >>>>> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >>>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Finale mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >>>> [email protected] >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Finale mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >>> >>> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >>> [email protected] >> >> Chuck Israels >> [email protected] >> (360) 201-3434 >> >> 8831 SE 12th Ave. >> Portland OR 97202 >> >> <chuckisraelsjazz.com> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Finale mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >> >> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >> [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > [email protected] Chuck Israels [email protected] (360) 201-3434 8831 SE 12th Ave. Portland OR 97202 <chuckisraelsjazz.com> _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: [email protected]
