On Sun, Mar 14, 2021 at 12:41 PM Kieren MacMillan <
[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Ralph,
>
> >> 1. I use Frescobaldi.
> >
> > Wow. I missed this somehow. I can see why you use absolute values
> exclusively, Kieren. I'm almost exclusively transcribing and transposing
> fiddle tunes. I do a lot of entry from sheet music, and do a lot of
> proofreading, then transposing. Not terribly complicated, but valuable to
> me. Relative entry works much better for me than absolute entry. I can
> input the tune in treble clef, proofread it, and transpose to alto clef
> with fewer than 10 keystrokes.
>
> Have you tried Frescobaldi and MIDI entry?
>

No, I'm afraid not. I never learned a keyboard instrument, and I don't
think I have the time at present to add that to my list. I really do
understand why absolute values would work very well with MIDI input.

All the best, and thanks for all you do to help others on this list, Kieren,

Ralph


-- 
Ralph Palmer
Brattleboro, VT
USA
(he, him, his)
[email protected]

Reply via email to