>>>>> "Andrew" == Andrew Hawryluk <ahawry...@gmail.com> writes:
Andrew> The full report is at Andrew> http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-4.html, but here's my Andrew> conclusion: Andrew> "At least for me, MIDI entry is much faster than typing the pitches Andrew> and durations myself. I prefer MIDI entry to typing the pitches and durations, too, but I'm not sure it's any faster. In my case, it's a bit less error prone, particularly for the "wrong octave" kind of error in relative mode. In my case, I use the emacs midi-input-mode for entering with the MIDI keyboard. And I think when there are lots of articulations or chords, it probably gets faster to type than to use the MIDI keyboard. I've never used either Finale or Sibelius, but I think my typing speed in lily is about the same as in ABC. -- Laura (mailto:lcon...@laymusic.org http://www.laymusic.org/ ) (617) 661-8097 233 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139 A computer is like a violin. You can imagine a novice trying first a phonograph and then a violin. The latter, he says, sounds terrible. That is the argument we have heard from our humanists and most of our computer scientists. Computer programs are good, they say, for particular purposes, but they aren't flexible. Neither is a violin, or a typewriter, until you learn how to use it. Marvin Minsky, ``Why Programming Is a Good Medium for Expressing Poorly-Understood and Sloppily-Formulated Ideas'' _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user