Re: [Finale] WinFin on Surface Pro 3
Thanks for that clarification -- I guess I was looking at a review of an older version of the Atom chip. David On 4/1/2015 10:12 AM, Darcy James Argue wrote: > Also, one small point — the Atom x7-Z8700 processor used in the Surface 3 > (non-pro) is actually quad-core, not single-core (though in any case it's not > going to perform as well as an i5). > > Cheers, > > - DJA > - > WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org > > On Apr 1, 2015, at 5:33 AM, David H. Bailey wrote: > >> On 4/1/2015 12:21 AM, Darcy James Argue wrote: >>> Hello all, >>> >>> Has anyone been running Finale for Windows on the Surface Pro 3 tablet, and >>> if so… how's that been going for you? >>> >>> Also, any prognostication on how Fin2014 would perform on the >>> just-announced Surface 3 (non-pro)? >>> >> >> >> I haven't done a lot with it on my SurfacePro3 (i5 processor, 128GB >> storage) but I've used Fin2014 some. It works just fine. I've used >> Sibelius7.1 on it a lot more and except for the small fonts for the >> menu/ribbon items it's a terrific portable replacement for my main >> computer. Be forewarned however that there is only 1 USB port, so in >> order to take advantage of multiple input devices such as a midi >> keyboard and a USB numpad (I haven't found a decent bluetooth keyboard >> which has a numpad on it, and bluetooth numpads are very expensive) you >> need a small USB hub. And the USB port on the SurfacePro3 is >> underpowered (to save battery life) so running external hard drives >> needs a powered USB hub unless you have a hard drive which has its own >> battery power. >> >> Everything I've read leads me to think the new version *might* run >> Finale just as well as the Pro version but also it might not. The Atom >> chip is a single-core processor so Finale might get interrupted when the >> cpu handles other functions such as polling the ports or if you're >> running a browser in the background. >> >> I love the screen size and am using the program MusicReader as my >> electronic music stand, in addition to using the SurfacePro as my travel >> computer. It runs Office just fine, it runs WordPerfect just fine, it >> runs Band-in-a-Box just fine. >> >> My suggestion is to bite the bullet and buy the Pro version -- I just >> read a review of the new Surface which compared it to a netbook only >> better and suggests it might be better than the full-fledged notebooks >> in the same price range. But I would never try to run high-powered >> programs like Finale or Sibelius on a netbook nor would I buy a $400 >> laptop for it either. >> >> But that's just my opinions and experience -- others may differ. >> >> >> -- >> David H. Bailey >> dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com >> http://www.davidbaileymusicstudio.com >> ___ >> Finale mailing list >> Finale@shsu.edu >> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >> >> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >> finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu > > > ___ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu > > -- David H. Bailey dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com http://www.davidbaileymusicstudio.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu
Re: [Finale] WinFin on Surface Pro 3
Also, one small point — the Atom x7-Z8700 processor used in the Surface 3 (non-pro) is actually quad-core, not single-core (though in any case it's not going to perform as well as an i5). Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On Apr 1, 2015, at 5:33 AM, David H. Bailey wrote: > On 4/1/2015 12:21 AM, Darcy James Argue wrote: >> Hello all, >> >> Has anyone been running Finale for Windows on the Surface Pro 3 tablet, and >> if so… how's that been going for you? >> >> Also, any prognostication on how Fin2014 would perform on the just-announced >> Surface 3 (non-pro)? >> > > > I haven't done a lot with it on my SurfacePro3 (i5 processor, 128GB > storage) but I've used Fin2014 some. It works just fine. I've used > Sibelius7.1 on it a lot more and except for the small fonts for the > menu/ribbon items it's a terrific portable replacement for my main > computer. Be forewarned however that there is only 1 USB port, so in > order to take advantage of multiple input devices such as a midi > keyboard and a USB numpad (I haven't found a decent bluetooth keyboard > which has a numpad on it, and bluetooth numpads are very expensive) you > need a small USB hub. And the USB port on the SurfacePro3 is > underpowered (to save battery life) so running external hard drives > needs a powered USB hub unless you have a hard drive which has its own > battery power. > > Everything I've read leads me to think the new version *might* run > Finale just as well as the Pro version but also it might not. The Atom > chip is a single-core processor so Finale might get interrupted when the > cpu handles other functions such as polling the ports or if you're > running a browser in the background. > > I love the screen size and am using the program MusicReader as my > electronic music stand, in addition to using the SurfacePro as my travel > computer. It runs Office just fine, it runs WordPerfect just fine, it > runs Band-in-a-Box just fine. > > My suggestion is to bite the bullet and buy the Pro version -- I just > read a review of the new Surface which compared it to a netbook only > better and suggests it might be better than the full-fledged notebooks > in the same price range. But I would never try to run high-powered > programs like Finale or Sibelius on a netbook nor would I buy a $400 > laptop for it either. > > But that's just my opinions and experience -- others may differ. > > > -- > David H. Bailey > dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com > http://www.davidbaileymusicstudio.com > ___ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu
Re: [Finale] WinFin on Surface Pro 3
Hi David, Thanks, this is all extremely helpful! Also, since you are Surface Pro user, I assume you've heard about StaffPad? Looks like a very interesting new pen-based notation product, especially for times where I'm away from my home MIDI keyboard setup. http://www.sibeliusblog.com/news/staffpad-is-a-music-handwriting-app/ Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On Apr 1, 2015, at 5:33 AM, David H. Bailey wrote: > On 4/1/2015 12:21 AM, Darcy James Argue wrote: >> Hello all, >> >> Has anyone been running Finale for Windows on the Surface Pro 3 tablet, and >> if so… how's that been going for you? >> >> Also, any prognostication on how Fin2014 would perform on the just-announced >> Surface 3 (non-pro)? >> > > > I haven't done a lot with it on my SurfacePro3 (i5 processor, 128GB > storage) but I've used Fin2014 some. It works just fine. I've used > Sibelius7.1 on it a lot more and except for the small fonts for the > menu/ribbon items it's a terrific portable replacement for my main > computer. Be forewarned however that there is only 1 USB port, so in > order to take advantage of multiple input devices such as a midi > keyboard and a USB numpad (I haven't found a decent bluetooth keyboard > which has a numpad on it, and bluetooth numpads are very expensive) you > need a small USB hub. And the USB port on the SurfacePro3 is > underpowered (to save battery life) so running external hard drives > needs a powered USB hub unless you have a hard drive which has its own > battery power. > > Everything I've read leads me to think the new version *might* run > Finale just as well as the Pro version but also it might not. The Atom > chip is a single-core processor so Finale might get interrupted when the > cpu handles other functions such as polling the ports or if you're > running a browser in the background. > > I love the screen size and am using the program MusicReader as my > electronic music stand, in addition to using the SurfacePro as my travel > computer. It runs Office just fine, it runs WordPerfect just fine, it > runs Band-in-a-Box just fine. > > My suggestion is to bite the bullet and buy the Pro version -- I just > read a review of the new Surface which compared it to a netbook only > better and suggests it might be better than the full-fledged notebooks > in the same price range. But I would never try to run high-powered > programs like Finale or Sibelius on a netbook nor would I buy a $400 > laptop for it either. > > But that's just my opinions and experience -- others may differ. > > > -- > David H. Bailey > dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com > http://www.davidbaileymusicstudio.com > ___ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu
Re: [Finale] WinFin on Surface Pro 3
On 4/1/2015 12:21 AM, Darcy James Argue wrote: > Hello all, > > Has anyone been running Finale for Windows on the Surface Pro 3 tablet, and > if so… how's that been going for you? > > Also, any prognostication on how Fin2014 would perform on the just-announced > Surface 3 (non-pro)? > I haven't done a lot with it on my SurfacePro3 (i5 processor, 128GB storage) but I've used Fin2014 some. It works just fine. I've used Sibelius7.1 on it a lot more and except for the small fonts for the menu/ribbon items it's a terrific portable replacement for my main computer. Be forewarned however that there is only 1 USB port, so in order to take advantage of multiple input devices such as a midi keyboard and a USB numpad (I haven't found a decent bluetooth keyboard which has a numpad on it, and bluetooth numpads are very expensive) you need a small USB hub. And the USB port on the SurfacePro3 is underpowered (to save battery life) so running external hard drives needs a powered USB hub unless you have a hard drive which has its own battery power. Everything I've read leads me to think the new version *might* run Finale just as well as the Pro version but also it might not. The Atom chip is a single-core processor so Finale might get interrupted when the cpu handles other functions such as polling the ports or if you're running a browser in the background. I love the screen size and am using the program MusicReader as my electronic music stand, in addition to using the SurfacePro as my travel computer. It runs Office just fine, it runs WordPerfect just fine, it runs Band-in-a-Box just fine. My suggestion is to bite the bullet and buy the Pro version -- I just read a review of the new Surface which compared it to a netbook only better and suggests it might be better than the full-fledged notebooks in the same price range. But I would never try to run high-powered programs like Finale or Sibelius on a netbook nor would I buy a $400 laptop for it either. But that's just my opinions and experience -- others may differ. -- David H. Bailey dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com http://www.davidbaileymusicstudio.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu
[Finale] WinFin on Surface Pro 3
Hello all, Has anyone been running Finale for Windows on the Surface Pro 3 tablet, and if so… how's that been going for you? Also, any prognostication on how Fin2014 would perform on the just-announced Surface 3 (non-pro)? Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu
