We want our music notation software to notate not what we play but what we intend to play. For example, here is a simple melody I played in using Finale’s real-time entry tool, HyperScribe:
I helped Finale notate this example correctly – the first time – by providing some hints as to the rhythmic complexitity of what I was about to play.
Today I have a tip to improve your accuracy when entering music into Finale in real time.
Finale’s HyperScribe tool offers a variety of ways to enter notes in real time using your favorite MIDI device.
I love HyperScribe, Finale’s ability to notate what I play – as I play it – from any MIDI device.
Last week I was near Houston, Texas, providing Finale training for the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District. As is so often the case, I was reminded of the power of DEMONSTRATING some of Finale’s more unique features: Sometimes we don’t know we need something until we see it in action.