I had been using the transpose function successfully and then when I went to use it later in the session, the function wouldn't work. I have tried restarting my laptop and the problem still persists. Any suggestions/solutions? Thanks Dave
> It's not one feature in two places. It's two features, in different places.
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I would say it's two features in the same relative position in two tabs. I'm forever hitting "Transposing Score" when I want "Transpose", but it's pretty obvious what has happened and it causes no problem (as long as I remember to toggle "Transposing Score" back).
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Patrick O'Keefe
Sib 7.5, GPO4, NotePerformer, lots of EWQL stuff
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I only use shortcuts for functions I use often and regularly. Transpose or Transposing Score are not functions I use often or regularly. No need. I score in concert pitch and have all the instruments' transposed ranges, positions and fingerings in my head. And Sib saves me the bother of having to manually transpose dynamic parts.
I try to use shortcuts but never seem to get round to learning new ones.
It's definitely quicker to use less mouse in the long term, but like Patrick, it's a battle for my brain!!
If you are in note input mode and your hand is already on the mouse, it seems to me that hitting the ribbon button is quicker than having to abandon the mouse to type shift/t.
I remember in the Finn era of Sib, we were encouraged to use the keyboard in preference to the mouse. It never caught on (with me at least).
> If you are in note input mode and your hand is already on the mouse it seems to me that hitting the ribbon button is quicker than having to abandon the mouse to type shift/t.
>I remember in the Finn era of Sib, we were encouraged to use the keyboard in preference to the mouse. It never caught on (with me at least).
Note input for me does not involve a mouse (and I don't use a MIDI keyboard). I use the the numeric keypad and the alphanumeric keyboard to enter notes. Unlike Adrian I took that early advice to abandon the mouse seriously. And I'm so glad I did.
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Just a little reminder that you can use the keyboard to get round the ribbon more quickly, even if you can't commit individual shortcuts to memory.
If you tap Alt (in Windows) or Ctrl (in macOS) then letters will appear against the ribbon tabs. For example, if you want Optimise Staves, and you know it's on the Layout tab, it can be much quicker to type Alt/Ctrl L OS than to use the mouse.
> There are obviously situations where a MIDI keyboard is impractical. But when one is available, it seems perverse not to take advantage.
By choice, I don't own any kind of keyboard other than a big grand piano. Haven't since 1982. As a performer I only play piano. In the room in which I do Sibelius input, a MIDI keyboard would only clutter my desk and space. Plus having one hooked up to Sibelius would tempt me not to rely on my ear 100%.
I'm very happy to be "perverse". It's taken me places, and will continue to do so :)
However, I am not advocating my eccentricities for public consumption! My point about eschewing a MIDI keyboard was only made in passing: not using a MIDI keyboard, I really needed to find the quickest note input method without it, and ditching the mouse was the best move. All things being equal, note input without the mouse has to be better.
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Even as a non-pianist, Mark, I find step time MIDI keyboard input the fastest and easiest method for me. It certainly doesn't deter me from using my ears as a composing tool. They tell me which notes to hit ;-) And I find it especially useful for entering 4 or 5 part thickened (concerted) line for eventual explosion.
I salute you, Laurence, for making full use of your qwerty pad. Do you not find the constant octave shifting and accidental adjustment laborious? Mind you, I still have to use the enharmonic (return) button a lot with MIDI input.
I'm the person who was recommending using a MIDI keyboard, if available! Though when one isn't, I've been surprised how quickly I CAN work on just computer keys. Whichever way I'm working, my secret weapon is the R key, whether for a note, a phrase or a whole section.
I do not play keyboards well enough (through a combination of physical disability and laziness) to play stuff in. However, as I rarely write stuff of symphonic proportions I can speedily input stuff using only the computer keyboard. I did learn many of the shortcuts for functions I use frequently and I find that it suits my way of working. To each his own!
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> Even as a non-pianist, Mark, I find step time MIDI keyboard input the fastest and easiest method for me. It certainly doesn't deter me from using my ears as a composing tool.
But because I AM a pianist, if I had a keyboard there I may be tempted to use it for more than note input (since I understand you can just turn note input off, and play it, and hear it). That was my point. Just the avoidance of temptation (for me). I sketch at the piano, and compose away from the piano. That was the situation pre-Sibelius. When Sibelius came along, I just kept all keyboards away when composing, as per the previous situation. Maybe Laurence still thinks that's "perverse", but there is much method in my mad perversions.
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True perversion would be not using whatever works best for us. And what works best is probably different for each of us.
In spite of my not using many shortcuts I, as Laurence, do use "R" a lot. A friend of mine uses copy-and-paste for that. I use the octave shift shortcuts. He uses Transpose (but he does use a shortcut for Transpose). To each his own.
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Patrick O'Keefe
Sib 7.5, GPO4, NotePerformer, lots of EWQL stuff
Win10 x64 Pro Intel i7-4771, 3.50Ghz, 16GB RAM
