On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 1:44 PM, Chris Snyder <csny...@adoromusicpub.com> wrote: > Valentin Villenave wrote: >> To me, note entry is much, much, much faster with LilyPond than with >> Fin/Sib. (even using a MIDI keyboard -- which, by the way, is one of >> the less enjoyable experiences I know of). > > I concur here. I am much faster with Lily than I suspect I ever could be > with a graphical interface. It's so much more intuitive to me, and > actually feels more musical - I have to think about the relationships > between notes in a much more musical way, especially when dealing with > multiple voices. >
Since the topic came up, I just finished writing up some tests I did on my own music entry speeds in each of three ways: Finale MIDI input LilyPond typing LilyPond, with MIDI input for pitch names The full report is at http://www.musicbyandrew.ca/finale-lilypond-4.html, but here's my conclusion: "At least for me, MIDI entry is much faster than typing the pitches and durations myself. However, for all the other musical elements, I can type them faster in LilyPond than I can enter them in Finale with the mouse. By using MIDI input in LilyPond I am getting the best of both worlds, and preliminary testing suggests that I am now faster in LilyPond than in Finale." Andrew _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
