IWBNI there were an option to specify that transposition of MIDI keyboard input by the hyperscribe tool should depend on the setting of the menu item Display in Concert Pitch on the Options menu. As it is now, all MIDI keyboard input received by the hyperscribe tool is assumed to be concert pitch.

This feature would be useful when entering note data with the hyperscribe tool from a transposed printed score with a MIDI keyboard, as this feature would allow one to play written (rather than concert) pitches. As it is now, one may play and record written pitches and then manually transpose the recorded music by using the menu item Transpose on the MassEdit menu.

This could be implemented by adding the following controls to the Hyperscribe Options dialog box:

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Hyperscribe Options Dialog Box

MIDI Keyboard Input Pitch:
( ) Always Concert Pitch
( ) Concert Pitch When Displaying Concert Pitch, Otherwise Written Pitch
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If the radio button Always Concert Pitch is selected, all MIDI keyboard input received by the hyperscribe tool would be assumed to be concert pitch, as in the current version of Finale.

If the radio button Concert Pitch When Displaying Concert Pitch, Otherwise Written Pitch is selected, all MIDI keyboard input received by the hyperscribe tool would be assumed to be concert pitch in the case when the menu item Display in Concert Pitch on the Options menu is checked. Otherwise, all MIDI keyboard input would be assumed to be written pitch.

Note: As it is now, the speedy entry tool functions in the same way that the hyperscribe tool would function if the option Concert Pitch When Displaying Concert Pitch, Otherwise Written Pitch were selected.

Created: June 29, 2000 (based on a submission from Riccardo Distasi and comments by Tim Rowland)
Last Updated: June 29, 2000
Version: Finale 2000b