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Timekeeper
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| Posted 7/24/2010 7:18 PM (GMT -5) |   | Ok, I know I cannot be the only person on this forum who owns PM and wishes an update to Allegro would have come. Now that Allegro is dead, I would like to present a feature request to MM about PM 11 (or 12 if 11 is soon forthcoming.) I think that PM should be able to do everything Allegro can do, and all the new stuff that PM can do and Allegro can't (now isn't that backward?) Starting with the 2 authorizations feature, then the lining up of dymnamics and other expressions, picking which tools I want displayed as well as where I want them. Maybe even the unlimited stave feature (although I've never written for more than 21 parts). Perhaps a small increase in the price of PM would justify a major overhaul of this product? If I am the only one who cares, then I won't bother, so tell me if you care.
Matthew
Albuquerque, NM, USA
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Mike Rosen
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| Posted 7/24/2010 7:24 PM (GMT -5) | | Matt,
I wouldn't be too surprised to see an upgrade of PM. They have brought SongWriter up to the point where I now can recommend it as a good stepup from NotePad. It's a lot closer to PM than it was in the past. Consequently, if they would roll some of the old Allegro features into PM, and raise the price to somewhere between SW and Finale, it would make good sense.
Dang. There I go again, assuming that MM thinks the way I do...
Mike Rosen
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Mike Rosen
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| Posted 7/24/2010 10:33 PM (GMT -5) | | Jeannie,
Take the plunge! Once you get used to the new GUI, you will love the 2010 upgrades. And for lyrics, 2011 is even better.
Mike Rosen
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Mike Rosen
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| Posted 7/25/2010 9:45 AM (GMT -5) | | No, she bought it before I did. It's just been sitting on her shelf all this time. THAT is a strong woman!
Mike Rosen
www.specialmillwork.com
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Bass for What's Cookin' www.whatscookinvlq.com
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Print Music 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010; Finale 2010b, 2011
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Fritz Meissner
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| Posted 7/25/2010 10:01 AM (GMT -5) | | When I complained to MM support about Allegro not being updated, the reply I got was that since PM was being improved each year, it was getting to be a replacement for Allegro. This is hogwash, PM hasn't had any extra functions added in years (not saying that the new UI, percussion, automatic rehearsal marks etc, aren't improvements, but they don't let you do anything you couldn't do before). I can't offhand think of anything that one can do in PM10 that I can't do in PM07 - OK, coda systems - but how often do you use that ?
The most useful feature they could add would be the ability to hide time signatures which would let me get past about the only limitation of PM that is a problem to me. The second most useful feature would be much more control over HP and the ability to add midi expressions into the score.
Fritz
PrintMusic 2004, 2006 and 2007, Windows 7 Home Premium, Pentium i7 750 quad core + 4 GB
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warrenbarnett
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| Posted 7/25/2010 5:01 PM (GMT -5) | |
Jeannie said...
All seriousness aside, it's not strength, just...ah...preoccupation. Sounds more like fear! :-)
Warren Barnett
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Jeannie
'Tis Herself - I have the tee shirt to prove it!
Date Joined Jul 2004
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| Posted 7/26/2010 10:13 PM (GMT -5) | |
Fritz Meissner said...When I complained to MM support about Allegro not being updated, the reply I got was that since PM was being improved each year, it was getting to be a replacement for Allegro. This is hogwash, PM hasn't had any extra functions added in years (not saying that the new UI, percussion, automatic rehearsal marks etc, aren't improvements, but they don't let you do anything you couldn't do before). I can't offhand think of anything that one can do in PM10 that I can't do in PM07 - OK, coda systems - but how often do you use that ? The most useful feature they could add would be the ability to hide time signatures which would let me get past about the only limitation of PM that is a problem to me. The second most useful feature would be much more control over HP and the ability to add midi expressions into the score. Fritz
Lessee...does PM 2010 support beat charts or allow you to determine the number of passes on a repeat (see attached; play it all the way through to see what I mean)? Text box inserts (such as custom page numbers or actual play time), justifcation or position? All of these I found were vital for my work (along with "hiding" time signatures).
Jeannie
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