Another "Speedy Entry" question :)

[FredGUnn]

@pianomartin

But no matter which method you choose, it will require more key strokes and/or more thinking than Finale’s Speedy Entry. Thus it will be slower.

No, because depending on your Notation Options you often don’t have to enter ties and multiple notes in Dorico. Dorico is often faster because it is fewer keystrokes.

@pianomartin

This is probably too much to ask, but I would love to see a video of you entering music, for instance measure 9-12 of the screenshot I posted. How would you do that using fewer key strokes than in Finale??)

This is using pitch-first MIDI input. I’m ignoring the MIDI strokes in the table below as obviously they would be identical to Finale. Here’s what I typed and my right hand never left my numpad:

4, 6, 5, 6. , 0, arrow, 4, 6, 0, 0, 6, 5, 6.

Notice I didn’t have to input any ties in my keystrokes! In 4/4 I always consolidate eighth and sixteenth rests when contained within a beat so my Notation Options are already set up for that. How many keystrokes would this be in Finale including inputting rests and ties?