Re: [Denemo-devel] 1) selecting with keyboard 2) swing notes

[Nils Gey]

Hello Bric (I'm sorry if this is not your real name),

Welcome to our mailinglist, I am glad if this could be of help:

first: What version (and possibly Distribution) do you use? Current Denemo 
version is 0.8.22, the video you saw is recorded by me and uses 0.8.18 or 
0.8.20 I think.
The Dialog where you can choose Keyboard profiles is in there, but not in older 
versions like 0.8.10 which comes with Ubuntu.

Try to upgrade you version, please. If you are on Ubuntu, use this PPA to 
install 0.8.22: https://launchpad.net/~tillux/+archive/t-audio

In 0.8.22 you should see the Profile choose on startup, from your description 
use "Composer" as profile. If not please delete or move your /home/x/.denemo 
directory to see it again. 

You have normal Shift Arrow, PageUp/Down (staffs), + Ctrl (whole measures) etc. 
there. There you can use the "Gaming Cursor Keys" W, A, S, D to modify the 
pitch up and down (W/S), octaves up and down (Shift+W/S) or half/double the 
duration (A/S), duplicate notes (E) etc. etc. 


2) The best way for swing notes:
a) Without playback:
If this is for Jazz write your piece binary ("straight") and indicate on the 
top that the musician should render one rhythm-layer as swing, typically 8th 
notes.
If this is for classical or other its typical to write as it sounds, this is 
also

b) With playback.
You can either write 4/4 or 2/4 or whatever you like and make everything full 
of triplets or, as you suggested, use 12/8. I personally like the 12/8 method 
better. Its easier to read and notate.

c) This would be writing straight/binary but letting the playback of one 
rhythmic layer be ternary. Unfortunatly we do not support this method yet.

Greetings, 

Nils
Denemo


On Fri, 7 Jan 2011 10:09:44 -0500 (EST)
Bric <address@hidden> wrote:

> Hello, all
>  
> i'm a total newcomer. I have searched through the documentation and the 
> mailing
> lists, without finding the answers
>  
> 1) Currently, do I **have** to use the mouse, to select notes?
>  Shift+arrow_(left/right) does not seem to be doing anything (unassigned key
> combo that could conveniently be assigned the selection function?); it seems
> intuitive to use that key combinations (arrows) to select, forward or 
> backwards.
> It is easier and faster to stay continuously on the keyboard rather than
> interrupting one's typing and having to use the mouse.
>  
> 2) what is the best way to represent swing notes? ... is my only option to use
> 12/8 time signature in place of 4/4?This may be a question broader than just
> denemo scope, but still related to denemo, it seems.
>  
> A youtube demo shows a dialog whereby you select your level -- beginner,
> compose/arranger, etc. This dialog does not pop up for me on first run, and I
> can't find a way to invoke it in the menus (preferences).
>  
> Again, I'm a complete newbie, and have not exhaustively done my RTFM... my
> initial reaction is that denemo completely and utterly ROCKS... but it would 
> be
> perfect if I can select without using the mouse.  Also change note pitch by
> using arrow (maybe shift+arrow_up ?)... please don't bash me... at worst I am
> presenting newbie, FIRST-GLANCE, feedback on the degree of intuitiveness of 
> the
> interface...
>  
> thanks in advance (and thanks for the awesome app)
>  
>