Speedy only enters one note

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slidedog
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Post by slidedog » Wed Jan 10, 2018 1:35 pm

Finale 2014.5 windows

For the last few days speedy entry will only enter the same note, no matter which key on the keyboard is pressed. I can change the note with the arrow keys, but that's slower than simple entry. This has got to be a simple solution, but I can't find it. I've already tried deleting the .INI files.
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Peter Thomsen
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Post by Peter Thomsen » Wed Jan 10, 2018 1:51 pm

slidedog wrote:… For the last few days speedy entry will only enter the same note, no matter which key on the keyboard is pressed …
1) Computer keyboard or MIDI keyboard?

2) Take a look in the Speedy menu.
* Is the option “Use MIDI Device for Input” selected or de-selected?
This is actually the same idea/thought as 1).
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Post by slidedog » Wed Jan 10, 2018 3:31 pm

Peter Thomsen wrote:
slidedog wrote:… For the last few days speedy entry will only enter the same note, no matter which key on the keyboard is pressed …
1) Computer keyboard or MIDI keyboard?

2) Take a look in the Speedy menu.
* Is the option “Use MIDI Device for Input” selected or de-selected?
This is actually the same idea/thought as 1).
Sorry. The MIDI keyboard, and though this sounds wrong, the midi keyboard only works if "Use MIDI device" is de-selected.

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Post by zuill » Wed Jan 10, 2018 3:37 pm

The only way to use a MIDI Keyboard is to select the option. Somehow you might have a misunderstanding about how Finale works. Or, maybe we don't have all the information we need about the problem you are having.

Zuill

P.S.: See this recent thread: http://www.finaleforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=16036
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Post by slidedog » Wed Jan 10, 2018 9:20 pm

I figured it out. It was a problem with the MIDI keyboard and the port on the computer not getting along. It's working now. Thanks for your help.

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