Mac OS 13.7 Ventura, MuseScore Studio 4.6.6, Finale 26.3, 27, SmartScore 64 Pro | Copyist for the Barbershop Harmony Society | wawoodman at aol dot com
I would suggest you learn either Simple or Speedy Entry. Both can be used with a MIDI keyboard. If you are trying to use Hyperscribe, to actually play your pieces in, see my first suggestion.
Thanks for that, Peter. Another thing I never knew...
Or, when the short keyboard goes to the big recycler in the sky, replace it with the extended keybord!
Make the purchase through the Finale store. For Academic pricing, tap the button that says Verify, and submit your information. I'm not sure what comes next, but I assume they will verify your cred...
I suspect any of them work pretty much the same. I’ve never paid attention to brands or anything like that when buying one.
Numbers in circles are in many fonts. Wingdings 1 and 2, Zapf Dingbats, and (I'm sure) many more. Just use them to create your fingering expressions. Did you look in the manual for creating expre...
You should be able to use it unregistered for 30 days. Then, you will lose the ability to print or save work.
My suggestion is to get the program PopChars from ergonis.com. Not expensive, and hands down the best way to get the characters you need.
Duplicate the fingering numbers, and edit the new set to appear below the notes. Save them in your template, so you will always have them available.
Jeff has the right idea. It shouldn't be a big deal within Finale, but it is.