Although Patterson Beams was not my first plug-in, I knew from the beginning that I would write it, because the single biggest time consuming factor for me was editing each beam manually.Quote by Robert Patterson about beginning, time
But with carefully chosen keyboard macros to activate it, Mass Copy is quick, convenient, and powerful. Most users who have mastered it depend heavily on it. That certainly includes me.
Here, we tell the story: why the people came here, what they did when they got here, going back to the Native Americans and coming all the way forward.Quote by Robert Patterson about history, americans, people
I began developing the plug-in collection because of several severe shortcomings in Finale that were causing me many hours of tedious manual work.Quote by Robert Patterson about end, work
I do as much debugging as possible on the Mac, but I occasionally must debug problems in the PC world, which is significantly slower.Quote by Robert Patterson about problems, world
I received a great deal of feedback from users of Patterson Beams. Many of its features are not ones I use personally.Quote by Robert Patterson about use
I started small, with the first version of Measure Numbers, and gradually gained knowledge of the plug-in interface.Quote by Robert Patterson about numbers, measure, knowledge
I started using Finale at version 1.0 when it first came out in c. 1988.Quote by Robert Patterson about war, end
If we as a society are willing to have a preference for organic food, the farmer can pass on the savings.Quote by Robert Patterson about society, food
In an organic system you don't waste anything. We need to educate the consumer to accept a tiny blemish on an orange.Quote by Robert Patterson about war, waste, need
It's more than just high quality food for the family table, it's growing the food in a way that does not harm the environment. That gives me emotional well-being that is important to me.Quote by Robert Patterson about family, food, quality, being
Patterson Beams was probably the most tricky. Even now, every time I change it is worrisome because of the possible unintended consequences.Quote by Robert Patterson about consequences, change, time
Perhaps the most versatile and useful plug-in in the collection is Mass Copy. It is certainly the one I use the most. Due to limitations in how plugins can interact with Finale, Mass Copy has a somewhat unusual user interface.Quote by Robert Patterson about limits, end, use
Screen rotation is a combination of software and hardware that allows you to change a monitor between portrait and landscape modes.Quote by Robert Patterson about computers, change
Suprisingly, one of the most complex pieces of code is the code to determine where a note is in the staff. Finale stores notes as relative scale positions in the current key.Quote by Robert Patterson about stores, end
The sky is the limit, there are so many resources out there that aren't really being tapped hard or much, like storytelling.Quote by Robert Patterson about limits, sky, being
When I first began working on music in portrait orientation, it was one of the most liberating experiences I've ever had in Finale.Quote by Robert Patterson about music, end