Dear Biab Users --

Please help.

What is a simple and quick and easy way to enter a melody line?


Here are the details.

1. I have some simple lead sheets, which are public domain of course.

2. I have entered the chords into a new song in Biab 2012.5, on my Windows 7 machine.

3. I need to enter the simple melody lines, which are mostly quarter-notes and eighth-notes, short 32-bar songs, in 4/4 time, in simple song format such as A/B, etc.

4. I have used Finale NotePad and like using its note-by-note entry method. I would like to enter notes in a note-by-note manner in Biab. For example, I would like to select a note duration (such as a quarter-note) and then drop the notes onto a staff.

5. I do not have enough skill right now to enter the notes by playing the notes. So, I would rather a note-by-note entry process, unless there is something way easier than note-by-note entry.

(Yes, I looked briefly in the Help but could not find the right spot and what I did find was much more complex than anything I need. So I am looking for something simple here.)

So, what do you recommend for me?

Please advise.

Thanks.

-- Mark Kamoski