For the most part I agree with Jari. See below. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jari Williamsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Fisher, Allen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 7:13 PM Subject: Re: [Finale] Finale's Defaults
> Fisher, Allen writes: > > > My name is Allen Fisher and I am a Coda employee and occasional lurker on > > this list. During the time I've been on the list, I've noticed some > > complaints about Finale's default settings. Specific suggestions on what > > could be done to improve this area of Finale are often in short supply. If > > any of you have specific suggestions on improving Finale's defaults, I'd > > like to hear from you. We are at a point in the year when we are looking at > > the default files and deciding what changes are to be made. Please feel free > > to share them with me, either on or off-list. > > A main problem is that the default file will never suit every kind of user. > But here are a couple of points that at least IMO would improve the > Maestro Default file: > * Change the measure number to Maestro 12. That would look better for > classical music, don't know if that would be acceptable for popular music. > Yes. > * Move the staff names closer (horizontally) to the staff. Even with group > brackets in the score, there are a pretty big gap there. > Yes > * I think staff names in bold look better (keep the Times Roman). > Yes > * The multi-measure rests look particulary ugly: > 1. Change the default MM rest font to something like 18 or 20 point > mastro (adjust the vertical position so the number appears above the > staff). > 2. Adjust the default end points (making the MM shape smaller). A > cautionary clef should [by default] be able to the be placed at the end of > the MM rest without colliding with the MM rest. > 3. The current defaults for the MM rest width is too wide. Something like > 300 EVPUs would work much better for classical music at least. > Yes > * Use a bit tighter spacing. > Yes > * I don't know what the A, B, C, D text expressions are supposed to be in > the default file. Rehearsal letters? If that's the case, they should be in > bold. > I would delete these and make my own if I needed them. In other words, there should be as few defaults as possible so that libraries for each music file can be built without excess baggage. I would be satisfied with dynamics alone in the default file. > * I personally think that the fingering articulations in the default file (default > metatools 1-5) should be bold. But this is perhaps a matter of taste. > I would delete these and make my own if I needed them. > * Also, the slurs and ties should have the same look IMO (even if they're > positioned differently), but others might disagree here. > Yes. > > Best regards, > > Jari Williamsson > ICQ #: 78036563 > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > I would also delete all tempo indications. I would like to see ledger lines thicker than staff lines by 100%. BF _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
