M. Perticone writes: > i'm a new subscriber. i need some advice or guidance with this: i'm > transcribing a piece which uses odd time signatures as 2/3 crotchets (yes, > two thirds). i cannot see any way to do it although i've tried some > work-arounds using the shape designer and setting 0.666666/4 in the > composite time signature dialog box, but getting not too elegant results. > i'm on winfin2k2.
The only way (AFAIK) to create a visual time sig with the shape designer and insert it as a measure expression. If you use Maestro 24 as the normal time sig, you have to use Maestro 10 or Maestro 12 for the fractional digits. It's easiest if you make the whole shape perfectly verticaly aligned so you can set the vertical position of the measure expression to 0. There are 2 different approaches to replacing the existing time sig with the text expression: Approach #1: Hide the time signature for the measure, space the measure, and after that insert extra space at the beginning of the measure/beat chart (using TGTools). Insert the measure expression in the space. Make sure the measure isn't respaced afterwards. Approach #2: If you for example don't use the cut time symbol, you can change that symbol into an invisible symbol that takes as much space as you need for the graphic time sig (you might need to create a special font for this purpose). In the time sig dialog, choose cut time for display only, and you'll have an empty space where you can place the measure expression. Best regards, Jari Williamsson ICQ #: 78036563 _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
