At 7:58 PM 07/06/02, Jari Williamsson wrote: [answering M. Perticone] >> 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 don't mind the fraction being big, you could enter it to display as 2+3/4 and then change the plus to appear as a slash. (Time Signature-> More Choices -> Use a Different Time Signature for Display-> Composite; type "2+3" into the first box. Options-> Document Settings-> Music Characters-> Other Symbols-> Plus; in Maestro you can use character 203.) It's not as pretty as what you'd get in the shape designer, but it's easier. Perhaps I'm a narrow-minded reactionary, but I don't really comprehend how such a time signature would work. Even the display of it leaves me wondering, and the function even more so. You're drawing triplets over the barline perhaps? Why bar it like this? I can't imagine what sort of rhythm a time signature like this could communicate that couldn't be communicated more clearly with a different spelling. mdl _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
