Hello, I have discovered the built-in percussion map in FinMac 04: I set up an orchestral score with percussion parts, and, when putting notes in and then dragging them around, I found that the notes jump around weirdly, and each is attached to a different sound.
I am in need of enlightenment from some of my wiser colleagues. My questions are these: 1) Are Finale's choices for which "note" in the staff line to use for a particular instrument reliable and standard ones for classical orchestral writing? For example, they choose "two-ledger-line-above-staff" for wind chimes, "diamond-note-on-top-line-of-staff" for suspended cymbal, and "one-ledger-line-below-staff" for triangle. Are these standard in classical orchestral writing? I always have just used, for single instruments, regular note heads on the middle staff line, but labeled carefully -- and, of course, I still have to label carefully anyway. For a set of instruments, I have used some obvious combination (the five lines for five temple blocks, or two of the space lines for two toms). 2) Is there a place in the online manual where these are identified? Right now, I am just entering any old note, and dragging until I hear what I want (pretty slow). 3) what would I do if the instrument weren't there? Like, for example, how would I enter glockenspiel. This isn't obvious, since the notes jump around oddly, and won't take sharps or flats -- or does that disappear automatically if I put in a clef? Thanking you all in advance, David Froom _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
