Hi Chris,
I don't think you're getting what Brian is talking about here. I haven't actually tried his method yet -- frankly, it never occurred to me -- but boy does it ever look like a time-saver!
No, I got it.
Like he said, his files will be much larger (since they are copies of the entire score), and be confusing if you need to give the Finale files to others, but that's pretty much the only drawback I can see.
Until you make changes. The original topic was about parts inheriting changes to the score.
In Brian's method, there is no need to start again from scratch. If you make changes to the score, you can copy and paste them into the parts, same as if you used the Express Music method or "normal" part extraction.
Right. My whole method was about getting changes to the score into the already-created parts in different files painlessly. Clearing entries in the target file then copying the ENTIRE staff at once is the key, and that is pretty much the entire Express method.
You might want the score layout saved if you are going to print the score.
In Brian's method, you have a separate file for the score, same as any other method.
So the score need to be updated, just as the parts do, if you make changes. That was all I was saying.
The only time this makes a difference in your method is if you make note changes to the score. The parts won't inherit the changes, and you will either have to do it manually (editing directly or copying from file to file) or redo the Special method as you described.
This is the same in all cases, which is why a linked score and parts would be good.
I think we have an alliance here!
And the Express method, though admittedly more tedious than yours the FIRST time, allows you to keep all formatting, if you want, for successive revisions.
Brian's method is not nearly as tedious (or potentially risky) as the Express Music method and also allows you to keep all the formatting, because each part is a separate file.
My only point was that if you make changes to your score later, you will HAVE to resort to some sort of copy-and-paste (which is the Express method), regardless of the part extraction method you use. The only risk I see in the Express method is in the renaming of the file. I mostly don't change the Staff Attributes, except for sax parts, which might be another risk (don't screw that part up!)
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