At 02:07 AM 11/9/2005, Brennon Bortz wrote: >How does one create "cross-group time signatures", such as those >commonly seen in large-ensemble pieces? I'm talking about the large >time signatures that don't just reside in one staff, but are exploded >to cross over multiple staves.
I have a three-step process...I'm sure others have different ways. 1. I pick three staves within the score - one near the top (but not the top staff), one near the bottom (but not the bottom staff) and one in the center of the system. Using the Staff Tool, I turn off "Time Signature" in every other staff but these. I suppose you could only have two if you wanted - I like three to cover the main areas of the score. 2. In Document Options - Fonts I change the Time Signature font size to 120. 3. In Document Options - Time Signature, I type ".35" into the top staff Vertical Placement and "-.35" into the bottom staff Vertical Placement. I realize it might be a pain to some to undo this when they're going to make parts, but the way I extract parts, it only takes one staff to change and I'm done. Hope that helps. -Rob _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
