> From: Johannes Gebauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 23:37:15 +0100 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Finale] 2006b, GPO vs Non GPO sounds > > On 17.12.2005 Darcy James Argue wrote: >> Johannes, your advice might make sense if you are only writing for a >> small ensemble. However, because of the way Finale handles channels >> for AU/VST instruments, if you are writing for more than 8 >> instruments, it is MUCH faster to use the Setup Wizard. Manually >> configuring your GPO setup is tedious, time-consuming and introduces >> the possibility of error (especially the error of accidentally >> loading a non-"notation" instrument). >> >> Even if you need to modify staff names or attributes after the fact, >> that's still quite a bit faster than manually loading GPO >> instruments, one at a time, for an entire orchestral score. > > I am not so sure what is more time consuming (see below), however, my > main point is that the setup wizard in conjunction with GPO does not at > all work how it should work. >
FWIW, the "ensembles.txt" and "instruments.txt" files can be customized to make the Setup Wizard behave more to your liking. Just mimmick the formatting and revise at will in a simple text editor. Not having Fin2006 yet (it's coming), I am not familiar with GPO yet, but I'll study it when I get it. Bill Duncan _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
