On 6 Jan 2006 at 16:42, Johannes Gebauer wrote: > On 06.01.2006 Kim Patrick Clow wrote: > > I have searched the archives of the mailing list back a year on this > > question and found no answers, so here goes: > > > > Any suggestions on techniques for adding a figured bass to a Finale > > file? Or anyone have a suggestion for a plug in that would make this > > process easier? ( I am currently using Finale 2005). > > > > The easiest method is to get a specialized font, which includes > figures at different positions, which can be easily combined. Have a > look at > > http://www.ansgarkrause.de/fonts.htm > > I have used the Figured Bass font in the past, but I have eventually > made my own font, using the same principal. > > Figured bass is not really well supported in Finale, and this is by > far the fastest way to enter it. Don't try to mess with the chord > tool, it is useless for figured bass.
You left out something important: what you *do* with the font. I did my first figured bass as articulations. The problem there is vertical alignment. Then I switched to use lyrics, which is much easier. I believe you use lyrics, too, though from there on we depart in how we do it. You use the special figured bass font and a single verse, I use a normal font with figured bass figures (the one that comes with Sibelius) and use multiple verses to maintain vertical alignment. -- David W. Fenton http://dfenton.com David Fenton Associates http://dfenton.com/DFA/ _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
