Figured bass. With a decent font.
That's not too much to ask for, is it :-)
On 5/3/06, Owain Sutton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Off the top of my head, this is the start of my wishlist for
improvements and extensions to Finale's capabilities, in no particular
order (if any of them can be done in a way I'm not realising, please
tell me!):
A better implementation of microtones (or even just a simple preset that
enables quartertonality)
Duration-linked geometric shapes. The example I've got in mind is where
they were used to indicate the compass to be used in an improvised
section, with the compass expanding and contracting at various points.
More flexibility and ease of application of custom noteheads, and
'smart' stem connections which would automatically attach to the edge of
a notehead (even if they then may need subsequent adjustment).
Less global document settings. Far too many things cannot be adjusted
for just a section of a document. (Stem lengths, stave line widths, 4/4
vs. C, just three that come to mind).
Implementation of irrational time signatures (2/10, 7/24 etc.)
Feathered beams, in a way which doesn't involve massive fudging and
manual tweaking.
I've never found the cross-staff beams to be flexible enough.
'Beat-attached' expressions. For example, with a semibreve in a 4/4
bar, I may want a 'fff' halfway through the third beat. As far as I can
figure out, it's either a matter of attaching it to hidden notes in
another layer, or eyeballing it. It would be nice to specify it as
positioned 2.5 beats through the bar.
A spellchecker which is designed to deal with common musical
instructions and terminology.
Time signature options to easily create large numbers across several
staves, or above systems.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Dennis
> Bathory-Kitsz
> Sent: 03 May 2006 17:16
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [Olist] Sibelius/Finale question [lengthy Bailey reply]
>
>
> At 11:38 AM 5/2/2006 -0400, RVW wrote:
> >both programs are now-a-days essentially identical.
> >They just use different keys for the same task
>
> As a Finale user who deals with the ongoing frustration of engraving
> contemporary music, I'd like to know not what is 'essentially
> identical',
> but what are unique capabilities that could make my life
> easier. I've got a
> 14-year history with Finale, and can do most of what I need
> with it -- but
> I am still frustrated by its limitations.
>
> Right now I'm in the midst of engraving a bunch of chamber
> pieces for a
> composer with particular rhythmic needs (something I've
> mentioned on the
> Finale list). I can engrave this, but I can't make it play back. I've
> downloaded the Sibelius demo a few times for different
> versions, but can
> never 'tame' it enough to try it on contemporary scores.
>
> Can any program do this and play it back? (Four versions of possible
> notation methods shown.)
>
http://maltedmedia.com/images/n-5b-dbk-41-suggestion4.pdf
I'm happy to take this off-list or to another list, but I certainly
would
like to hear from those with needs and experience go beyond that 90% of
standard notational practices.
Dennis
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