Lee Actor wrote:
On 05 May 2006, at 9:11 PM, Carl Dershem wrote:
In playback, being able to select a subset of parts for playback (the
sax section, the violins, the [fill-in-the-blank] section.
Again, already possible (and very easy) with mute/solo,
mute/unmute all,
etc.
While possible, it isn't always that easy, depending on the size of the
score. I would think it would be easier to include staff lists in the
playback dialogue, so it would be quick and easy, once the staff lists
are defined, to simply select which staff lists to have play back.
That way, in setting up the score we could define our staff groups
(flutes, clarinets, saxes, trumpets, horns, trombones, violins, strings,
whatever) and then simply be shown a check list.
Currently, while it is certainly possible, we have to mute/solo upwards
of 20, 30 tracks at times. And since they may well not be contiguous,
scrolling around the list isn't all that quick or easy.
I think "easy" in this case is more in the nature of the scores one
works on most of the time. Quartets, quintets would be easy. Operatic
scores with full romantic-orchestra instrumentation is a whole lot
harder to do.
--
David H. Bailey
This feature has been available for quite some time with one of Jari's free
plug-ins, JW Playback, still available at
http://www.jwmusic.nu/freeplugins/index.html. I use it a great deal when
I'm composing (mostly big orchestra stuff) and can't imagine doing without
it.
I just downloaded that, copied it to my Finale2006 plug-ins folder, and
every time I try to run it, when I click PLAY it forces Finale to
shut-down with an error message. I have PDKTools 2.15 installed.
Are you using it on Finale2006? What am I doing wrong?
--
David H. Bailey
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