I haven't yet ordered 2007 yet (waiting for the dust to settle). But I
have been working with linked parts (in Sibelius) for about a year. If
Finale's take on this technology is similar, the advantages are huge.
Having all of the parts and score in a single file makes a much more
efficient work flow than many of you yet realize. Being able to edit
parts and score at the same time is also very important and helps
eliminate mistakes.
The discussion about splitting a double part into individual parts is
interesting . Sibelius will not do this (yet) without extracting into
separate parts (files). I know everyone works differently and has
different needs but, as a player, I usually prefer two parts on a page
instead of one. It gives me a better idea of what's going on and helps
me balance more closely with my section. The only exception is if the
parts are vastly different from each other or if there are more than two
parts. More than two parts per page is VERY difficult to sort out
(especially at sight). The middle note is hard to see and accidentals
shifting between voices get missed. Sometimes keyboardist arrangers
don't get this because they read chords rather than extract a single line.
May I suggest that a better method might be simply to have the number of
voices on a score stave be the same as those on a part? Sometimes the
new tools make old ways less useful. I also think, in many cases, we
need to re-think the use repeat patterns instead of copying repeated
sections into through composed music. But that's another subject (about
which I know there can be strong feelings!)
Richard Smith
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Robert Patterson wrote:
it sounds like the
only advantage of linked parts is that they're all in one big file.
This is a much bigger advantage than you credit it for. Working from one file
allows you to
a) switch instantly between part views (much faster than opening/saving/closing
separate files).
b) work in score view to update several parts at once. For example, if you are
changing a 'B' to a 'C', if you have several parts playing the same thing, you
can copy/paste much more quickly because it is all within one file.
c) make global changes once. This is anything from changing the title of the
piece to inserting or deleting measures.
You may think of it as "only" a small advantage, but I see it as a huge
advantage over what we have now.
MM would like you to believe that you can keep you score and parts in one file,
and they have made great strides in that direction. For many projects it
probably is possible. All I'm saying is that even those projects for which it
is not possible can still benefit from the linked parts features. Most of mine
probably fall in the latter category.
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