On Jan 3, 2007, at 9:00 PM, Chuck Israels wrote:
Dear Mike,
Here's an example of a pretty specific part - lots of detail. They
are not all this complex.
<http://homepage.mac.com/cisraels/filechute/Perhaps%20-%20Drums.pdf>
I hope this is helpful.
Chuck
On Jan 3, 2007, at 4:31 PM, Mike Greensill wrote:
Dear Chuck/Bob
Would you be willing to share with us just a snippit of one of
your drum parts. So that we can "see" your methods. I don't quite
understand the "slashes in layer 1 and cues in layer 3" part. Do
you put the slashes, as usual in the middle of the stave to
indicate time, and the cues when needed above the staff?
How do you deal with long stretches of just playing? I produce
multimeasure rests in the part, make them blank with staff styles,
then use the expression tool to write in the staff "PLAY 8" etc.
just as if I was doing the part by hand. Is there an easier way?
I never got Mike's original message. I wonder why not?
Mike, you seem to be asking about procedures in Finale. Use the Slash
Notation staff style (for pete's sake don't enter all the slashes as
expressions or anything so drastic and time-consuming!), which
changes everything in Layer 1 to stemless slashes. You can even apply
this to partial measures if you need to. If you got my previous
message a few minutes ago, I explained why you have to edit the staff
style to show items in other layers. Once this is done in your
default file, you will never have to do it again (until you change
default files!)
As a rule, I try to let the drummer have every measure notated, as in
Chuck's example. It might seem wasteful when there are long passages
of just playing time, but if you number elapsed measures (there is a
plugin for this!) and take care with the layout to have phrases
starting systems it is very easy to read. It also allows the drummer
to write in his own cues if needed in the middle of a phrase. You
know, when you decide that you REALLY want him to catch that trombone
hit in bar 6, but all he has written is "Play 16 bars" so he has no
place to write it, it really slows things down.
Chuck, I notice you have changed the stem attachments on X heads so
that the stem is in the middle of the X instead of the 1:30 or 7:30
position. This seems unnecessary to me, but everything else about the
part is very nice and clear. I especially like the 3D enclosures
(Bill Duncan's!) that make important info pop out.
Christopher
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