Notepad can't produce a file in 5/4. But it can work with a piece in 5/4: make an empty piece in 5/4 with Finale, and send it to your friend. Then he can work with it, put in notes, and so on.
Bernard 2007/11/6, Aaron Sherber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > At 02:58 AM 11/6/2007, keith wrote: > >A friend of mine, good muso, great clarinettist, has just obtained Finale > >Notepad. > > > >He rang me just now to ask why Notepad wouldn't work in 5/4 time. > > > >but surely any commercially produced notation program should work in 5/4- > or > >maybe not! > > I believe your friend is correct. In Notepad, you can't change time > sigs in the middle of a piece. You can only choose one time sig, > during document setup, and 5/4 is not one of the choices. > > Keep in mind that while Notepad is a "commercially produced" program, > it is also completely free. It's a little surprising that Makemusic > didn't include 5/4 as one of the available time sigs, but of course > that's their right. > > Maybe your friend should purchase one of the other versions of Finale > and then take advantage of the 30-day money back guarantee if he > doesn't like it. I'm pretty sure you can change time sigs in all the > other versions. > > Aaron. > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
