Williams, Jim wrote:
Yeah...I'm headed back to 2008, especially since I'm
doing marching band stuff now...see below. The new
expression thing is not proving valuable enough to offset
all the other issues. I also like to run plugins on
parts, so I guess it's extract time
ANOTHER 2009 BUG: If anyone does marching band or similar
stuff, BEWARE: Inserting a drum roll articulation
(metatool 8) will crash 2009 if you have Human Playback
set to Marching Band.
On this particular project, I also got bitten by a linked
parts issue--can't change measure numbering. Client
wanted numbers under bottom staff in score but not in
parts. Have I missed something here--is there a
workaround for measure numbering? I'm going to extract
parts, I guess.
Is it just me, or is linked parts an (at best) incomplete
feature, even though 2009 is the third version of Finale
to have them? Who is actually USING linked parts
seriously? How do you get around the limitations?? MUST
one extract parts to use plugins? I think the answer is
yes, bit I'd like confirmation.
No, it's not just you, linked parts is an incomplete feature
without apparently much attempt to complete it in the 2009
release.
Measure numbers should be totally unlinkable without having
to jump through hoops, and plug-ins should be able to work
on the parts.
In the interim, concerning measure number regions, though,
there is a workaround I remember discussing when linked
parts were first introduced:
Define two regions -- this is only workable if you only have
one region to begin with -- otherwise you have to define two
different regions for each original region.
One region places things as you want them in the score. The
other region places things where you want them in the parts.
When getting the score ready to print, you set the region
for the score to start numbering from measure 1 and set the
other region to start numbering from some measure number
higher than the last measure of the piece. When getting
ready to work with the parts, you set that region to start
numbering from measure 1 and set the original region to
start numbering from some number higher than the last
measure of the piece.
It's workable if you only have one region, but if you have
two or more original regions (incorporating partial
measures, endings, whatever) it's a royal pain in the butt
and something which we shouldn't have to deal with.
--
David H. Bailey
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
_______________________________________________
Finale mailing list
[email protected]
http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
