On May 8, 2010, at 7:59 AM, dc wrote:
This is Finale's default note spacing:
www.collins.lautre.net/files/default.jpg
How could I improve the placement of the g-b third? Would it be
acceptable to put it before the c, as here?
I would put the GB to the left of the C, definitely. I'd make the C
align with the bass part, since that voice has parallel rhythm, so
the GB would be offset leftward.
Since that will put it too close to the previous note, you'll need to
create space there. You could do that by stretching the measure and
then tweaking the beat chart, but my approach would be to add an
accidental or two to the chord and respace the music so that Finale
makes room for those accidentals, then delete the accidentals and
don't respace, using the extra space for the displaced GB instead.
I often do pieces with a lot of layers in the piano part, and I've
found Finale frequently makes non-optimal choices when dealing with
displaced noteheads. I think of fixing them as fairly routine.
mdl
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