On 3/13/2013 3:33 AM, Christer Wallstrom wrote: > Can any one help ned with this problem > > A composition where > > Piano is always in 3/4 and > > Choir has may different time signature 2/4, 3/8, 7/8, 10/8 etc > > I want the beat to always go together > > two bars 3/4 = length of three 2/4 bars > >
Finale can't have differently placed barlines that are real barlines. All measures are the same length and all barlines are lined up on the different staves regardless of what the meters are. This makes doing what you're asking more complicated, but not impossible. What you have to do is to calculate all the places where the bar-lines will line up and then set the meters accordingly. You'll need to set each staff to have independent time signatures. So if you want some bars of 3/4 in one staff and some bars in 2/4 in another staff, you have to enter a time signature of 6/4 in both staves with the appropriate "Time Signature For Display" set to be correct for each staff, and then every 6 beats you'll have the barlines entered by Finale. For the intervening barlines you'll need to put them in as graphic lines. Smartshapes can be used, I think. With the various 3/8, 7/8, 10/8 bars in the choir parts working out the math for the hidden time signatures will be a lot more complicated. GraphireMusicPress was good for doing this sort of music, although the part extraction isn't an automatic process. As an aside, MuseScore has just released version 1.3 and I have to say that much has improved over the years since I first checked it out, and it is really maturing into a nice alternative to Finale or Sibelius! -- David H. Bailey [email protected] http://www.davidbaileymusicstudio.com _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
