I also don't use the playback as it simply doesn't play most of what I write. I also usually star with normal noteheads. I will check the use of different fonts, and look forward to checking out yours.
I didn't want to use 2 staffs (hiding the empty ones wouldn't work). Hence my dilemma, for 10 measures. Ryszard ________ On 12/01/2017, at 11:44 PM, SN jef chippewa wrote: > > my experience has been that starting from normal noteheads and > changing individual noteheads as needed is the easiest way to go. > that said, i NEVER use finale's percussion maps and don't use > playback for percussion ever. > > then it is a question of the font you are using for the percussion > and you may have to set the font for the perc to engraver extras or > something. and that is one of the many reasons i created my own > fonts, starting way back in 2002 :-) > http://newmusicnotation.com/fonts/neueweise_charactercharts.pdf > > i still think you can (and should) use normal noteheads. if the > staves for perc are organized well there is no need. the performer > then sees a consistent staff "complex" and knows where every single > instrument / group of instruments is located. for example, i have > often used the 5-line as a basis (for pitched instruments and > sometimes for 5 WB, for ex.) supplemented with a 3-line staff for > other instruments. with some planning it has usually been possible > to reduce the number of staves and increase the clarity of what i > have come across in perc parts. as a percussionist, you know how > much of a pain in the arse it can be... :-) > > here is an example for 3 tgl, 4 tbl and vibes with no conflicts. > uppers use 3-line staves differently, so even if you combined tbl/tgl > for a short complex passage there is a clear distinction between the > instruments. > > > ---o--- > > ---o--- > > ---o--- > > > o > ------ > o > ------ > o > ------ > o > > > --F#-- > > ----- > C > ----- > > --Gb-- > > ----- > > >> But if I if I understood you correctly, that gives me the opposite >> of what I want. >> >> By turning off the percussion settings in Score Manager that just >> gives the range of usual noteheads & no circle with an "x" within it. >> >> As a percussionist I have long held that there is no need for >> alternate noteheads. However, this is a percussion quartet with >> continual changes between a variety of tuned and untuned >> instruments. So to make it clear to the players I am using different >> noteheads (squares for templeblocks, triangles for triangles etc). >> >> I don't know why Finale can't just have all noteheads shown in the >> special tools. >> >> I also don't know why the notations of percussion instruments are >> scored so inflexibly. > > -- > > neueweise -- fonts for new music (and traditional) notation > http://newmusicnotation.com/fonts.html > > shirling & neueweise | http://newmusicnotation.com > new music notation + arts management + translation > [FB] http://facebook.com/neueweise | [TW] http://twitter.com/neueweise > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > [email protected] _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: [email protected]
