Chuck, You’re so kind! I’ll send you your usual cheque for “promotion”!
Christopher > On Apr 26, 2017, at 3:32 PM, Chuck Israels <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Christopher, > > MM ought to hire you to be their perfect explainer. > > Margot and I send our fond regards, > > Chuck > >> On Apr 26, 2017, at 12:27 PM, Christopher Smith >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> There are a number of issues here. >> >> First of all, if you tell Finale to use Default spelling, it sometimes >> doesn’t make the right decision. You can either change the spelling >> manually, or use a different default. I generally use this when I enter >> chords, because Finale will usually choose F Ab C rather than F G# C if you >> hold down an F minor chord. Chords it doesn’t recognize (like many jazz >> chords) are up for grabs. They may be spelled correctly, or not, according >> to the direction the wind is blowing and the moon phase. >> >> Favour Sharps, or Favour Flats are two of the defaults I use regularly. >> There is no keyboard command to toggle these, so I have assigned them myself >> on my Mac using the System Preference. This is pretty much bulletproof, but >> you have to remember to set it, and if you enter a passage with the “wrong” >> setting, you have to go back and change them manually using one of two >> methods. This method is far from perfect, because if you have chosen one of >> these defaults and enter an F#dim7 chord, either the F# or the Eb will be >> spelled incorrectly. >> >> There is also “Use Spelling Tables” and you can set them according to the >> key you are in, major or minor. These seem to be broken since many versions >> now, or else I simply don’t understand them, because they have never worked >> properly for me. >> >> The two manual methods for flipping enharmonics (or three, really, but the >> third one is stupidly broken) are as follows: >> >> 1. Set Favour Sharps or Favour Flats and with the Speedy cursor on the chord >> or note, hold down the pitch on the MIDI keyboard and hit Enter. Finale will >> use whatever setting is in the Enharmonic Spelling at the moment to spell >> the chord or note that way. This is the same as when you originally enter >> the pitch. Spelling changed this way will stick properly. >> >> 2. For a while on single-note parts, I took to entering notes with >> accidentals as diatonic notes, then hitting + or - immediately after the >> fact to change it to a higher or lower alteration. This is also bulletproof. >> >> 3. Finale’s OFFICIAL way to switch enharmonics in Speedy is to set the >> cursor on the note and hit 9. If you set the cursor on a chord and it is not >> exactly on a notehead, it will cycle through every possible spelling, >> starting with the lowest note in the chord, every time you press 9. If you >> ARE exactly on a notehead, it will only respell this pitch. But this has >> been broken for many, many versions now, as it doesn’t stick properly. It >> very well may flip back on you without you doing anything, even when you are >> working on some other staff. It is especially bad if you have ever hit 9 >> more than once on the same stem. They claim to have fixed it, but it is >> still maddeningly broken. There is no telling how this will turn out, so >> never touch it, is my advice. Use one of the other methods. >> >> Christopher >> >> >>> On Apr 26, 2017, at 1:32 PM, Elizabeth R. Austin <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I had a copyist help with an orchestral (opera) score-now I'm adding all >>> text, etc. and proofreading...as I go through all parts, there is >>> inevitably a chordal misspelling, using a # instead of a *b*, etc...is >>> there anything I can 'tell' Finale to do to avoid this? >>> >>> *Elizabeth R. Austin, ACA, BMI* >>> *www.elizabethaustinmusic.com* <http://www.elizabethaustinmusic.com/> >>> *http://composers.com/elizabeth-r-austin* >>> <http://composers.com/elizabeth-r-austin> >>> *http://www.amc.net/ElizabethRAustin* <http://www.amc.net/ElizabethRAustin> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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] > > Chuck Israels > [email protected] > (360) 201-3434 > > 8831 SE 12th Ave. > Portland OR 97202 > > <chuckisraelsjazz.com> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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]
