Where having minimal files helps a lot is when you have to add or remove measures after the fact. Then opening a modifying 2 files is much easier than modifying 30. Btw: I still use 2 files for some projects, but only for large ensembles with parts doubled up on single lines in the score. For these projects, parts that can stay inside the file with the score and I only maintain the ones I have to separately. Usually this means percussion, keyboards, and string parts are in the file with the score and the wws and brass parts are separate.
On Sun, Apr 22, 2018 at 7:08 PM, Aaron Sherber <aa...@sherber.com> wrote: > In my experience, it has been a big time saver -- not sure if I would say > HUGE. > > Aaron. > > > > > > On Sun, Apr 22, 2018 at 6:14 PM, Lee Actor <l...@leeactor.com> wrote: > > > I already enter all cues in my "extracted parts" score, no pasting > between > > docusments. > > I also change several "parts only" items globally once, in the same > score. > > Same with elements colliding in all parts (rare in my experience). > > > > You're right about later edits potentially having to be done in multiple > > files, but for me it's rare that a later edit needs to be done in more > than > > 1 or 2 files. To me, a bigger danger in doing later edits in linked > parts > > is that I might inadvertently have Auto music spacing or multimeasure > rests > > on, where a minor edit in one part can affect a different part that will > > likely go unnoticed. > > > > I don't mean to be argumentative; I really am interested in the best work > > flow. But isn't saying that fewer files is a HUGE time saver something > of > > an overstatement? > > > > -Lee > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf > > Of > > Christopher Smith > > Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2018 2:52 PM > > To: finale@shsu.edu > > Subject: Re: [Finale] Finale Linked Parts: what's missing? > > > > Ooh, ooh, ooh! I got this! > > > > Fewer files is a HUGE time saver! You can enter all the cues with copy > and > > paste (or the plugin, which I find buggy) without pasting between > > documents, > > you can change the font sizes for tempi and rehearsal letters ONCE (or > > anything else ONCE) and have it apply to all parts at once, if you find > > something colliding in all parts you move it ONCE and it is solved > > everywhere, and you can take advantage of JW Copy Part Layout to > regularize > > the page layout. Later edits, too, have to be done twice (once in the > score > > file, once in the part file) but in extracted parts you have to make > edits > > in ALL files, which can be maddening. > > > > Christopher > > > > > > > On Apr 22, 2018, at 5:38 PM, Lee Actor <l...@leeactor.com> wrote: > > > > > > Makes sense. It seems to me you'd also be able to change the tempo > > marking font size in the linked parts score; I change several global > > settings in the version of the score I extract parts from that I want to > > apply to all parts and not to the score. > > > > > > With two separate copies of the score, though, I don't see the > advantage > > of linked parts over extracted parts, other than fewer files. How does > > this > > save time and effort? > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Finale mailing list > > Finale@shsu.edu > > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > > finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Finale mailing list > > Finale@shsu.edu > > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > > finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu
