[Finale] Playback anomaly
Hi folks: I'm using Kontakt 3 (Player and sound library) in conjunction with FinMac 2009. For love or money, I can't get a new piece to play back a slur/phrasemark on a sax patch/line. Existing pieces seem to do a much better job, and the same sounds on a Proteus 2000/hardware-based sound modules seem to do the job. I've set up Human Playback, and even tried a couple of different styles (of Human Playback). No dice. Sax sections sound rather silly when nothing plays back with phrase markings :). Does anyone have any thoughts? Thanks, Dana ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] PDF problems
On Oct 3, 2008, at 11:00 PM, Jane Frasier wrote: I have Mac OS 10.5.4, Finale 2008. I have a little clarinet solo that I was printing on tabloid, landscape, 2 up. In Finale I printed to PDF. Then I realized that I really wanted the .pdf to be on letter size, portrait. I redid it, overlying the first one. In Preview it looks fine. However I am using an open source store and I uploaded the .pdf to the server. However, when you click on the link to View the Sample, it is displayed in Preview on tabloid, landscape!!! I deleted the .pdf on my computer and on the server and started over and got the same result. I have about half of the songs are letter and half are tabloid, landscape. It is nuts. Any ideas? Thanks. Jane I have 10.4, but I think the issue might be similar. You have to make sure that you select Page Setup and set the page size and orientation before printing. Then when you print, even if you are only using the PDF writer, you have to make sure the settings are for printing to letter size, portrait. On my Mac, I have set the Print and Fax options to use the last printer selected, so that means it retains the settings as well. If I have previously printed 2-up to tabloid landscape, that is what it remembers for the next time and the PDFs inherit this, too. Most of the time, that is. There seems to be a separate issue that if I verify the settings, they are inherited. If I DON'T check them, then sometimes they are inherited, sometimes they aren't. Christopher ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] PDF problems
Thanks so much. That was it -- I had use Last Saved Settings in the printing dialog box. Then my webpage said it wasn't found but I realized it was an upper/lowercase issue. So much to figure out. Christopher Smith wrote: On Oct 3, 2008, at 11:00 PM, Jane Frasier wrote: I have Mac OS 10.5.4, Finale 2008. I have a little clarinet solo that I was printing on tabloid, landscape, 2 up. In Finale I printed to PDF. Then I realized that I really wanted the .pdf to be on letter size, portrait. I redid it, overlying the first one. In Preview it looks fine. However I am using an open source store and I uploaded the .pdf to the server. However, when you click on the link to View the Sample, it is displayed in Preview on tabloid, landscape!!! I deleted the .pdf on my computer and on the server and started over and got the same result. I have about half of the songs are letter and half are tabloid, landscape. It is nuts. Any ideas? Thanks. Jane I have 10.4, but I think the issue might be similar. You have to make sure that you select Page Setup and set the page size and orientation before printing. Then when you print, even if you are only using the PDF writer, you have to make sure the settings are for printing to letter size, portrait. On my Mac, I have set the Print and Fax options to use the last printer selected, so that means it retains the settings as well. If I have previously printed 2-up to tabloid landscape, that is what it remembers for the next time and the PDFs inherit this, too. Most of the time, that is. There seems to be a separate issue that if I verify the settings, they are inherited. If I DON'T check them, then sometimes they are inherited, sometimes they aren't. Christopher ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Speedy Note Entry's being stubborn
Hi folks: I'm using FinMac 2009 (System 10.4.11). Speedy Note Entry doesn't respond to anything. The Speedy Note menu allows me to click menu items at the top level, but none of them do anything. For example, I can click on Use MIDI Device for Entry, but the checkbox next to it doesn't appear (or disappear). If I click inside a measure, the cursor remains a crosshairs/plus sign type deal, rather than the usual note. Clicking inside a measure (Use MIDI Device not checked), doesn't do anything. Any thoughts? Thanks! Dana ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Piano harmonics
Any standard or recommended notation for piano harmonics? Any guide to which harmonics are generally reachable on a 9' grand? Cheers, - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Piano harmonics
At 04:56 PM 10/4/2008, you wrote: Any standard or recommended notation for piano harmonics? Tiny little circle above the key being struck, would indicate a harmonic an octave higher. Dana ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Piano harmonics
5th partial harmonics are probably the easiest, being right behind the dampers on a 9-ft. I like Crumb's notation, which is to show the notes normally in the kbd hand, the same notes in the other hand with white diamond noteheads, and above that the sounding pitches in small parenthetical notes. (it's okay to have the parenthesize notes loco while the main notes are 8vb, provided you make that clear.) Almost any of Crumb's music for piano has this notation. I can suggest Celestial Mechanics or Music for a Summer Evening to start with. But really I think any of his piano pieces have it. On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 3:56 PM, Darcy James Argue [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Any standard or recommended notation for piano harmonics? Any guide to which harmonics are generally reachable on a 9' grand? Cheers, - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Piano harmonics
Hi Robert, Thanks. Extremely helpful. I don't have any of Crumb's piano scores on hand to refer to right now, but I will take a look next time I get the chance. Would the fourth partial harmonics be unreachable on some 9' pianos due to the dampers getting in the way? Cheers, - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY On Oct 4, 2008, at 6:52 PM, Robert Patterson wrote: 5th partial harmonics are probably the easiest, being right behind the dampers on a 9-ft. I like Crumb's notation, which is to show the notes normally in the kbd hand, the same notes in the other hand with white diamond noteheads, and above that the sounding pitches in small parenthetical notes. (it's okay to have the parenthesize notes loco while the main notes are 8vb, provided you make that clear.) Almost any of Crumb's music for piano has this notation. I can suggest Celestial Mechanics or Music for a Summer Evening to start with. But really I think any of his piano pieces have it. On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 3:56 PM, Darcy James Argue [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Any standard or recommended notation for piano harmonics? Any guide to which harmonics are generally reachable on a 9' grand? Cheers, - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
RE: [Finale] Piano harmonics
From witnessing the experience of others, don't assume anything about accessible or inaccessible ones on any particular instrument! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Darcy James Argue Sent: 04 October 2008 21:57 To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: [Finale] Piano harmonics Any standard or recommended notation for piano harmonics? Any guide to which harmonics are generally reachable on a 9' grand? Cheers, - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Piano harmonics
Not sure if the second partial is reachable on the strings I have in mind. (Hard to tell since I don't have a 9' grand kicking around to try it on.) The player will, I think need to touch the fourth partial instead. So how would you notate that? Cheers, - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY On Oct 4, 2008, at 6:57 PM, Dana Friedman wrote: At 04:56 PM 10/4/2008, you wrote: Any standard or recommended notation for piano harmonics? Tiny little circle above the key being struck, would indicate a harmonic an octave higher. Dana ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Piano harmonics
On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 6:06 PM, Darcy James Argue [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So how would you notate that? Any harmonic indication on a piano requires both the sounding pitch to be shown and a textual note, in this case, Touch 4th partial node, or words to that effect. Piano harmonics are not a standard technique and require precise instructions to the player, who otherwise is likely not to know what to do. It is not like a fiddle, where players are used to producing harmonics. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
