[Finale] Slurs and eps
Hi all, Some wrong placement of slurs beetween finale file and Eps export page file. (Fin2011b.r2 / Win 7 64 bit) Can anybody help me? Thanks Pierre ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] vanishing graphics (Sigh)
I really thought this problem had been solved in the last few versions of Finale, but it is occurring in Finale (Windows) 2011.r2: This is actually for the concert for which I just posted a program. I have to print a new set of parts, and since this work was written under a small grant from the The Indiana Arts Commission, with some of the money coming from the (currently-embattled) National Endowment From the Arts, I am supposed to put logos for both groups on the score and parts. So I have entered the two graphics files, down at the bottom of the first score page. They are OK on the score, show up in all the linked parts, but, when the file knows I am approaching printing time, they vanish. When they get in this shy mood, I can re-enter them (tiffs, jpgs, pngs, all act the same) and they look just fine until I save the file, at which point they may still appear on the screen, but they are gone once I re-draw, exit and reload, or print. I do not recall having this problem with any graphics besides these two logos, but I have downloaded numerous different versions of them, and all have this problem. Has anyone else experienced this kind of behavior? Does anyone know a solution? Raymond Horton Bass Trombonist, Louisville Orchestra Minister of Music, Edwardsville (IN) UMC Composer, Arranger VISIT US AT rayhortonmusic.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Re: Horton compositions - upcoming performances (cross-post)
Forgive, please, one more cross-post on this concert: The program is set! (Only one of these American composers is not a legend!) * * *"A Celebration of Symphonic Music in America"* **Joint concert by "Keep Louisville Symphonic" (the professional symphony musicians of Louisville) and "Musicians from our Nation's Capital Orchestra." *(The National Symphony Orchestra is playing concerts in Louisville on Thursday and Friday evenings, February 17-18.)* **Jason Seber, Conductor Patrick Rafferty, Violin Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, 280 West Jefferson, Louisville, KY 40202 Friday, February 18, 2011, 5:30 PM Aaron Copland: "Fanfare for the Common Man" Leonard Bernstein: "Overture" to *Candide* Samuel Barber: *Violin **Concerto*, Mvt 1 "Allegro" Aaron Copland: "Hoedown" from *Rodeo* Raymond Horton: "Make Gentle the Life of This World" Stephen Foster, arr. Paul Brink: "My Old Kentucky Home" John Williams: *The Cowboys*: "Overture" Tickets $25 (Students $10) Over 140 musicians on stage! Don't miss it! Raymond Horton Bass Trombonist, Louisville Orchestra Minister of Music, Edwardsville (IN) UMC Composer, Arranger VISIT US AT rayhortonmusic.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Finale locks up
I don't want to state the obvious, but the space bar on your computer keyboard isn't sticking is it? (I had something similar and cleaning a very grubby keyboard solved a hundred inexplicable problems. All the best, Lawrence On 10 February 2011 18:23, J D Thomas wrote: > Finale issue: > > An annoying situation has been recurring with Finale 2007 as well as 2011 > for me for the past several months, maybe longer. After launching the > application and working for a while, the application becomes completely > nonresponsive to any further edit, tool changes, everything. The only thing > that does occur is clicking anywhere on the page starts playback. Clicking > a 2nd time stops playback. Quitting and relaunching does nothing. Logging > in and out also accomplishes zip. The only remedy is a complete restart, > which is past becoming annoying. > > This is definitely not file-specific, and it occurred under OS X 10.5 as > well as SN 10.6. And as I said, both versions of Finale, 2007 & 2011. Same > exact problem. There also does not appear to be any time pattern. > Sometimes it happens after a few minutes of work, and other times it could > be an hour or more. > > Any ideas? > > I'm on a Mac Pro, OS X 10.6.4, 8GB RAM. > > J D Thomas > ThomaStudios > > > ___ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > -- Lawrenceyates.co.uk ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] GPO Finale Solo Violin notes are sloppy
Adam, I have little experience with this, but I think the sampled string sounds are set up to imitate a (bad) string section - to drag and overlap, rather than to play and articulate cleanly and rhythmically, the way a good string quartet (or string ensemble) can. I would guess that one way to make things play back more cleanly would be to assign a hidden articulation (staccato dots?, accents with dots?) and see if that helps. Of course, it's pain to do, but so are most playback issues. There is also the possibility that assigning another of Robert Piechaud's Human Playback styles may improve things. 21st Century? Anyway, those would be things I'd try. Chuck On Feb 10, 2011, at 10:05 AM, Adam Taylor wrote: > I've decided to appeal to the collective wisdom of the list for help with > this. I am writing a piece for string quartet, and I want to be able to write > fast notes for the GPO Solo Violin (Viola/Cello) in Finale 2009c (not > stupidly fast, but along the lines of eighth and sixteenth notes at dotted > half=72 (the tempo from the Scherzo movement in Mendelssohn's String Quartet > #4). Problem is that the notes come out sloppy. There is no articulation to > them at all. In a group of four sixteenth notes, the second and fourth notes > more or less disappear in playback, and even staccato eighth runs are sloppy > and half the notes aren't even played noticeably. Any advice on how to fix > this sloppy sound would be more than appreciated. I love the sounds of the > Garritan solo string instruments, but seriously, I can't use them if they're > not going to play the notes that are written. > > And for reference, I even copied out the initial bars of the Mendelssohn > Quartet's Scherzo and it gave the same sloppy playback as it did with my own > music. I know it can sound a lot better because the recording I have > articulates every note clearly at the fast tempo. > > Adam > ___ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale Chuck Israels 1310 NW Naito Parkway #807 Portland, OR 97209-3162 phone: (503) 926-7952 cell phone: (360) 201-3434 www.chuckisraels.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] GPO Finale Solo Violin notes are sloppy
This is a (big) problem with the GPO strings. You could try putting accents on the notes and hiding the accents, or using the MIDI tool to increase the velocity (with HP set to Incorporate MIDI) but IMO it's a fundamental weakness in the sample library and there's only so much that can be done. Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On 10 Feb 2011, at 1:05 PM, Adam Taylor wrote: > I've decided to appeal to the collective wisdom of the list for help with > this. I am writing a piece for string quartet, and I want to be able to write > fast notes for the GPO Solo Violin (Viola/Cello) in Finale 2009c (not > stupidly fast, but along the lines of eighth and sixteenth notes at dotted > half=72 (the tempo from the Scherzo movement in Mendelssohn's String Quartet > #4). Problem is that the notes come out sloppy. There is no articulation to > them at all. In a group of four sixteenth notes, the second and fourth notes > more or less disappear in playback, and even staccato eighth runs are sloppy > and half the notes aren't even played noticeably. Any advice on how to fix > this sloppy sound would be more than appreciated. I love the sounds of the > Garritan solo string instruments, but seriously, I can't use them if they're > not going to play the notes that are written. > > And for reference, I even copied out the initial bars of the Mendelssohn > Quartet's Scherzo and it gave the same sloppy playback as it did with my own > music. I know it can sound a lot better because the recording I have > articulates every note clearly at the fast tempo. > > Adam > ___ > 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] GPO Finale Solo Violin notes are sloppy
I've decided to appeal to the collective wisdom of the list for help with this. I am writing a piece for string quartet, and I want to be able to write fast notes for the GPO Solo Violin (Viola/Cello) in Finale 2009c (not stupidly fast, but along the lines of eighth and sixteenth notes at dotted half=72 (the tempo from the Scherzo movement in Mendelssohn's String Quartet #4). Problem is that the notes come out sloppy. There is no articulation to them at all. In a group of four sixteenth notes, the second and fourth notes more or less disappear in playback, and even staccato eighth runs are sloppy and half the notes aren't even played noticeably. Any advice on how to fix this sloppy sound would be more than appreciated. I love the sounds of the Garritan solo string instruments, but seriously, I can't use them if they're not going to play the notes that are written. And for reference, I even copied out the initial bars of the Mendelssohn Quartet's Scherzo and it gave the same sloppy playback as it did with my own music. I know it can sound a lot better because the recording I have articulates every note clearly at the fast tempo. Adam ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Finale locks up
Finale issue: An annoying situation has been recurring with Finale 2007 as well as 2011 for me for the past several months, maybe longer. After launching the application and working for a while, the application becomes completely nonresponsive to any further edit, tool changes, everything. The only thing that does occur is clicking anywhere on the page starts playback. Clicking a 2nd time stops playback. Quitting and relaunching does nothing. Logging in and out also accomplishes zip. The only remedy is a complete restart, which is past becoming annoying. This is definitely not file-specific, and it occurred under OS X 10.5 as well as SN 10.6. And as I said, both versions of Finale, 2007 & 2011. Same exact problem. There also does not appear to be any time pattern. Sometimes it happens after a few minutes of work, and other times it could be an hour or more. Any ideas? I'm on a Mac Pro, OS X 10.6.4, 8GB RAM. J D Thomas ThomaStudios ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] New plug-in: JW Rotate Chord
Hello! A new plug-in is now available for download from the tips site: www.finaletips.nu The plug-in rotates the chord in the selected region up or down (by moving the top/bottom note in the chord down/up). Useful for example to turn a passage of sixths into a passage of thirds. The plug-in will retain all note-attached information, such as articulations and slurs. For Finale 2010 and later. A YouTube video where the plug-in is used can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcUd27qySRo Best regards, Jari Williamsson ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Re: giant fermatas
I like thick and ridiculous - It's kinda the point of it, that they are unmissable! Steve P. On 10 Feb 2011, at 02:39, wrote: The problem with just enlarging the existing fermata is that the lines got way too thick and the symbol looked ridiculous at the size I needed it to be. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
