Re: [Finale] OT: midi versions of nancarrow studies?

[Javier Ruiz]

Hi,
Wolfgang Heisig may have what you need, Jef.

http://www.wolfgang-heisig.de/
http://www.heisigrollen.de/

I met him in Koln a number of years ago. He has a self-made machine to punch
rolls from MIDI files. Wise guy...

Saludos,
Javier

The 05/09/09 12:59, shirling & neueweise escribió/wrote:

> 
> does anyone know if these exist?  and what would be involved in
> preparing (in finale) and playing a couple of them in concert
> (playback over loudspeakers)?  would a midi version constitute a "new
> adaptation" of the work, what are the implications of this? etc. etc.
> etc.
> 
> studies are published by schott.
> 
> apparently carlos sandoval (nancarrow's assistant in the 90s) has
> midi versions... for sale... for 2000 eur...
> 
> cheers,
> jef
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Re: [Finale] OT: Eliminating pencil markings in scanned music? Graphics Experts...

[Javier Ruiz]

Please, Johnannes, see my message off-list about this problem.
Javier Ruiz

The 25/08/09 13:59, Rich Caldwell escribió/wrote:

> I know in the full version of Photoshop you can go to Select>Color
> Range, eyedrop colors directly in the image you want to add to the
> selection, close the tool, and then delete what's selected. It's
> fairly self-explanatory.
> 
> Alternatively, Image>Adjustments>Replace Color will allow you to
> select colors the same way, but right from within the tool you can
> adjust the color of the selection. So, just select what you want to
> delete, and then bump the lightness up to the max.
> 
> However, I have no idea if these features are in Elements, and I'm
> guessing you'd still have manual clean-up to do afterward. Of course,
> this only works if the pencil marks are of different color than the
> music.
> 
> Rich
> 
> On Aug 25, 2009, at 5:19 AM, shirling & neueweise wrote:
>> having used the programme extensively recently, something like this
>> should be possible i would think, but someone with more experience
>> with the programme might know better.  i didn't deal with colour at
>> all.
>> 
>> you can try to adjust things with the "levels" after converting to
>> greyscale (if you haven't already).  this way you can set the
>> programme to interpret everything below a certain level as white and
>> above as black.  but the results are not always so pretty... and it
>> can make things quite grainy, so probably a big staedtler and a pot
>> of coffee is your best solution.  viel spaß dabei!
>> 
>>> I was actually hoping to find a toll which could distinguish (by
>>> colour I guess) the pencil markings from the print, and simply take
>>> them out for me. If that is not possible I will have to clean them
>>> before I scan them.
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Re: [Finale] Editing

[Javier Ruiz]

Hello all.

I just passed an exam in image and video techniques, and I can confirm that
this is indeed feasible ;)

The 13/2/09 23:22, Aaron Sherber escribió/wrote:
> (It makes a certain amount of sense. For example, with the right
> software you can rotate a JPG 90 deg. and save losslessly.)
> 
> Aaron. 

And Mr. Fenton is right about what he said about not seeing further
degradation after several saves. That coincides with the way JPEG Baseline
compression works. [It makes blocks of 8 x 8 pixels values, performs a
Discrete Cosine Transform -passing to the frequency domain-, quantize the
matrix of coefficients (this is were the quality percentage is applied), and
compress the new values (most of them are zeroes now) forming a bit stream
that is sent to the file.]

(Incidentally, as an assignment l had to program a plug-in in C for the GIMP
program, in order to compare the different qualities achieved with the JPEG
compression. Fun stuff...)

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Re: [Finale] O. T. Bach Icon

[Javier Ruiz]

Harold Owen shows almost the same symbol as a kind of puzzle in one of the
exercises his book "Music Theory Resource Book". There is no mention to the
inventor, or to the origin of it though.

J.

> On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 1:54 PM, dc  wrote:
>> Yes, four different clefs (or rather 3 clefs, one of which with 2 different
>> key signatures) spelling out BACH. Davitt Moroney used it on the cover of
>> his little book on Bach.
> 
> 
> Thanks Dennis, do you know if this is a copyrighted symbol (I doubt
> that is, but just curious) or the origin of it?
> 
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[Finale] [OT] Sofia Gubaidulina's Johannes Passion

[Javier Ruiz]

Dear listers,

Last night I heard the Johannes Passion by Sofia Gubaidulina, performed by
the orchestra of the Mariinsky Theater of St Petersburg (conducted by
Gergiev).

What a text! and what a music! Incredible austere and moving but
astonishingly strong at times.

I read somewhere that there is no bad or good music but simply true or
false. Then Guibadulina really did a true masterwork of Christian music.

I just wanted to share this amazing experience, so you don't miss to hear
the piece if you have the opportunity.

All the best from Tenerife,

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Re: [Finale] laser printer

[Javier Ruiz]

Hi all,

Just wanted to comment about a place that sells toner and chips for any
printer in the world. I ordered two toner refills and two chips with s/h for
less of the price of a new cartridge. It's PrinterInkWarehouse.com

My printer is a cheap Lexmark 120n and it seems that more expensive Lexmark
models with duplexing units are real workhorses.

Saludos,
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Re: [Finale] International Phonetic Alphabet

[Javier Ruiz]

Change char for wchar_t in the source code and recompile.

Just kidding. It has to be a nightmare.

Javier R.

The 9/1/09 13:44, Phil Daley escribió/wrote:
> A few years ago, I helped with the project of making AutoCAD Unicode
> compliant.
> 
> It was a tremendous amount of work, more than I would have thought.
> 
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Re: [Finale] Strange REBAR behavior WinFin 2008a

[Javier Ruiz]

Hi Henry,
There is a plug-in that erases all whole-note rests. No need to rebar the
music.

Look for it at:

Menu Plug-ins -> 
Note, Beam and Rest Editing ->
Change to Default Whole Rests

Saludos,
Javier

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> use the REBAR command to return measures to "empty" after converted by
> MUSICXML. The odd behavior is the removal of all dotted notes to their
> replacement by their components -  a dotted 8th-16th becomes an 8th tied
> to a 16th and a 16th.
> 
> This very inconvenient. Any solutions?
> 
> 
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> Professor of Music
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>   Box 2208
>   Huntsville, TX  77341
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Re: [Finale] Two easy doubts [Finale 2008]

[Javier Ruiz]

Thanks to Aaron, John and Christopher for their help!

I owe you a round.

Javier Ruiz


The 8/1/08 23:45, Aaron Sherber escribió/wrote:

> At 04:59 PM 1/8/2008, Christopher Smith wrote:
>> You can't drag and drop for multiple copies any more.
> 
> You can if you hold down the modifier keys while you do it. On
> Windows, if you select select a source and then ctrl-alt-click on the
> beginning of the target, you get the multiple copies dialog.
> 
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Re: [Finale] Two easy doubts [Finale 2008]

[Javier Ruiz]

Exactly the same one! And the one who wrote The Four Note Opera...

> ¿Es el mismo Tom Johnson que escribió "Failing" para Garry Karr"?
> 
> 
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[Finale] Two easy doubts [Finale 2008]

[Javier Ruiz]

Hello all and feliz 2008!

As I am not working anymore as a copyist I find difficult to answer to this
two questions of my teacher Tom Johnson.
I would be very grateful if someone can enlighten me with this two small
things:

This is what he wrote me:

"How do you convince this new beast [Finale 2008] to select partial
measures?

How do you make it copy a bar 40 times instead of only once?

These things should be easy to find in their help files, but I've lost an
awful lot of time trying that."

TIA and all the best to all,

Javier Ruiz

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Re: [Finale] O.T. Articulation question from mid 18th century

[Javier Ruiz]

Well, what I found in the Terminorum is _po'_, meaning _poco_
There is no entry for _po' forte_

Javier

P.s. I think the apostrophe is visible in the jpg file.

The 30/8/07 18:45, Andrew Stiller escribió/wrote:

> 
> On Aug 30, 2007, at 1:17 PM, Kim Patrick Clow wrote:
> 
>> On 8/30/07, Andrew Stiller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> 
>>> I  think  it's piano  followed immediately by forte; the  modern
>>> equivalent would be pf. I think those who favor "poco forte" are on
>>> the
>>> wrong track.
>> 
>> Why exactly? I assumed it was a small crescendo, but given the short
>> note value and the tempo being allegro, I didn't think that was
>> possible ( and others suggested this as well).
> 
> Well first of all, if the "poco forte" reading is in the Terminorum
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Re: [Finale] Finale 2008 to XML translation

[Javier Ruiz]

Well, as I look at the demo is as easy as going to the File menu:

File->MusicXML->Export...

I'll send you the file off-list.

Thanks, Chuck! (and also to Jim that offered his help)

All the best,
Javier.

> Hi Javier,
> 
> How do you do that?  Is it just a "print to XML" function within
> Finale?  I've never done it, but I am here now and could certainly
> spend a few minutes to do it, if it's a simple operation.
> 
> Chuck
> 
> 
> On Aug 30, 2007, at 9:47 AM, Javier Ruiz wrote:
> 
>> Hi everyone,
>> 
>> I wonder if someone with Finale 2008 could translate a file to XML.
>> 
>> I need to correct some things for my sole (and last...) client and he
>> upgraded to Finale 2008 without warning.
>> 
>> It is a small (133 KB) file so it will not clutter your mailbox.
>> 
>> 
>> Many thanks!
>> 
>> Javier Ruiz
>> 
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[Finale] Finale 2008 to XML translation

[Javier Ruiz]

Hi everyone,

I wonder if someone with Finale 2008 could translate a file to XML.

I need to correct some things for my sole (and last...) client and he
upgraded to Finale 2008 without warning.

It is a small (133 KB) file so it will not clutter your mailbox.


Many thanks!

Javier Ruiz


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Re: [Finale] O.T. Articulation question from mid 18th century

[Javier Ruiz]

Yes, the Barenreiter "Terminorum..." dictionary says the same thing.

> Kim Patrick Clow écrit:
>> I have a question about the articulations used in this screenshot ( I
>> apologize about the poor quality, this is a scan of a Xerox copy):
>> 
>> It's unclear to me what the symbol "po" then followed by a "f" would
>> indicate.
>> Is this a way to notate a quick swell on the very short note values?
>> What would be the modern method to notate such a dynamic marking? This
>> is taken from an opera overture by Wagenseil and dates from around
>> 1749.
> 
> Hi Kim,
> 
> pò' means poco, so po' f=poco forte
> 
>  From my Italian dictionary:
> 1pò'
> s.m.inv.
> var. poco.
> 
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Re: [Finale] midi set up

[Javier Ruiz]

It seems that you turned off MIDI input in Speedy Entry.

J.R.

> Could someone give me a step by step midi set up?
> I am using Mac Finale 2007. I am using an acient Yamaha DX7. It has
> always worked fine. I don't care about playback. I can enter notes
> rhythmically but they won't change pitches.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
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Re: [Finale] BAK.files

[Javier Ruiz]

Only 5% of Mac's out there?

We should start wearing any kind of bracelet to recognize ourselves. We are
s few.

[We'll revise the figures after  Windows Vista makes 70% of the installed
PC's unusable]

Javier (80% Mac-20%PC Pentium [EMAIL PROTECTED] to get the wireless signal from 
my
sister's apartment ;)
 
> 
> The breakdown at my site in 2006:
> 
>  MS Internet Explorer  75.9 %
>  Firefox   2.4 % 
>  Safari  3.7 %   
>  Unknown  3.3 %  
>  Mozilla 1.4 %   
>  Opera  1.2 %
>  Netscape 0.8 % 
> 
> Windows 89.4 % 
> Macintosh 5 % 
> Unknown 4.5 % 
> Linux 0.8 %
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Re: [Finale] BAK etc.

[Javier Ruiz]

In a poor Mac you get:

MyMusic.mus
MyMusic asv.mus
Mymusic copy.mus

If everything is saved in the same folder.

And since the extension is always MUS all files work with Finale directly.

Javier Ruiz

[And David, Mac OS X rocks, even the Linux guys agree with that.]
 
> If you have both turned on, you'll get:
> 
>   MyMusic.mus
>   MyMusic.asv
>   MyMusic.bak
> 
> These may or may not be in the same folder as your MUS file (you can
> have a separate folder for both ASV and for BAK files, configurable
> in Program Options under FOLDERS, at least, it used to be there).
> 
> The backup files are for recovery when something goes wrong.
> Otherwise, you can ignore them.


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Re: [Finale] JW Time Sig

[Javier Ruiz]

Sometimes I launch Finale 2003 in Mac OS 9 just for using this plug-in...
Maybe JariW would not mind to share the source code and TobiasG could add it
to TgTools.

Javier


> I wonder whether anyone else is interested to get JW Time Sig updated
> for 2k7 (Mac), along with a bug fix...?
> 
> I really made good use of the plugin when it still worked. It was
> perfect to sort out Candenza measures and the like. It was also
> extremely useful for music without barlines.
> 
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Re: [Finale] OT: money, money

[Javier Ruiz]

You can use other languages if you want, this list is not English-only. Yo
mismo hablo un poco de español, 24 horas al día, jajaja.

Anyway it seems that it was your customer who got the "prize" of the amazing
low price you gave him.

[I am sorry about your story, it brings me bad memories...]


Saludos, Javier Ruiz
Canary Islands


> PS: I apologize for my bad english, i writed "prize" and it is price. Im
> pretty sure i made a lot of mistakes more so i can only say sorry if anyone
> got afected by this. Someone sent me an out of list message shouting me for
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Re: [Finale] Tan: Henle engraving video

[Javier Ruiz]

It is strange to agree with Mr. Fenton ;) but in this case I am afraid he is
right. 

But...

(From possible to completely impossible)

Maybe Lilypond will accept MusicXML files in the future. Then one could
input the notes with Finale and get the rendering with Lilypond.

Or Finale will add "Export to Lilypond"
 
Or Makemusic could buy-out those two guys who are doing Lilypond and add all
the technology to Finale.

Or all of us will go back to dirty manual work, spending one day to copy a
page of music when you have a clear manuscript and don't expect any changes
from the composer and...

Javier Ruiz
Canary Islands, 20 km from where Nelson was defeated and lost his arm.

P.S. Still too hot in here, no signs of Autumn and no rain.


The 26/09/06 14:13, David W. Fenton escribió/wrote:

> Someday, perhaps they'll have a GUI for the musical data.
> 
> When that day comes, it will be worth looking at for regular
> notational use.



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Re: [Finale] Tan: Henle engraving video

[Javier Ruiz]

And not to mention the fact that Finale (and later Sibelius) was available
since 1990 (?). 
It seemed that they were using this method until 2000 !
 
Javier R.

> At 06:15 AM 9/24/06 -0700, Richard Yates wrote:
>> I thought it amazing that it took him ONLY eight hours to do that page with
>> those methods.
> 
> Yeah, amazing, but I thought it was more amazing that all that time &
> talent & cash was being tossed into old music again -- not to mention, ye
> gads, working with lead with bare hands and no face mask!
> 
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Re: [Finale] Fin2007 copy bug

[Javier Ruiz]

Can't be true! This is terrible...

Ruiz, Javier

> I believe this is a known bug, I just want to confirm it's been
> reported and acknowledged:
> 
> In Fin2007, opt-shift-click and opt-click copying no longer works
> when the target measure is within the selected region.
> 
> Man, that's a pain.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
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Re: [Finale] OT monitor rotation

[Javier Ruiz]

Dear Chuck and all.

I have one of those Radeon 7000 and it is not versavision capable. The card
has DVI ouput but it is not too speedy as Darcy said. Maybe with the new
ROM...

But the ATI Radeon 9200 (with 128 Mb) is only 130 bucks at owc.com

See http://eshop.macsales.com/item/ATI%20Technologies/100436011/

Hope it helps.

> Darcy James Argue wrote:
>> the Radeon 9200 Mac Edition is the only PCI-based retail card that is
>> still readily available.
>> 
> 
> Check out ebay for a Mac 7000 Mac Edition (the earlier ATI PCI card), which I
> believe with the latest ROM update is Versavision capable.
> 
> http://cgi.ebay.com/RADEON-7000-MAC-EDITION_W0QQitemZ320027974569QQihZ011QQcat
> egoryZ25449QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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Re: [Finale] OT monitor rotation

[Javier Ruiz]

The cheap ATI 9200 will do...

Javier Ruiz, student.

>> 
>>> I'm working on a large score and it is time to get a card that
>>> will allow rotation of my 24" monitor into portrait mode.
>>> 
>>> I have an early single processor Mac G5, and I'm looking for a
>>> recommendation of the least expensive graphics card that will
>>> support Versavision.  I have no special need for high speed - no
>>> games.  Mac gurus and mavens, please weigh in.
>>> 
>>> TIA,
>>> 
>>> Chuck


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Re: [Finale] OT: Harmonic Rhythm

[Javier Ruiz]

I can't answer your question but I am surprised by the fact that form is so
"self-similar". Almost a fractal! I guess this is not a strict rule, uh?

Javier Ruiz

> In 4/4, the strength of the beat is 1-3-2-4 to flow.  The same will
> apply to a form, i.e., 8 bars phrase will be divided into 2 bars each,
> and the same 1-3-2-4 priority applies.  The 32 bars form tune of AABA
> form gets the same 1-3-2-4 priority divided in 8 bars each.  The 32 bars
> form tune of ABAC form gets into 16 bars each, and the 16 bar will
> divided into 4 bars each for 1-3-2-4 priority.  When you analyze a tune
> with odd phrasing such as Falling Grace, you say this composition is
> unique because it shifts the "harmonic rhythm (now I want to know the
> correct terminology for this)".


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Re: [Finale] Producing MIDI files etc.

[Javier Ruiz]

Download iTunes and convert the MIDI file to MP3.iTunes install Quicktime 7
and a set of General Midi sounds. That should give you a fairly decent
conversion to MP3.

[Or upgrade to Finale 2007 and make an audio file using Finale GPO
instruments.]

Javier

> I have been asked to supply some kind of playback file (but not one that
> requires Finale to run).  Having used the MIDI file creation, I have tried
> playing this back using a variety of widely available tools (e.g.
> Quicktime, iTunes, Windows Media Player and RealPlayer).  Quicktime and
> iTunes produced very artificial sounds (I am only using a Soundblaster
> card, but it is adequate most of the time within Finale) and although
> Windows Media Player and RealPlayer sounded more like playback directly in
> Finale, there were a few bizarre clashes, although they do not appear
> consistently if I make another version.  Does anyone have advice on the
> production of good quality MIDI, MP3 or other formats?  Also, does anyone
> have recommendations for software to create an audio CD.
> 
> If its relevant, I'm still using Finale 2002.
> 
> Michael Lawlor
> 
> 
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> http://mail2web.com/ .
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[Finale] OT James Tenney 1934-2006

[Javier Ruiz]

Dear all,

The past 24th of August we lost a fabulous composer. He died of lung cancer.

I had the great pleasure to meet him in 1994 in Berlin.

James Tenney 1934-2006




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Re: [Finale] bulk multimeasure update?

[Javier Ruiz]

Ah, yes, this may helps a bit...

> Well, it's possible to open the Page Setup for each file in sequence
> with this script:
> 
> batch process folder
> execute menu item "page setup"
> save
> close
> 
> Granted, you will have to manually make the change to each file, but
> you won't have to manually open the dialog box, or manually open the
> files. The script will be paused until you click OK in the dialog, so
> you can do as many changes as you need to each file's Page Setup.
> 
> (Credit for this script goes to Karen Guthery)
> 
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> deprive me of the possibility of being right.   ~ Igor Stravinsky
> 
> 
> On 12/29/05, Javier Ruiz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> No way, this is not accessible from FinaleScript. I had to do it by hand in
>> 600 files!
>> 
>> 
>>> And how about the Page Setup dialog?
>>> 
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Re: [Finale] bulk multimeasure update?

[Javier Ruiz]

Mmm, yes!

You have to make a FinaleScript  script with this content

batch process folder
don't process current document
import multimeasure rests options
save and append "_2k4"
close all


Then open one file of the set of parts, and change the multimeasure rest
manually. This will be your master file for batch processing the folder.

Run the script and you are done.

Hope it helps.

Javier Ruiz.

P.S. FinaleScript is great, but Makemusic should include more examples.


> FinMac 2K4.
> Is there any way to update the multimeasure rest symbol for a whole
> folder full of ochestral parts at once when updating them from 2K2 to
> 2K4?
> 
> And how about the Page Setup dialog?
> 
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Re: [Finale] bulk multimeasure update?

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No way, this is not accessible from FinaleScript. I had to do it by hand in
600 files!

 
> And how about the Page Setup dialog?
> 
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Re: [Finale] Finale EPS graphics in MS Word

[Javier Ruiz]

Hi, Chuck.

I can confirm this strange behaviour, it happens also with other programs
like Appleworks. Maybe it is a bug...

The only solution I can offer is to use TIFF files instead of EPS. 300 dpi
will be enough. 

For preview purposes works perfectly although you will have to prepare EPS
files for the final layout of the book (that probably will be made in
QuarkXPress or InDesign).

[If you already have a lot of EPS files you can convert with the Preview
program.]

¡Salud para el 2006!

Javier Ruiz, composer in "quarantaine".

> Hello all,
> 
> I am working on a document (arranging book) with many Finale eps
> graphic inserts in MS Word, and they print well when I print the
> pages on my HP Laserwriter 5000N.  (They look lame on screen, but
> they print fine.)  However, when I send the file to others in Word,
> or convert it to a pdf file, the Finale examples print badly (losing
> lines, etc.).
> 
> Am I doing something less than optimally, or is that just the way
> things are?  I'd like to have others see the work (to help edit
> things and advise me) but, at the moment, I must print hard copies
> and mail them, and that seems so last century!
> 
> TIA,
> 
> Chuck
> 
> 
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Re: [Finale] Dealing with parts

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Hi, Brad.

Recheck show mesaure number would not be needed if you check "always show in
top staff" when you define the measure region.

Javier.

The 21/12/05 21:53, Brad Beyenhof escribió/wrote:

> way. Most of the work I do requires all measure numbers to be
> displayed on the parts, so I change the Staff Attributes to display
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Re: [Finale] Dealing with parts

[Javier Ruiz]

Hi,

In some rare cases is better to make a super-score with all the parts in
separated staves. Then extract the parts, layout them and print them and
after that mix the parts creating staves with several instruments to make a
nice conductor's score.


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Re: [Finale] Standard Wide vibrato sign?

[Javier Ruiz]

Hi D.

It is some kind of vocal vibrato. BTW what is karkoschka?

Thanks, Javier.

P.S. This is my _last_ copying work. New year, you know...

> At 11:53 AM 12/21/05 +0000, Javier Ruiz wrote:
>> Is there an standard wide vibrato sign?
> 
> Javier,
> 
> Except for me, the responses have been about string vibrato. I just assumed
> vocal vibrato.
> 
> In any case, the standard symbol in Karkoschka is the constant thickness
> wavy line. (Since it's been in use for at least half a century, I didn't
> think it needed explanation anymore.)
> 
> Just out of curiosity, which vibrato did you mean?
> 
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[Finale] Standard Wide vibrato sign?

[Javier Ruiz]

Hola a todos,

Is there an standard wide vibrato sign?

I made myself one but the client says that is too big. Having in mind her
experience with music notation (she uses two tied quarter notes instead of a
half note!) I am tempted to forget her suggestion but maybe I should consult
the oracle first.

TIA,

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Re: [Finale] TAN: MIDITECH Roll'n play - anyone tried it?

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I have a friend who has one keyboard exactly like that but without MIDI. It
comes with a sound bank and a small loudspeaker. I have tried to play it and
it is pretty decent. I am sure that it will be more than enough for speedy
entry.
It seems that one company is manufacturing the flexible keyboard as OEM.

And the price is good!

Hope it helps!

> I wonder whether anyone has tried the MIDITECH Roll'n play MIDI
> keyboard. For those who don't know it: It is a 37 key MIDI keyboard
> which can be rolled up and is the most portable solution I know.
> 
> All I need from it is reliable Speedy input, and I need something that I
> can take with me when I am travelling. I am just wondering whether it is
> reliable, or whether one should consider this more a toy.
> 
> Any opinions welcome, if noone has any good reasons for not getting it,
> I may go out and get it tomorrow, so I can work with it in the holidays
> (I am going to be in the middle of nowhere in the mountains...)
> 
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Re: [Finale] data loss bug

[Javier Ruiz]

Mmmm, sorry to hear that Chuck. It happened to me with an older file, but it
has happened to others with new files too.
I have the hope that this will be corrected in Finale 2006b, meanwhile keep
duplicating the file with another name every time you make an important work
on it.

Saudos, Javier.

[25º C still and no signs of rain after the tropical storm passed.]

> Yeah, it's been quiet, and I've been working on an old file - string
> quartet and jazz trio, making many edits, changing bowings and
> eventually inserting two measures in the middle of the piece.
> Suddenly, I get to a point about 2/3 of the way through, and all the
> entries are gone (except for a few straggling remnants).  They have
> simply disappeared.
> 
> Fortunately, I have a backup on another HD, and have restored the
> entries.  Anyway, it's the first time for me.  Has this only happened
> to others on older files?
> 
> Anyway, it's a drag, but I had a backup.
> 
> Chuck
> 
> 
> On Dec 10, 2005, at 3:44 PM, Simon Troup wrote:
> 
>>> test
>> 
>> Works
>> 
>> Quiet isn't it!
>> 
>> 
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Re: [Finale] big format,how to manage

[Javier Ruiz]

Hola, Josue.

I wish you the best luck for your project, but I would do some steps right
now:

1) Buy one large screen. 19" CRT screens are cheap these days and they will
give you the space you need desperately. Keep the palettes and tools in the
small screen.

2) Warn you client about the difficulties, and be calm and patient.

3) Make hundred of backup copies. Rename every file each time you finish
something valuable. Internal 2.5" disks are very sensitive and delicate. Go
buy and external firewire disk right now!

4) Hire an assistant! There are many knowledgeable people on this list, but
I think that Dennis Bathory-Kitsz is the perfect person. He has helped me
with a couple of big scores and I owe him a lot.

All the best, 
Javier, composer in quarantaine.


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> 
> Hi list,
> 
> im new in this list, hope you can help me,
> 
> i use to work as a music engraver, but this time came to my desk a "giant"
> score. Large orchestra with a lot of divisis in the strings. I have to print
> the score in A2 format and it has non measured parts superposed to measured
> parts at the same time, with grafics(non standart notation) and stuff.
> 
> I have the work on the midway but i think i did something wrong and im
> redoing again and again the same part. Having troubles to mantain the same
> format in all the pages everytime i add measures and so.
> 
> Please i need good advices about how to manage this work. I have to be quick
> but im lost in a giant score inside a 12' screen.
> 
> Thank you in advantage,
> 
> Jos.
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Re: [Finale] Ossia (mis)behaviour

[Javier Ruiz]

I would not use the ossia tool if I were you... Instead add another staff
and use staff styles to hide it.

> I'm struggling with two ossia measures, both attached to the same measure in
> the score. They have grace notes, ties, lyrics and smart shapes (slurs).
> Am I correct in noticing that:
> 1) Smart shapes are not copied into the ossia measures (my slurs are missing
> ...?!).
> 2) Ties are not copied into the ossia measures (my ties are missing ...?!).
> 3) Ossia measures are not taken into account when calculating music spacing
> (grace notes and lyrics in the ossia measures are not spaced correctly, they
> don't even follow the
> spacing of the real measure ...?!).
> 
> It's my first serious attempt at using ossia measures, so I'm sure it's me,
> but still, I cannot be doing _that_ much wrong to get such a buggy result?
> 
> WinFin2K6
> 
> David - on the digest, so anwers might take a while
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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Re: [Finale] Re: OT: MacIntel iBooks in January?

[Javier Ruiz]

I found the article about the PC running Mac OS X:

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1886869,00.asp

Lots of fun!

The 26/11/05 11:57, dhbailey escribió/wrote:

> I also wonder how quickly some hackers will be releasing versions of Mac
> OSx which will actually run on non-Mac hardware.



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Re: [Finale] Re: OT: MacIntel iBooks in January?

[Javier Ruiz]

David wrote:
> I also wonder how quickly some hackers will be releasing versions of Mac
> OSx which will actually run on non-Mac hardware.

Hi,

They exist already, but the installation requires some patience and care.
The PC needs a particular Intel motherboard and two hard disks.
(I read it in extremetech.com but I can not find now)

Of course you can boot with Windows or Linux if you want.

IMO if 

the thesis of Johannes is that we Mac-freaks are going to move to Windows
simply because the new MacIntels will boot with it

then 

I don´t agree, because you can _now_ buy a cheap small factor PC now, hook
it to your existing monitor and there you go. You don´t need more to make a
good virus trap.
Besides the price factor is becoming less and less important when buying Mac
hardware (except in the higest G5 models).


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Re: [Finale] data-destroying bug, I've been bitten! TAN: Spanish Rendez-vous

[Javier Ruiz]

No, no, that´s wrong, Chuck:

Never get there the first. You have to arrive an hour and a half or two
hours late. That will give you the maximum prestige.

Moreover if you are seen reading in a café you may face the accusation of be
bored. Just look at the girls passing by!

P.S. Remember to double check the meeting by cell phone. Say you have a
meeting at 17:00. Call your friend at 18:00 and tell him/her that you are
about to leave the hotel. Don´t look like you are sorry. He/she will be
probably ask you to delay the appointment until 19:00 because he/she has got
something to do. Don´t you dare to arrive before 20:00!! Remember that we
dine late in here.
If it is a SHE then try to arrive even later or not at all. That will keep
her interested.


> On Nov 19, 2005, at 12:16 PM, Javier Ruiz wrote:
> 
>> Or in 1/12 of a Spanish coffee break...
>> 
>> See the following exchange rate:
>> 
>> 1 Spanish coffee break = 3 UK tea breaks = 12 UK coffee breaks.
> 
> Hi Javier,
> 
> How do you take into account that the English (Americans too) arrive
> for the coffee break an hour or two before their Spanish friends?
> 
> Happens to me when I visit Spain every time a meeting at a cafe is
> arranged with my Spanish friends.  I have gotten used to it and
> always bring a book :-)
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> Chuck
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> 
>> [Note: Officially we don´t drink tea in Spain. I do, earl grey,
>> but only at
>> home, never in public]
>> 
>>> If this is identified as the problem I would have thought it could be
>>> patched up in a coffee break (that's a quarter of a tea break if
>>> you're
>>> in the UK).
>> 
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Re: [Finale] data-destroying bug, I've been bitten!

[Javier Ruiz]

Or in 1/12 of a Spanish coffee break...

See the following exchange rate:

1 Spanish coffee break = 3 UK tea breaks = 12 UK coffee breaks.

[Note: Officially we don´t drink tea in Spain. I do, earl grey,  but only at
home, never in public]

> If this is identified as the problem I would have thought it could be
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Re: [Finale] Finale 2004 & Os 9

[Javier Ruiz]

Trash Finder and Finale preferences and/or do a clean reinstall of the OS.
Trash all preferences that you can recreate without problems.
Trash... no that will do by now!

Javier

[And err, no need to quote the entire digest ;) ]

> I am using Macintosh Power PC G3 300mhz computers, Mac OS 9.2.1, Edirol PCR-30
> Keyboard controllers and Finale 2004. All the computers have been working for
> about a year and last week 2 of them started having problems.
> 
> When I start up the Finale it opens, but as soon as I try to use Speedy Note
> entry it freezes and I have to restart the computer. My first thought was that
> there may have been an extension conflict so I went to OS 9 Base and added 1
> by one. I still am having troubles. I am using OMS 2.3.7 and 2.3.8. I called
> Edirol and they suggested I upgrade to OS X. Do you have any other
> suggestions. It is working on all the other computer. Thanks.
> 
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Re: [Finale] Windows Shortcuts?

[Javier Ruiz]

Hey, Darcy, are you abandon ship?
I hope not ;)
Javier

> One moreŠ
> 
> Windows equivalent to Mac's opt-shift-click (copy selected measures)?
> 
> - Darcy
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> 
> 
> 
> On 15 Nov 2005, at 1:51 AM, Darcy James Argue wrote:
> 
>> Hello,
>> 
>> Could someone please tell me the Windows equivalent of the Mac cmd-
>> page up and cmd-page down shortcuts? In Page View, these shortcuts
>> advance or go back one page. In Scroll View, they advance or go
>> back one screen. How is this down in WinFin2006?
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> - Darcy
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Re: [Finale] What is GRP:Orff Instruments?

[Javier Ruiz]

And the author of the charming "Catulli Carmina"...

It is a pity that the poor Orff chose the wrong side during the WWII.

> 
> On Nov 14, 2005, at 9:05 AM, A-NO-NE Music wrote:
> 
>> Thank you very much for everyone who responded.  Now I learned Orff is
>> a
>> name of a German educator
> 
> Perhaps you aren't aware, but the same Orff is the composer of the
> (in)famous "Carmina burana".
> 
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Re: [Finale] Mac Finale 5, 6 or 7. That is the question

[Javier Ruiz]

Dear Andrew,

Why are not you using 10.3.9?
It is very, very stable.

(I know, I know, it ain´t broke...)

Javier Ruiz

The 3/11/05 18:09, Andrew Stiller escribió/wrote:
> I have a system very similar to yours: a dual-boot iMac. I keep Finale
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Re: [Finale] Hardware question Two screens from an iBook...

[Javier Ruiz]

This is "un secreto a voces". Something that nobody wants to tell you but it
exists...
It is called Screen Spanning Doctor.
Download it at
http://www.rutemoeller.com/mp/ibook/ibook_e.html

BTW this is perfectly legal.

It has worked for me for iBooks and iMac G5...

You will have to buy the proper cables, though. 20 bucks on average.

Saludos, Javito.


> While talking to someone in Apple sales I asked what the main difference was
> between an iBook and a Powerbook.  She told me that I could use an external
> monitor with a Powerbook but not with an Ibook.  This is obviously not the
> ultimate truth.  Are you using any adapters or software to enable your
> external monitor?  I remember a while back Darcy sharing a website that
> offered software to enable this sort of thing, in that case for the iMac.
>  
> Thanks, Linda!
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Re: [Finale] You might smile. The bug bit me :-(

[Javier Ruiz]

Yes, you are right and I am stand corrected. Let´s hope that MacSupport can
find it and fix it...

Javier, 

Tenerife

>> Actually, I would prefer to cry, since this confirms that the
>> problem is
>> real...
> 
> You know, I would think the question of whether or not the bug is
> "real" would have been settled when MacSupport confirmed that they
> could reproduce it in-house.
> 
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[Finale] Receiving duplicated messages.

[Javier Ruiz]

I am receiving many duplicates of messages coming from many recipients,
including myself.
Maybe something is wrong in the list administrator side...


Thanks,

Javier.


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Re: [Finale] You might smile. The bug bit me :-(

[Javier Ruiz]

Actually, I would prefer to cry, since this confirms that the problem is
real...
As Darcy suggested please report to macsupport...

Thanks, Hiro.

> 
> The bug which deletes partial note entries bit me.  Finally!
> Yes, I deserve humiliation.
> 
> But, thanks to a few people reported and warned on this list, I
> immediately went back to the last saved version, and my loss was quite
> minimal.  Another thing is I never turn on auto save in any apps in my
> life :-)
> 
> Nope, I didn't have the file open more than 60 min.  The only clue here
> is, once again, multiple files were open at the time.  What triggered
> this bug was to copy a few bars from one file to the another.  The
> target file was the one got hit.
> 
> At this point, I am quite sure all of this is related to the legacy temp
> file system Finale uses.


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Re: [Finale] PDFs

[Javier Ruiz]

Yes, it is the way to go if you don´t have Mac OS X or Acrobat...
The last version that I remember to have used is 2.8

[Mmmm, don´t you wanna upgrade to Mac OS 9.2.2?]

Javito, (who once promised never to move to Mac OS X ;)

> 
> Hello,  I'm happily using Finale 2000c on Mac OS 9.1.
> Now I need to be able to save files as PDFs. I'm told that unless I splurge
> for a computer 
> running OS X, my only option is GhostScript. So I've downloaded GhostScript
> and its 
> companion MacView... but I can't get anything out of them except error
> messages.
> I'm hoping I just have the bits and pieces installed in the wrong places or
> something like 
> that... Is anybody out there successfully making PDF versions of Finale files
> this way?
> 
> Any help will be gratefully received!
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Re: [Finale] MIDI file questions

[Javier Ruiz]

Hola, Chuck!
The most important is to have a different (Finale) instrument defined for
each staff and/or voice. Every instrument defined will appear as a track in
the exported MIDI file. If you fail to do so, Finale will mix all the notes
sharing the same (Finale) instrument in the same track.
Percussion maps should not be a problem.

Good luck!

Javier

> Hi Folks,
> 
> I am preparing some scores for Gary Garritan to use as demos for the
> new Jazz/Big Band library, and I have some questions (never having
> done this kind of thing before).  Does the midi file care what
> playback instruments were assigned to staves in the score?  I imagine
> not, but I'd like to be sure.  I have no percussion map.  I don't use
> playback for drum parts.  Will whoever works on these files and
> tweaks the music be able to assign percussion sounds?
> 
> What must I know/do to make this work as smoothly as possible.  At
> this point, all I've done is to save the scores as type 1 MIDI files.
> 
> Thanks in advance for your information and advice.
> 
> Chuck
> 
> 
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Re: [Finale] One last Printer Item

[Javier Ruiz]

Sorry to disagree but...

...even USB 1.1 is 12 Mbps which is faster than ethernet 10.
With low-end printers the bottleneck is always in the printer (processor and
memory) and the printing engine (pages per minute).

Let´s not scare Dean more than necessary... ;)

Javier.

> Dean,
> 
> As I recall  the USB ports in your keyboard are both first generation
> usb 1.1 ports.
> USB 2 ports are lots and lots faster...
> 
> So I guess that plugging your laserjet into the keyboard will
> slowdown the entire printing process
> as soon as you have complex or bigger print tasks...  (bottle neck)
> 
> The ports on the iMac are all three USB 2... way faster...
> 
> Jan.
> 
> 
> Op 23-okt-05, om 23:41 heeft Dean M. Estabrook het volgende geschreven:



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Re: [Finale] One last Printer Item

[Javier Ruiz]

The iMac G5 has 3 USB ports, run the two printers directly and put the hub
in the one left. Then plug your other USB devices to the hub (like the
keyboard.
A MIDI interface can be connected to the USB connector in the keyboard.

Hope it helps...

> Ok ..well, for some reason,  when I try to utilize either printer via
> the hub, they do not function. When I plug either in directly, they
> function fine. It is a Belkin powered bus.  I think I don't understand.
> 
> Dean
> 
> On Oct 22, 2005, at 3:45 AM, dhbailey wrote:
> 
>> Carlberg Jones wrote:
>> 

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Re: [Finale] A different printing question

[Javier Ruiz]

Hola Noel,
In my experience page density for printed music should be close to 8% on
average for orchestral music parts.

So expect to print about 2/3 of the rated page count of the toner.

[Note: You can measure density using Photoshop, selecting all and applying
the average plug-in. The level of grey obtained tells you about the
density.]

Hasta otra ocasión, muchacho.

Javito.


> Friend:
> 
> It is fairly common for printer manufacturers, when stating the number
> of copies one can expect to obtain from a toner cartridge, to specify a
> standard density of printing, e.g., "the cartdridge will print xx,xxx
> copies at five percent density".  Does anyone have any information on
> the density of music--what a typical density for a hymnal page, compared
> to a choral octavo, compared to a piano score, compared to string
> quartet, compared to a single instrumental part.
> 
> In the event no one has any information on such comparisons, is anyone
> aware of an inexpensive shareware program which would open a printer
> file, and process it, calculating the density of coverage?
> 
> I hypothesize that music is perhaps only 20 to 40 percent as dense as
> text, that is, where a standard page of a text document might be five
> percent density, that a page of music might be only one or two, and
> therefore, the number of pages one could print from a single cartridge
> might be significantly higher than the manufacturer's number.
> 
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Re: [Finale] Scary bug!

[Javier Ruiz]

I thought that you may want to know that

Brian, Tech Support Representative

wrote:

"Most often, this seems to occur after Finale has been allowed to run for a
very long time, usually overnight. To avoid this issue, I would strongly
recommend restarting the computer at least once a day, and always make sure
to quit Finale (instead of hiding it) when you are finished using it for the
day."

Is this an acknowledge of the problem?

I´ll let you decide.

Javito Ruiz.



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Re: [Finale] Scary bug!

[Javier Ruiz]

Yes, perfect! This is the best description of what happened...
Many thanks, David!

> Hiro,
> 
> As I understand what Javier is saying is that the file loses data.  If
> he has inadvertently saved it, not realizing there was lost data in
> portions not showing on-screen when he saved it, he has also overwritten
> the last-good-version of the file.  So all he is left with is the one
> with the data lacking.
> 
> Yes, IF he had caught the problem before hitting ctrl-s, then he could
> simply have re-opened the original, undamaged version off the hard-disk.
> 
> But I know I never search through all the thousands of measures in a
> score before hitting ctrl-s, and Finale never searches for lost data
> before doing an autosave, so it is entirely possible for the autosave to
> overwrite a good file with a bad file at approximately the same time
> that the user saves the file manually, thus overwriting the good version
> with the bad version.
> 
> That would leave only the "make backup file when saving" function as the
> last possible hope.  But if the bug had bitten the file and one had done
> several ctrl-s saves before realizing what had happened, it would be
> very easy to understand that there would be NO good versions left.
> 
> Unless one always did a "save-as" and renamed the file each and every
> time one saved it.
> 
> But nobody is trying to say that the bug deletes data from files which
> aren't open, and it doesn't delete files from the hard disk.
> 
> David H. Bailey
> 
> 


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Re: [Finale] Printing Question

[Javier Ruiz]

Dear Dean,
Unless the printer has an Ethernet connection, it can cost you a lot to
connect the old printer to the iMac G5. Very old Apple LaserWriter printers
had Appletalk connections that only connects to a printer port.

Can you tell me the model?

[But if the printer has an Ethernet connection Mac OS X will recognize it
without problems.]

Javito.


> Hey, thanks. Now, if I get connected, what are the chances of my new
> computer talking to my old printer (driver-wise, etc.)?
> 
> Dean
> 
> On Oct 20, 2005, at 11:08 AM, Williams, Jim wrote:
> 
>> Dean...
>> There are parallel-to-USB adapters especially for printers. I used
>> one on a PC with no problems. I'd assume they are Mac compatible.
>> The one I used was made by Belkin. I've seen 'em in Best Buy and
>> even WalMart.
>> Jim
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Dean M. Estabrook
>> Sent: Thu 20-Oct-05 12:50
>> To: Finale@shsu.edu
>> Subject: [Finale] Printing Question
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I'm using an ink jet printer with my new iMac G5,  does a lot of
>> things well, but printing music aint one of them. I also have an old
>> Apple Laserwriter which makes beautiful copies of Fin files. It, of
>> course, does not have USB  connections. Is there a way I can print a
>> file from my new iMac to my old Laser printer?
>> 
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Re: [Finale] Scary bug!

[Javier Ruiz]

I meant that complete portions, parts, fragments of the work you had been
working on simply disappear. Not all the music only 100 bars or so in my
case.
I am sorry, I am Spanish and I probably don't use the proper expressions to
explain the problem.

The files themselves do not look to be corrupted in the sense that they can
be opened. But they were corrupted in the sense that the data was there and
it got scrambled or erased or whatever.

But, Hiro, it looks like you don't want to admit the possibility of this. I
wish I could share your view, but unfortunately I saw it with my poor, old
and tired eyes.

Time for another cup of tea.
Javier.

> Javier Ruiz / 2005/10/20 / 12:41 PM wrote:
> 
>> Yes, Hiro is right. The files are not corrupted, they are simply wiped out.
>> Cero. Sayonara.
> 
> What do you mean by this?
> Both Don and Darcy said otherwise.  They said they were able to go
> backed to last saved, as the same as you lost your work when computer
> crashed but last saved was still OK.  You seems to be the only one
> making a different claim.  Appreciate any clarification.


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Re: [Finale] Scary bug!

[Javier Ruiz]

[Since MakeMusic Inc. Answered to my request I guess I can post again ;) ]

Yes, Hiro is right. The files are not corrupted, they are simply wiped out.
Cero. Sayonara.

[BTW Finale is _not_ aware of the problem. And they are not making a refund
because I bought it 2 months ago...Hint, hint!]

Saludos, chicos.

Hiro wrote: 
> Wait!
> I think many, many people are confused here.
> 
> Both Darcy and Don said the last saved file is fine.  This bug _does
> not_ corrupt any file.  The only bad part of this bug is undo is not working.


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Re: [Finale] Scary bug! My last...

[Javier Ruiz]

Dear chicos y chicas.
S
orry if I have cluttered the list with messages related to this problem.

With this message I´ll shut my mouth and leave Makemusic answer.
Unfortunately I am completely convinced that the problem exist and that the
risk of loosing a lot of work is very high.

[BTW, somebody remembers the entry pool corruption problem back in Finale
2.0 or 2.5?]

Sospiri...

Javier.

The 19/10/05 17:24, Robert Patterson escribió/wrote:

> But I agree with Johannes's general point that with computers stuff happens.
> This bug in Finale is regrettable, and to the extent that we can help them fix
> it, I have no doubt MM will respond. But simply jumping up and down and
> screaming "fix it, dammit"--while entirely understandable (I've done it,
> too)--accomplishes nothing.



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[Finale] FW: Finale 2006 refund request.

[Javier Ruiz]

If some is interested this what I sent to Makemusic.
Please forgive my convoluted English.

-- Forwarded Message
From: Javier Ruiz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 11:44:37 +0100
To: Finale Sales <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Finale 2006 refund request.

Makemusic Inc.
Finale

[ref:  Order number is SO0251658. Order total was $278.85.]

Sirs,

By this time, you are probably aware of the problem: Finale 2006 is
completely unusable for professional use.

As probably has been reported by many users, there is an unknown
circumstance where complete portions of a file get completely erased.
The erased bars look like as if you had apply a blank notation staff style.

This awful situation has been confirmed by other professional users.

Even if one follows a rigid discipline of backup copies, it is very likely
that you may loose hours and hours of work.
Of course if you are not aware of the problem, and depending on your backup
scheme,  you may loose weeks or months of hard work.

I think that the whole Finale community got very excited with the
introduction of Finale GPO, and we embraced happily the new upgrade.
However, since the release of the upgrade many irritating bugs have been
reported.

Let's make things clear: this is not another bug, it is a failure in the
basic set of features of any program. It is simply unacceptable from the
customer's point of view.

I hereby formally requesting a total refund of the upgrade, shipping costs,
and additional tax expenses of the purchasing process.
 
As soon as I receive the refund I will destroy my copy of the installation
DVD, and erase the installed version in my computer.

I am sure that you eventually will be able to release a working version of
Finale. You have done that in the past, and you will in the future, but for
now, Finale 2006 is not ready.

Thanks, 
Javier Ruiz.

-- 
Javier Ruiz, composer
C/ El Lomo (Mederos), 5
38280 Tegueste

Santa Cruz de Tenerife (ESPAÑA)
ISO_3166-2 ES-CN 
CANARY ISLANDS-SPAIN

phone:  
(+34) 922 54 16 79 (home)
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e-mail: javiruiz (at) mac.com

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Re: [Finale] Scary bug!

[Javier Ruiz]

I agree completely here, Jim.

I just can´t imagine a sound technician saying to the Kronos Quartet: Sorry
folks, we have to repeat the whole piece because ProTools just swallowed
what you beautifully played...
I know, I know ProTools is much, much more expensive.
Wait a minute, no, you can buy it for 600$... Then it _can_ erases your
takes, or the take you record one hour ago with some guest musician
playing...


 
> Someone asked in response to my earlier post "how far is too far in a bug"? If
> the potential exists for more than a couple minutes' work to be lost or
> trashed, that's too far. If it's so obvious that Stevie Wonder could find it,
> that's too far.
>  
> I just don't want to be an "enabler," so to speak.
> 
> 
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Christopher Smith
> Sent: Tue 18-Oct-05 17:53
> To: finale@shsu.edu
> Subject: Re: [Finale] Scary bug!
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Oct 18, 2005, at 6:41 PM, Richard Yates wrote:
>> 
> 
>> By the way, I notice that Finale2005 still cannot seem
>> to clean up its temp files when closing and wonder if all of these
>> problems
>> are related somehow.
>> 
> 
> I wonder the same thing.
> 
> Christopher
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Re: [Finale] Scary bug!

[Javier Ruiz]

Yes, Johannes, but what happens if you don´t notice that the bug has
striked? In my case complete portions of finished copied music were erased.
Portions that were in the middle of the work, not at the end where I was
working.

And yes, I immediately looked for the backup copies, but they were already
saved and of course ruined. Only by chance (I was working with both an
internal and external disk) I found a way to recover the work.

I sincerely hope that the bug never bites you, and that Makemusic could fix
all problems ASAP.

Saludos, Javier

The 18/10/05 23:30, Johannes Gebauer escribió/wrote:

> strikes. If, by accident, I hit command-s after the bug has struck, I
> still have the autosaves. And the backup saves. If not, all I loose is
> what I did since the last save. If autosave kicks in after the bug
> struck I still have my backup and my saved copy. If both autosave and an
> accidental command-s happened I still have the backup.



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Re: [Finale] Scary bug!

[Javier Ruiz]

You are probably right here. But this is not a question of money, it is a
question of professional ethics. They have to acknowledge that the problem
exists and it is very important.

Saludos, Javier Ruiz.


The 18/10/05 18:57, David W. Fenton escribió/wrote:

> I really do think this one is bad enough to justify a refund, though
> no one is going to get a nickel back from MakeMusic.



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Re: [Finale] Scary bug!

[Javier Ruiz]

Dear folks,
As a customer and as an adviser for music schools I have put more money in
Coda/MakeMusic pocket than in other software company. Many, many licenses...

I have been a defender of Finale over Sibelius in uncountable occasions.

Boy, I even bought SmartMusic with my last upgrade!

I simply don´t want my work to disappear. I can not conceive that a program
erases what you are inputting. This is not a bug. It is like selling you a
toaster that does not toast. You simply return it and get the money back.

Fortunately we consumers in Europe have protection against this problems.

I am going to ask for a total refund of the cost of the upgrade or a similar
compensation.

I´ll post here my claim to MakeMusic so you all can see my reasons.


Believe me, I love the new features in Finale 2006, like the invaluable
split measure plug-in but I can not be a beta tester without knowing it.

Javier Ruiz




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Re: [Finale] Scary bug!

[Javier Ruiz]

Well, I am going to ask for a refund...

> On 18.10.2005 Javier Ruiz wrote:
>> But this is exactly what I reported a week ago!
>> Finale 2006 is unusable then...
> 
> Did you write to MacSupport? That's really, really important if you want
> to get it fixed. They are more likely to make it a top priority if many
> people report the same bug.
> 
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Re: [Finale] Scary bug!

[Javier Ruiz]

But this is exactly what I reported a week ago!
Finale 2006 is unusable then...


> Hi Don,
> 
> Please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> right away. Using Fin2k6, I have had every entry in my document wiped
> out like this twice in the past week. Once, it was when advancing a
> measure in Speedy Entry. Just an hour ago, it was when adding
> measures using the measure tool.  In neither case did I have multiple
> files open.  Undoing (even to the end of the maximum undo list) does
> not recover the entries.
> 
> This is a nasty, very destructive bug in Fin2006 that _needs_ to be
> fixed ASAP, ideally for Fin2006a.  Meanwhile, everyone should set
> autosave to a very frequent interval, because this bug can strike at
> any time, and you will lose _everything_.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> - Darcy
> -
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Brooklyn, NY
> 
> 
> 
> On 17 Oct 2005, at 4:47 PM, Don Hart wrote:
> 
>> I just had a very scary episode with a 2006 mac file.  I was
>> orchestrating a
>> piece from a piano part which I put at the bottom of my orch. file for
>> reference.  I was almost done and got to the point where I could
>> delete the
>> guide staves.  I cleared the staves first then deleted them (can't
>> remember
>> whether from the staff menu or with the delete key.
>> 
>> Either the clearing or the deleting (I assume clearing) also
>> cleared most if
>> not all of my winds and brass.  I immediately started undoing (and
>> here's
>> the *really* scary part) but went well beyond the point at which
>> the winds
>> and brass disappeared without being able to get them back.  I quickly
>> disabled autosave so I didn't save things with the problem.  I
>> opened the
>> copy that is saved each time I save my file and the missing notes
>> were all
>> still there.
>> 
>> I haven't experienced the file overwrite bug but from the
>> descriptions I've
>> read here my problem isn't the same.  I did however have a couple
>> of other
>> files open at the time.
>> 
>> I feel very lucky.  I have a copy of the distressed file if anyone
>> would
>> like to take a look at it "under the hood".  I don't know what I'm
>> looking
>> for in there.
>> 
>> Don Hart
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Re: [Finale] Collisions of "Roll" Symbols

[Javier Ruiz]

Andrew , I think that the original poster was referring to the arpeggiate
symbol used in harp and piano music. Of course rolls are notated the way you
indicate.
Javier.

>> Unfortunately, the roll symbols do not automatically avoid anything in
>> their default settings, nor are they avoided by anything, nor would
>> changing any of the settings help much, with two exceptions:
>> 
>> 1) set Music Spacing to take articulations into account, this way when
>> you move a roll articulation way left to avoid accidentals the
>> collisions you cause with the notes before will be easily avoidable.
>> 
>> 2) you can add horizontal space to the default handle positioning to
>> reduce collisions on some chords (explained below.)
>> 
> 
> Roll symbols can be either tremolo strokes or a squiggly horizontal
> line. If tremolo strokes are used, they are normal articulations and
> will avoid collision if the appropriate music spacing option is
> checked. If squiggly lines are used, they should be put in, like
> trills, as smart shapes, which will adjust their length automatically
> with the note spacing and thereby avoid collisions 99% of the time.
> 
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Re: [Finale] import max midifiles

[Javier Ruiz]

Yes, good luck. You are going to need it all!

[Maybe there is a tool out there to convert MIDI to Music XML.]

Javito.

> But the short answer is: good luck... this isn't one of Finale's strong
> points.


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[Finale] The Bug

[Javier Ruiz]

Dear folks,

I wanted you to know that I was bitten by the bug we are all afraid of. I
was making a complicated score pasting many pieces from a collection of
pre-2006 files. When I was about to finish, complete sections of the music
started to disappear...   Only my obsession of renaming files saved me from
the disaster since I could rescue the disappeared section from a previous
file.

Now you know, the Bug is still there, alive and waiting to ruin your careful
work.

Saludos, Javier.

P.S. Still 25º C and no rain at all.



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Re: [Finale] OT: PHP Midi Class and Inaccurate Durations

[Javier Ruiz]

I opened one of your files with Finale and many bars with non common time
signatures appeared. Like 17/16...

Maybe the PHP class has a bug.

> On 10 Oct 2005 at 18:41, Javier Ruiz wrote:
> 
>> I tried the class with some files made by me (and I mean completely
>> created form scratch using a program I made) and the result came out
>> right.
> 
> But the results *are* right on many of my other files (though it's
> off by a second or two compared to what some of the programs I have
> say about the lengths of the files) -- the problem is that it's
> inaccurate on *some* files.
> 
>> You could try to open the MIDI files with a sequencer, export them
>> again as MIDI files and try the class again.
>> 
>> I have found that Finale does funny things with MIDI sometimes.
> 
> That's what I suspected, but saving them in a sequencer doesn't make
> a difference -- the results are still wrong.
> 
> I guess I am going to have to dig into the class to see where it's
> producing the erroneous information.
> 
> Thanks for looking at it, though.


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Re: [Finale] OT: PHP Midi Class and Inaccurate Durations

[Javier Ruiz]

I tried the class with some files made by me (and I mean completely created
form scratch using a program I made) and the result came out right.

You could try to open the MIDI files with a sequencer, export them again as
MIDI files and try the class again.

I have found that Finale does funny things with MIDI sometimes.

Hope you find the solution!

> This completely off-topic to Finale, but I'm trying to find someone
> who uses PHP and is familiar with MIDI files, and this is one forum
> where it's possible someone like that may be reading.
> 
> I'm using aa PHP class written by someone else to calculate durations
> of MIDI files on a webpage and it's producing inaccurate results.
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Re: [Finale] FinMac2005 Playback G, G, Gone...

[Javier Ruiz]

Hiro, check the Components folder into your Finale 2005 folder. Is there a
file called synthgms.sf2?


> 
> After installing FinMac2006, I can no longer see SmartMusic Softsynth
> nor QT playback option in FinMac2005.  Anyone know what's going on?
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Re: [Finale] The "lesser-Known Corners"

[Javier Ruiz]

The 16/9/05 22:46, Andrew Stiller escribió/wrote:

> Add to the list: the Nontraditional Key Signature algorithm. This is

Ha! 
I once managed it but then I completely forgot. It is the worst feature
never programmed...

[What it really bothers me is how could I live without TGTools...
I always find uses for every plug-in in the collection. I just used the
"Combine Pitches and Rhythms" for a complete orchestral score!]

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[Finale] Free Font management software for Mac OS X

[Javier Ruiz]

For those who need a font management software, this new found in Macinotuch
may be of interest:

[Adam Rice] Linotype is now offering a free font-management tool [Linotype
FontExplorer X] that competes with Font Agent and Suitcase, and allows you
to buy fonts from within its interface (sort of like the iTunes Music
Store). I have no real experience with it, and can't endorse (or criticize)
it, but I figure some folks out there might be interested.

http://www.linotype.com/2104-2493-2104-18603/fontexplorerx.html

Saludos, Javier, (who never remember where is the font he needs...)


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Re: [Finale] Underscore

[Javier Ruiz]

:) 
If Finale did that, it would probably leave the dishes with soap several
months, until the update came out.

But it would great, yeah. Until now...

The 13/9/05 23:19, David W. Fenton escribió/wrote:
 
>> Now if FinaleScript could change the paper size in the Page Setup
>> menu...
> 
> I thought you were going to say:
> 
> Now, if only FinaleScript could do the dishes. :)



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Re: [Finale] Underscore

[Javier Ruiz]

Thanks, Allen. 

I am preparing +600 examples for a book and I am using FinaleScript all the
time.  I changed the default font, erased the copyright notice, changed
fonts and increased the lyrics size in one pass the other day. Such a script
takes 36 minutes to complete with 610 files. It is good moment to do the
dishes!

Now if FinaleScript could change the paper size in the Page Setup menu...

> Javier,
> 
> This is way cool! You should forward this over to Jari to put on his
> productivity tips site. I may just have to implement this...
> 
> Thanks for sharing!
> 
> Allen


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Re: [Finale] Underscore

[Javier Ruiz]

Hola, Dragos,

The solution is not to use the underscore sign at all.

Instead use the letter "I" (that´s an capital i) with Engraver font or a "b"
in Tocatta font.

My procedure is first to enter a bogus character like "#" everytime I need
an undertie. At the end I pass a little FinaleScript script to replace all
the instances of "#" with the undertie sign. Then I re-space the music.

Look at the script below. (You can paste it into a new one).

//Search for the sign # in all the lyrics and replace it with the undertie
Search lyrics "#" replace "I" [EngraverFontSet] 20 plain
//End of script!

Is rather amazing that Finale provides no help for something that is needed
in almost every vocal piece in Spanish, French, Italian and, probably,
Romanian.

Saludos, Javier.

> In Finale 2006 in lyrics when I write character underscore (Shift + -)
> Finale move to other syllable (note). Why? I want to write 2 syllable attach
> to same note.
> 
> Thanks,
> Dragos 
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Re: [Finale] Berio's Symphony [was US © question]

[Javier Ruiz]

It had to be fantastic to play with them, Chuck!
I think that the Symphony was a bit later though, around 1968 maybe...


> I worked with Ward, and the original Swingle Singers (including the
> remarkable Christiane Legrand, former lead singer of Le Double Six,
> and Michel's considerably nicer sister) around the time that they
> were first performing this piece w/the NY Philharmonic many years ago
> - maybe 40 to 45, if memory serves, and I agree that it is an
> astonishing work.
> 
> I was not involved in that piece, but I did play with those terrific
> singers and remember them well.  I have maintained contact with
> Christiane and with Ward, though I have not seen either of them for
> some time.
> 
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[Finale] Berio's Symphony [was US © question]

[Javier Ruiz]

Dear folks,

I have nice remeberings of that symphony, because I heard it live in
Tenerife sung by the New Swingle Singers. There was not the original group
that premiered the work but the result was astonishing. [They have the work
recorded under Pierre Boulez.]

Some 15 years later I had the luck (also in Tenerife) to see Berio himself
conducting the premier of a concerto for two pianos.
Boy! there were masses of sound moving like lava,  not to mention the beauty
of the Laveque sisters.

 


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Re: [Finale] Text Expr Designer_bug? Fin 2006 (Mac)

[Javier Ruiz]

It does not work here!

G4 10.3.9 Finale 2006

Javier.

> Anyone else noticed that Line Spacing is disabled in the Text
> Expression Designer dialog box?
> Even if this menu item is available, nothing happens when you try to
> select it (with or without the expression itself highlighted).
> 
> I'll report it when / if someone on the list can corfirm it as a bug.
> 
> Mac G4 10.3.9 Fin 2006
> 
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Re: [Finale] Mac Tiger (Finale-) question

[Javier Ruiz]

Okay I understand your question now. I´ll check that in my Tiger system and
tell you if works...

> On 15:59 Uhr Javier Ruiz wrote:
>> Do you mean a file that includes EPS files inside as graphics?
> 
> Yes.
> 
>> I ask that because in my Panther system Finale exports perfect PDF
>> files from the print dialog. I mean they are vector graphics based,
>> not bitmap. 
> 
> Sure. It is only included EPS files that don't render. Instead the
> preview prints. As far as I know that is a known fact for Panther.
> 
>> Also if I export a page to EPS (using the graphics tool) and open it
>> with Preview it also renders to vector graphics...
> 
> Correct. That is also the workaround for getting included EPS files to
> render correctly.
> 
> My question is whether included EPS files in a Finale document render
> correctly in PDFs produced directly through the print dialog. This does
> not work in Panther, but does it work in Tiger?
> 
> I do know it works if printed to PS file and this PS file is then feeded
> through Preview.
> 
> It is quite likely, because Tiger has had improvements to EPS handling.
> In Fin2k6 the problem of fonts not being included in EPS files is only
> solved for Tiger, but not for Panther. Of course, Fin2k6 produces broken
> EPS files if they inlcude certain smart shapes, so this improvement is
> of very limited value (or is this not a problem in Tiger?).
> 
> Johannes



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Re: [Finale] Mac Tiger (Finale-) question

[Javier Ruiz]

Hola, Johannes.

Do you mean a file that includes EPS files inside as graphics?

I ask that because in my Panther system Finale exports perfect PDF files
from the print dialog. I mean they are vector graphics based, not bitmap.

Also if I export a page to EPS (using the graphics tool) and open it with
Preview it also renders to vector graphics...

Send me a test file privately if you want me to test it in my system.


Saludos,

Javier Ruiz.


> With Panther if I compile a PDF from Finale using MacOSX EPS files are
> not rendered as vector graphics. The workaround is to save a PS file
> (through the print dialog, not Compile PS listing) and then to open that
> file in Preview and save as PDF. There are other ways to distill of course.
> 
> I am wondering whether Tiger has the same limitation or whether EPS
> files are properly rendered to PDF.
> 
> I believe this is a limitation of the System and not Finale.
> 
> Johannes


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Re: [Finale] OT Mac question

[Javier Ruiz]

Rebuild the desktop, trash Finder Preferences, reinstall the OS and still
you will not know what is happening.

Patience...

Ah! the lovely pizza-box 6100. I still like mine.

Javier.

> Fellow MacUsers,
> 
> I am running OS 8.6 on an old 6100/60 at one of my elementary schools.
> The Mac has 40MB RAM.
> 
> Some of my programs are returning error message 10 when I try to quit.
> Although this seems harmless enough (no damage is ever done) I am
> curious as to what is going onand how to fix it.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> 
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Re: [Finale] Internal Playback/Instruments

[Javier Ruiz]

This is a known problem. At least you have to click stop, and playback from
the beginning for a couple of measures. Then you can jump to the bar you are
interested in.
P.S. I have roughly the same system but with a PowerMac G4.

Javito.

> FinMac 2004c.r1, System 10.3.6, PowerBook G4, using Internal Speaker
> Playback...
> 
> Yesterday I noticed some odd playback behavior.  I was doing some
> arranging and wanted to aurally proof stuff as I was going along.  If I
> try to isolate several staves and play only them playback doesn't
> always reflect the changes I've made in the instrument list.  So for
> instance if I have "play all" selected, then solo the strings (or check
> "play none" then check "play" for the string staves) I'll still get all
> staves playing.
> 
> If I quit, then re-open, once Finale does its "allocating instruments
> for playback" it's fine.
> 
> Or, is there away to force playback to (re)allocate instruments?
> 
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Re: [Finale] woodwind fingering font

[Javier Ruiz]

I think it was made by Matthew Hindson. Check his website...

Javier.

> 
> a few years ago i checked out a font for indicating fingerings (for
> sax i believe), but can't find it anymore or recall the name of it.
> does anyone have or know of a font for oboe fingerings?
> 
> thanks,
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Re: [Finale] My first orchestral commission

[Javier Ruiz]

I must tell you that it was not an accident. He killed himself. I knew his
intentions but I could not help him enough. (I guess I am not the right
person to that kind of job).
This is the second Spanish composer that suicides before a big premiere in
Tenerife. Such a fatal coincidence!

But he recommends me a lot and now I will have an opportunity.

The concert will have the big animated projections my ex-wife is famous for.
A lot of fun for children!

Saludos, Javito.

> At 03:33 PM 11/21/04 +0000, Javier Ruiz wrote:
>> After that precedent I dare to do the same, but this time the story is
>> double-sided.
>> To make a long story short he had proposed me to compose together a piece
>> for young children divided in 7 small movements. After his death and
>> precisely the day of his funeral I was given the commission to do it myself.
> 
> Tell us when we can hear it, congratulations to you, and also condolences
> for your lost friend.
> 
> Dennis
> 
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Re: [Finale] Bakcup Media (was: Erasure)

[Javier Ruiz]

Well, my .Mac account includes a nice e-mail account and several other
goodies. Of course I have my external hard disks for the video files.

Anyway I love the black t-shirts of Steve Jobs and I want him to have money
enough to keep buying them ;)

I was just completing the picture of the backup solutions.

Un saludo desde Tenerife.

Javier Ruiz.

> At 3:03 PM + 11/21/04, Javier Ruiz wrote:
>> 250 Mb @ 99 bucks a year.
> 
> 
> So, to back up 60GB would cost $23,750 a year?
> 
> E-mail to me often doesn't reach me. If you don't receive a reply within a
> day, please send your e-mail again. Thanks.
> Carlberg Jones
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> MEXICO
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[Finale] My first orchestral commission

[Javier Ruiz]

Dear colleagues:

If I remember well, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz announced recently here that he had
received a commission for a piece to be performed by the Vermont SO.
[That crystallized in a superb piece called Icecut, that you can hear in his
website]

After that precedent I dare to do the same, but this time the story is
double-sided.

A friend of mine and probably the best composer in my island, Tenerife, died
last 11th after falling down 500 meters in a mountain near I live.
He was a viola player of the orchestra and one of the best man I ever knew.
His name was Enrique Guimerá.

As a heritage he left one piano trio to be premiered next Sunday, a mixed
rock-orchestra piece to be released as a CD and a symphony to be premiered
next January. Amazing!

To make a long story short he had proposed me to compose together a piece
for young children divided in 7 small movements. After his death and
precisely the day of his funeral I was given the commission to do it myself.

I´ll do my best and I´ll let you know.

Voilà. C'est tout.

Javier Ruiz.

P.S. There was a common joke with Enrique about if he put resin or not on
his viola's bow. Most of us thought he did not and that was the reason why
our orchestra sounded so well.


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Re: [Finale] Bakcup Media (was: Erasure)

[Javier Ruiz]

For those using Macs:

Nobody has mentioned the online backup possibility. I have a virtual disk in
my desktop that backups automatically to my .Mac account disk space.

I can access to the disk from anywhere, even from a PC.

It is very unlikely that your place burn and the servers (wherever Apple
have them) break at the same time.

250 Mb @ 99 bucks a year.

There must be options for PC out there, but I'll let Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
tell us which are...

Javier Ruiz.


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Re: [Finale] Hard copy of Users' Manuall?

[Javier Ruiz]

Hola Hiro,

Mac here also. PC´s and TV are not used at home.


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Re: [Finale] FINALE in two monitors

[Javier Ruiz]

Update to the Liebermann hyperbolic shop:

Is out of business, fortunately.
See
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/10/15/liebermann_shuts_shop/

Say no more.

Javito.
 
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Re: [Finale] FINALE in two monitors

[Javier Ruiz]

This link goes to a dubious company that makes high end products that are
never available. I have read many bad stories about the owner, one
Liebermann.

So be careful when you order your Pentium 6.5 Ghz with 16 Gbytes of RAM.

Javi.

> Heehee.it doesn't get better than this.step away from
> your keyboard before you start drooling
> 
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Re: [Finale] Back to EPS

[Javier Ruiz]

Dear Dennis,
I know that this has been discussed "ad nauseam" but I am sure that there is
no difference between an EPS file and a TIFF file prepared at 1200 ppp.
No doubt the size of the files are bigger but the printed result is almost
equal.
Not that I don´t want the EPS problem fixed but...

Saludos, Javier.

P.S. Can you send me one of the EPS that you are getting from Finale? I want
to see how they look in my Mac.

> This is precisely the reason why I want to avoid printing to Distiller and
> want to export the EPS files directly from Finale (since Finale offers this
> feature). I don't want to use paper, not even virtual paper, because all my
> Finale files are of a different size. I want EPS files the same size as my
> Finale files, and not the same size as the paper in my printer. I have 300
> files and I don't want to change the paper size of my Distiller printer for
> each file.
> 
> I'm amazed that such an important feature has been broken for so long and
> that no one seems to mind.
> 
> Dennis
> 
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Re: [Finale] Plugin question

[Javier Ruiz]

This book is only available to people who suffered the "drunk ties" problem
of Finale 2.0 when you printed in a dot matrix printer.

In any case due to the weight of the book the shipping costs are outrageous.

If you google for the book, you can search also for the co-writer, Hansel.

Oops, I gotta eat my dinner.

Saludos, Javier.
 
>> P.S. This solution is extracted from "Workarounds for Finale 1.0 to 2005" by
>> Humperdinck Gretel, 7,654 pages, published by Ton Press Inc.
> 
> Also: Javier, where might I find this book? It sounds intriguing, but
> I can't find it anywhere online.

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Re: [Finale] Naming extracted parts BUG

[Javier Ruiz]

Yes, it is not the same thing, although is true that Appleworks have this
problem. Ironically it is not ready for Mac OS X, yet.

Sighs...

Javier

> Christopher Smith wrote:
>> changed the
>> name to 'Rhythm Section Notation french (not done)' and ... the file
>> name was displayed as
>> 'Rhythm Section Notatio#172877FE'
>> 
> 
> This is common behavior when the name is longer than the OS9 maximum
> length. I think what Javier described is entirely different.

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[Finale] Naming extracted parts BUG

[Javier Ruiz]

Dear sirs,

Platform: Finale 2004, Mac OS X 10.3.5

*
BUG in naming extracted parts with certain file names.
*

If the name of the file contains accented letters
(like in á or é) or other characters like ø or å,
the names of the extracted parts will contain a string of spurious
characters, usually Chinese, Japanese or Korean, at the end.


Ex. If the file is named Sinfonía 1.mus the extracted parts will show as

Sinfonía 1 Flute 1.mus |@#¢ƒ¬÷÷³

This problem has been reported by several users.

I hope you can find a fix for this annoying bug that force users no to use
their local language.

Saludos, Javier.

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